curriculum vitae - long english Version

curriculum vitae - long english Version

Winfried Ritsch

24 March 2014

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Winfried Ritsch lives and works in Graz as Austrian citizen

Spheres of Interests

  • Teachings and artistic research as associate professor at the Institute of electronic music and acoustics (IEM) of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.

  • Development of electronic music instruments, cybernetic models to control them and experiments for interactive generation of computer music.

  • conception, design and reorganization of studios, media art laboratories and concert halls for electronic music and media art.

  • Analysis and development of computer music systems within the scope of scientific activity on the IEM. Coding computer music software and Linux kernel driver for sound, invention and construction of open hardware projects in the field of art with special focus on networks.

  • Occupation in radio art, implementation of performances, sound sculptures and sound environments.

  • International concert tours and performances with music theater, media-art and research projects.

history

2011
Commission from ars electronica for museum with the automatic pianoplayer rhea in cooperation with Peter Ablinger.

2008-2010
Invention, Implementation and direction of the mediaart-laboratory (Medienkunstlabor) in Kunsthaus Graz.

2010
Award ``best performance'' for opening event of Styrian Autumn 2011 ``machine-shop #1'' (``Maschinenhalle #1'') in cooperation with Bernhard Lang, Christine Gaigg and Philipp Harnoncourt

2007-2011
Director of the EU cultural project COMEDIA at IEM with IRCAM (Paris), SARC (Belfast), CIANT (Prague), UGDIST (Genua), HFMT (Hamburg) and HCMF (Budapest).

2008
Commission for regionale 2008 in Ilz ''Tabakscheune als Klangwelt`` a large scale robotic sound installation.

2007
Technology utilization at KUG and TU-Graz

2004-
Member of the cultural advisory council of the city Graz

2003
first place on the position of a professor and director of bachelor/master degree program in Audiodesign at Music Academy Aasel

2002
Director of research project Internet Archive of Electronic Music (IAEM)

2001-2003
Member of the advisory board for mediaart of the Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture Austria

2000-
position of associate professor at the Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics on the Art University Graz

2000-2005
founder and member of the Austrian Netculture Association konsortium.Netz.kultur.

2000
venia docenti with artistic scientific qualification on the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

1999-
active Member of music label TONTO

1998-2009
Founder and director of the netart-network http://mur.at/

1997
appraisal of a equivalent qualification of a artistic-scientific doctorate by the University of Music and Performing arts Graz.

1997
Max-Brandt award for composition, Wien

1996
artist in residence at the Ars Electronica Center Linz.

1994-2000
assistant professor at the Institute of Electronic Music (IEM) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

1995
Artist in residence in National Art Center Canada, Banff.

1994
Promotion award for composition of the city Graz

1994
Diplom-Ingenieur electro-technique and audio engineering (equivalent to a M.Sc. in the Anglo-American university system)

1991
official developer for NeXT-Computer

1989-1994
lecturer at the Institute of Electronic Music (IEM)

1988
Founder and projects of the artists group Fond in Graz

1987
Foundation of the sound sound studio Klangatelier ALGORYTHMICS

1986-1989
sound engineering at the Theater Graz (Schauspielhaus Graz).

1984-
occupation with computer music. composition for tapes, sound installations and solo works with computer

1983-1994
academic studies Electrical Engineering and Sound Engineering at the Graz University of Music and Performing Arts and University of Technology.

-1983
4 years of Akademisches Gymnasium, 5 years Federal Secondary College of Engineering Innsbruck for telecommunications, 1983 university-entrance diploma, born and childhood in Tirol, lives in Graz.

Atelier Algorythmics

The studio "Atelier Algorythmics" dedicated to the design and implementation of media art installation, especially automated sculptures, music and computer networking projects within and outside the Internet. This includes art direction, consulting, programming, construction, implementation and management for cultural institutions and artists of art.



ao.Prof.DI Winfried Ritsch - ritsch_at_iem.at