Louis Dufort (compositeur, 1970)
Bio
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The music of Montréal composer Louis Dufort ranges from a cathartic form of expressionism mostly found in his early works to organicism focusing on the inner structure of sound matter in his latest works.
Although he first developed his style through electroacoustic music, he quickly delved into mixed music and multimedia music, which drew attention from a number of extremely diverse Montréal-based organizations, such as the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM), the Quasar Quartet and Quatuor Bozzini, the Ensemble de flûtes Alizé, Réseaux, the Association pour la création et la recherche électroacoustiques du Québec (ACREQ), and Chants libres, for whom he wrote the music of the opera L’Archange in 2005 (reprised in 2008).
In 2007, Dufort received commissions from Société Radio-Canada (SRC) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for a video remix and an acousmatic remix on Glenn Gould, for the famous pianist’s 75th birthday.
Dance collaborations are also an important part of Louis Dufort’s work, mainly collaborations with the dance company Compagnie Marie Chouinard, with whom he has been working regularly since 1996.
Dufort’s international profile has been increasing since the early 2000’s. In 2001, he received a mention from Prix Ars Electronica (Austria). In 2005, he collaborated with the German Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) and, two years later, the Recombinant Media Labs (RML) in San Fransisco. Some of Marie Chouinard’s projects have also been acclaimed abroad, including Body_Remix, premiered at the Venice Biennial in 2005.
Louis Dufort is also a member of the artistic committee of the Élektra festival and the SMCQ, and he teaches at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.
Noemie Pascal
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The “Encuentro de Arte Sonoro Tsonami” calls for sound artists, composers, performers, instrumentists and ensembles, to submit Works to be performed at the Encuentro de Arte Sonoro Tsonami 2009 that will take place October 20th-25th 2009, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The “Encuentro de Arte Sonoro TSONAMI” its a showcase and exchange platform for the work of national and international artists that gather around sound in its many manifestations; Music, Performance, Multimedia, Sound Installations, and other manifestations that don..t have a place in mainstream or traditional communications media, and that does not pursue commercial or lucrative ends.
Hoy Louis! Here is a chance to get an exclusive peak at my remix of Fujiya & Miyagi's 'Dishwasher' which is the b-side to their next single released in April.
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