Julien Roy is a musician and composer who forms the core of the Canadian digital arts group artificiel together with Alexandre Burton. He makes and produces music that ranges from serious music to more danceable rhythms.
Alexander Burton forms the core of the Canadian digital arts group artificiel together with Julien Roy. In addition to this Burton also makes solo projects and art in other collaborative contexts. His work is regularly presented in international new media and music events.
La Chambre Des Machines gives a new context to old alarm clocks and the Intonarumori – originally developed by Italian futurist Luigi Russolo at the beginning of the 20th century – through meticulous and highly original playing techniques.
aaajiao (Xu Wenkai) is one of China's foremost digital artists, bloggers and free culture developers. In 2006 he founded the Chinese take on the blog we-make-money-not-art: We Need Money Not Art. Born in 1984 in Xi'an City, he now resides in Beijing.
Having been invited to Documenta in 1997 and 2002, Feng Mengbo is recognised as one of China's leading media artists. As well as expressing socio-political critiques Mengbo's work negotiates intensely personal subject matter. His aesthetics are defined by the style, content and cultural implications of video games.
The experimental artist and musician Benjamin Laurent Aman is founder of the acclaimed label Razzle Dazzle and belongs to the duo Crystal Plumage. He currently lives and works in Berlin.
Originally from North England, Lord Cry Cry moved to Berlin almost 10 years ago setting up a small music studio in Kreuzberg. He has recently released a precious 7'' on Blunt Force Trauma Records, and writes and produces scores for film and documentary.
The composer and musician Charlemagne Palestine is closely affiliated with the minimalist music scene of the 1960s. And yet, his role is of a particular distinction since he is also one of the world's few trained carillonneurs. His pieces evolve gradually, wrapping up their listeners in hypnotic flows and rhythms.
Today Ben Huang is one of the most in-demand DJs in China. After training as a dancer, Huang began to pursue his music career sometimes in the 1990s when club scenes just started to come alive in Peking and Shanghai. Though self-taught he quickly managed to set crucial impulses for these scenes.
