Sergej Maingardt

is graduated from the Univeristy of Music and Dance Cologne with a B. Mus. in electronical composition (Prof. Michael Beil), with a B.Eng. in Media Technology from the University of Applied Sciencies, and with a M.A. in Media and Cultural Analysis from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. During his studies he has worked as composer and music producer in a variety of different environments. The tension between his activities as a composer and as a scientist is an important aspect in his music. His interests are influenced by modern technologies as well as the way they change human perception. In his works he explores the limits of aesthetic principles of the contemporary music as well as those of aural cognition. Musical pieces for audio tapes belong to his work as the pieces for acoustic instruments and live electronics, sound installations, pieces with sensors an works with video. In addition to his solo projects, he collaborates with video artists, choregraphers, and pop artists. His works have been played at: Donaueschinger Musiktage 2012, Ars Electronica (Linz, AT), Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance (Hanoi), Gdansk Dance Festival 2013, Bundeskunsthalle (Bonn, Germany), Acht Brücken Festival 2010/ 2011/2012 (Cologne, Germany), Kunstmuseum (Bonn, Germany), Next_generation_4.0, 5.0 (Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany), In Front (Aachen, Germany), Audio Art Festival (Krakau, Poland), Now & Next (tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany), Strom Festival (Cologne, Germany), Platine Festival (Cologne, Germany).