denovaire

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composer, producer, esraj player, performer

…did the music academies and forgot.

he breathes sound.

he lives in Graz until the political situation drives him away.

he composes contemporary and cinematic sounds.

he conducts and performs live with Indian instruments and synthesizers in experimental settings.

he loves people

activities

POLYCRONIA opera cybera – Screening @ Kunstklub Kräftner

Mi. Apr 15th, 19:00
Kunstklub Kräftner,
Reitschulg., Graz

denovaire & karamarkovic - live esraj & synthesizers

Concert karamarkovic//denovaire

Wed. Dec 17th, tba
ISOP,
Dreihackengasse., Graz

Concert karamarkovic//denovaire

Wed. Dec 10th, 20:00
Klub Kräftner,
Reitschulgasse, Graz

POLYCRONIA opera cybera – Premiere

Fr. Dec 5th
Radio Helsinki,
Graz

Performance @ Diskursreihe “Where do we go from here”

Mi. Nov 12th 19:00
Kunstklub Kräftner
Graz

INDIASPHERE – Festival of Indian Dance & Music

So. Oct 26th 15:00
AK Kammersäle
Graz

Tag der Religonen, Volksgarten Stupa, GRaz, Interreligiöser Beirat, Graz

Live Esraj @ Tag der Religionen

So. Oct 19th 17:00
Volksgarten Stupa
Graz

karamarkovic//denovaire @ VinziNacht 2025

Fr. Oct 10th 19:00
Orpheum Graz

vita

Cooperations with:
Styriarte, Forum Alpbach, ring-ring Belgrad, Ensemble Integrales, Ensemble Zeitfluss, Szene Instrumental, Schallfeld Ensemble, OchoResotto, Next Liberty, Kunst Uni Graz, mdw Wien, Tiroler Ensemble für Neue Musik, Schaumbad Graz, Franz Herzog, Vokalforum Graz, Klanglicht Graz, Keplerspatzen Graz, roca film, Ensemble Ambitus, Forum Stadtpark, Graz Museum, Mezzanin Theater, Max Brand Ensemble, Stringquantet, Styrian Improviser’s Orchestra, Landesorchester Burgenland, Green Lobster Media, Joanneum Universalmuseum, Kunsthaus Graz, Indisch-Österr. Gesellschaft Graz, Musikforum Viktring, GMPU Klagenfurt, Steirische Gesellschaft f. Kulturpolitik, MigrantInnenbeirat der Stadt Graz, Abt. f. Europa @ Land Steiermark, a.m.o.

Alex Deutsch, Alexander J. Eberhard, Alexander Uhl, Alokesh Chandra, Amjad Khan, Andreas Fabianek, Andreas Fink, Andreas Sassi Krampl, Annelie Gahl, Annette Giesriegl, Arno Steinwider, Artur Dennison, Bernhard Lang, Carla Almeida, Christoph Cech, Claudia Cervenca, Dagmar Steinbäcker, Daniel Gärtner, Daniela Fischer, Didi Gösseringer, Die Linde, Eckehard Pistrick, Edo Micic, Elisa Azzara, Eva Novak, Felix Heuser, Franz Jochum, Franz Schmuck, Friedrich Kleinhapl, Grilli Pollheimer, Hannes Langer, Hannes the Bear Höller, Hanni Westphal, Harry Triendl, Igmar Jenner, Ingrid Schmoliner, Irina Karamarkovic, Jürgen Solis, Karlheinz Essl, Katharina Klement, Keyvan Paydar, Leonhard Garms, Lin Verleger, Lorenzo Derrini, Maggie Maierhofer-Lischka, Manuela Maier, Markus Jastraunig, Martin Brachvogel, Martin Schönlieb, Matej Bunderla, Michael Moser, Michi Huber, Michi Merkusch, Monika Wogrolly, Patricia Trujano, Patrick Dunst, Patrick Wurzwallner, Pawan Kohli, Peter Gruber, Peter Pussarnig, Peter Venus, Petra Stump, Pirjo Kalinowska, Reinhard Ziegerhofer, Reinhold Schinwald, Richard Tretzel, Sado Maso Guitar Club, Samo Kutin, Sandra Schüddekopf, Selma Etareri, Serafin Sauter, Simon Frick, Sonja Rosbergen, Sophie Reyer, Stefan Fink, Stefan Schmitzer, Stefan Wedam, Subhendu Gosh, Theresia Fauland-Nerat, Thomas Musil, Tony Lardge, Ulrich Ellison, Veza Fernandez, Volker Sernetz, Wolfgang Hattinger, Yuval Avital, …

Studies of Composition with G.F.Haas, Gerd Kühr, Pierreluigi Billone and Beat Furrer in Graz.

Studies of classical Indian music with Ustad Arshad Khan and Pandit Sukhdev Mishra in Delhi and Benares. Masterclasses with Bernhard Lang and @ Darmstädter Ferienkurse.

