Biography

Michael Fahres
Composer
 

born 15.4.1951 in Bamberg (Germany)

1973-'75 Studies of electronic music in the Institute of Sonology Utrecht

1974-'75 Grant Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

1976-'98 Director of the CEM studios (research and development of and lecturing on electronic music)

1979-'82 Art director for the “European Minimal Music Project”

1983-'87 Festival programming in Karlsruhe with “Music Program Design”

1985-'87 Art advisor for the “Zentrum für Kunst und Medien” Karlsruhe

1987 Preproduction for the “Kunstdisko” for Germany which was presented during the Seoul Olympics

1985- Editor and producer for Dutch national radio and television music broadcasts (NOS, VPRO, NPS)

1999 Festival “Soundscapes be(for)e 2000” programming in Amsterdam for the NPS

1971- Many compositions, guest lectures and concerts around the world: Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, Rome, Athens, Madrid, Budapest, Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Monte Video, Sydney, Nice, Darmstadt, Cologne, Bogotá, Jakarta, Munich, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, New York

Awards

1983 Composition prize at the Amsterdam Academy of Music
(teachers: Louis Andriessen, Peter Schat, Ton de Leeuw)

1996 “Prix Italia” in collaboration with Co de Kloet for the compilation of the radio program Supplement “Kinky op 4”

1998 The “Reiss-Mikrophon”, Dutch media prize for the radio program “Supplement”