Michel Waisvisz

Waisvisz (1981)

Michel Waisvisz (born July 8, 1949 in Leiden , South Holland , † June 18, 2008 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch composer , improviser and developer of electronic musical instruments .

Waisvisz lived in Amsterdam, where he headed the STEIM Foundation for Electronic Performances for 27 years . He gained international fame for his development of electronic instruments that can be controlled with the hands or data gloves, such as the Crackle Box and The Hands , but also for the development of suitable software such as LiSa or junXion . Since the early 1970s he has performed with musicians and performance artists such as Gunter Hampel , Maarten Altena , Derek Bailey , Lodewijk de Boer , Willem Breuker , Moniek Toebosch , Richard Teitelbaum , Steve Lacy , Shusaku , Peter Brötzmann , Achim Knispel , Patrizia van Roessel , Najib Cheradi , Laurie Anderson , DJ Spooky , Hans Reichel , Shelley Hirsch , Misha Mengelberg , John Edwards , Uli Böttcher and Paul Hubweber .

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SURNAME	Waisvisz, Michel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Waisvisz, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch composer, improviser and developer of electronic musical instruments
DATE OF BIRTH	July 8, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leiden, NL
DATE OF DEATH	June 18, 2008
Place of death	Amsterdam