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Born 1972 in Salzburg (A). Graduated in Communication, Mass Media
and Film Studies as well as History in Vienna. Has been working
as a freelance journalist and researcher in the field of popular
culture since 1996. Published widely on experimental arts and music
scenes. Coordinating editor of «skug – Journal für
Musik» (www.skug.at). Since
2002 research editor and press officer for various music and art
festivals. Receipt of grant in 2004 by the Austrian Department of
Culture for a scientific case study on Viennese music clubs since
1955, to be published in 2007 by Turia+Kant. In 2005 director of
the festival «SoundBridges» (www.fluc.at/march05/1-16_soundbridges_web.pdf).
In 2007 lecturer at the Master Studies programme «Musikmanagement»
at the Donauuniversität Krems. Lectures and presentations in
Bologna, Prague, Salzburg, Vienna, Munich and London on different
aspects of audiovisual arts, music and film. Runs the independent
media platform [Text|Dept], co-founder of the blog «ICRN –
Industrialized Culture Research Network» (http://icrn.blogspot.com).
Organizer of events, part-time musician, DJ.
ART: Off-Key Continuities:
Audiovisual Interventions by the Video Bands Metamkine and Granular
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