Ignaz Schick
Ignaz Schick (* 1972 in Trostberg ) is a German improvisation musician ( alto saxophone , record player , bows , gongs , cymbals , objects, looper ), sound artist and composer . Since 2000 he has been developing an independent electroacoustic instrumentation with the Rotating Surfaces ; In an extremely reduced style of playing, various objects and materials (wood, plastic, paper or metal as well as hand cymbals and violin bows) are made to vibrate directly on the metal platter of the record player and are amplified by a condenser microphone .
Live and act
Schick, who grew up on an organic farm in Marktl , was introduced to free jazz as a child and met Don Cherry when he was eleven . He first played the saxophone in jazz and avant rock . In addition, there was intensive occupation with multi-track tape machines, record players and experiments with various instruments and sound generators. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich , where he became Josef Anton Riedl's assistant .
In 1995 he went to Berlin, where he was a member of the Berlin Nouvelle Vague and the developing real-time music scene. Since then, Schick has worked with musicians such as Chris Abrahams , Alexei Borisov, Sebastian Buczek, Mike Cooper , Dietmar Diesner , Phil Durrant , Gunnar Geisse , Dawid Szczesny, Martin Tetreault and Marcel Tuerkowsky. He is also a member and co-founder of many ensembles such as Perlonex, Plastic Arkestra, Phosphor, Blind Snakes and Decollage , with whom he has toured Europe, the USA, Australia and Russia. Since 2005 he has also realized sound installations. He plays with Els Vandeweyer , Klaus Kürvers and Mischa G. Esch in the Ensemble Kudu . Schick has been involved in radio productions and is a regular curator of festivals of experimental music, such as the Turntable Festival 2009 and the Realtime Festival. He also founded his own label, Zarek.
Prizes and awards
In 1994 Schick received the advancement award of the city of Munich for his New Improvisors Ensemble. Sound art scholarships from the Berlin Senate in 2006 and the Künstlerhaus Worpswede in 2008 followed.
Web links
- Short biography
- Portrait , Die Zeit , March 11, 2009
- When thistle blossoms scratch the turntable (Deutschlandradio Kultur)
- Ignaz Schick at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schick, Ignaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German improvisation musician, sound artist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trostberg |