Aki Asgeirsson

about Aki:

Aki Asgeirsson, born 1975 in Keflavik, Iceland. Studied music in Gardur, Keflavik and Reykjavik. Studied composition and electronic music in The Hague, Holland with Martijn Padding and Clarence Barlow.

His music has been performed by musicians such as Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson, Tobias Guttman, Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Frank Aarnink, Aton Ensemble, Caput Ensemble, Reykjavik Wind Orchestra, Hestbak, the POING trio, Snorri Heimisson, Stefán J. Bernharðsson, Michael Manion, SOIL Ensemble and Maarten Altena Ensemble.

His music has been performed in China, Russia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, The Netherlands, Germany and various places in the United States of America.

Aki's music often involves traditional instruments with new technology. He has also built and modified musical instruments such as his SensorTrumpet (electronic trumpet add-on's to interact with a computer), the Rangspil (an electronic version of the traditional Icelandic instrument, Langspil), the Aluminium Motor Drum and the LCD Harp.

Software projects include GeMusE, a realtime interactive notation rendering program, CRIP: automatic instrumentation program for piano music and virtual smoking program.

Currently Aki lives in Reykjavik and enjoys composing, teaching, programming, organizing and performing. Áki is a co-founder of the Icelandic composer group S.L.A.T.U.R., Aton Ensemble, Iceland Electronic Art Association (which organizes the annual RAFLOST festival), Kokteilsosa concert series and other bands and institutions.