Founding of the IndiaFusion Ensemble „Dancing Shiva“ 2003, Founding of the Festival „Indiasphere“ in Graz (direction 2008-2010), Concerts in Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, Belgrade, Graz, Klagenfurt, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Feldkirch, Ljubiljana, Sarajewo, Delhi, Färoer, Copenhagen, Milano, Rome, Alpbach, Turin, Mörbisch amo

Denovaire works as a composer, conductor, game designer, synthesizer performer, and Esraj player as live- and studio musician in the fields: Modern Contemporary, Indian Music, Ambient, Jazz- Rock-Fusion, Electronic and Experimental Music, Orchestral Cinematic Music and adaptive game music. Also, he works as a music producer for various musicians and labels.

In 2012 he was awarded the State grant by the Austrian Government, also in 2012, he won the 1st prize in the Gustav Mahler composition competition.

Performances at Forum Alpbach in 2018 and opening of the Styriarte in 2022.

Denovaire lives and works in Graz.

works

[2026]

“Challenge” music for Dance Theater for 4 urban dancers, Premiere: Feb 13th @ Next Liberty/Graz;
Videoprojection for Burg Heinfels /w OchoResotto

[2025]

polycronia opera cybera
digital opera for 3 singers, speaker, electronics and virtual orchestra
“cybernetics” for 3 percussionists and 9 electric motors, Graz & Vienna

[2024]

Weihnachtswunder Mörbisch 2024 for orchestra & video projection
Interactive improvised installation “Utopia” at Grazer ImproFest

[2023]

Digital Opera “Transcendence”
Music for urban video installations at Lichtstadt Feldkirch and Klanglicht Graz /w OchoResotto

[2022]

Art direction/ creation of “Waveshifter”, an interactive audio game

Composition of the Opening of Styriarte 2022 with 100+ musicians

Audiologo design & audio for exhibitions of Graz Museum

[2021]

„dystopian pleasure III“ at „ring ring“ Festival Belgrade with Irina Karamarković, Grilli Pollheimer und W. Hattinger

Commissioned work for “Lichtstadt Feldkirch” for video on urban structures together with ochoResotto

Live@ v:nm Graz & Ljubljana with Katharina Klement and Samo Kutin & Matej Bunderla

Music Design for “the city as a datafield” at Stadtmuseum Graz

[2020]

Workshop at Private University Vienna

Creation of “modern composer’s channel” on Youtube

Performance at “styriarte” with Irina Karamarkovic

Performance at Panćevo Jazz Festival with Fish in Oil and Irina Karamarković

[2019]

Commission of an ensemble piece for Ensemble Ambitus

[2018-2020]

Creation of a 1000 piece cinematic library commissioned by welove.audio

[2018]

Co-Founding of “welove.audio”, a startup for adaptive music for video games

Assignment at Forum Alpbach for eight trombones

“dystopian pleasure II” at Minoritensaal Graz

Performance at World Peace day with Joanneum / Graz

[2017]

Publishing of the “esraj handbook”, a teaching book for the rare Indian instrument esraj.

Performance in Innsbruck with TENM

Performance together with Dancing Shiva and the Philharmonic Orchestra Graz in the Operahouse/Graz.

Commission for “Carmina Nova” from Vokalforum Graz and multiple performances plus CD Recording

Teaching at Kunstuniversität Graz

[2016]

Performances of Ensemble Schallfeld in Milano and Rome

Performance Concert “dystopian pleasure” for retro-futuristic ensemble with szene instrumental at Forum Stadtpark/Graz

Performance of “music for transition” in Vienna and Klagenfurt

Performance in Innsbruck with TENM at Harry Triendl’s “Zyklus IV”

[2015]

Performances of Schallfeld Ensemble in Brussels, Vienna and Graz

[2014]

Radio Portrait Concert in the Slovenian Radio (RTV SLO)

Performance at im musikprotokoll/ Steirischer Herbst within “Konfrontationen 5”

[2013-2016]

Theater works with Markus Jastraunig and Carla Almeida

[2013]

Performances of Max Brand Ensemble in Färöer and Denmark Performances of Ensemble Zeitfluss in Minoritensaal/ Graz;

Performance for esraj, samples and multiple speakers “Thokar #8” at Essl Museum / Vienna;

Music theater “mücken sind kernobst” with UniT/Graz, Sandra Schüddekopf and szene instrumental

Assistance for Bernhard Lang

[2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2024]

Participation in international music programs with v:nm

[2012]

“primary emotions” in Graz, Feldkirch and Salzburg, music for theater with Veza Fernandez, Alina Stockinger and Alexa Zach

Performance of “wolfpack” at Musikforum Viktring as the winning entry of Gustav Mahler composition competition

multiple music album productions

[2011]

Work for choirs and ensemble “muata erdn” with 100 musicians in Mumuth/Graz and Gleisdorf

[2010-2014]

Workshops with students within „Konfrontationen“ of School authority Styria

[2010, 2012, 2013]

Performances of „Grandvizier’s Chest“, an avant-garde/rock music production for 14 musicians at Porgy&Bess Vienna and Steyr and twice in Graz

[2008-2014]

Creation and direction of “Indiasphere”, a festival for Indian music and Dance in Graz

[2008-2014]

Creation and direction of “Indiasphere”, a festival for Indian music and Dance in Graz

[2006 & 2007]

“Steirischer Herbst” within the projects „Klangwege 2006“ and participation in the “Künstleratelier Dachstein-Cult“;

Performances at Stiftung Starke/Berlin and the Austrian Cultural Forum/ Berlin

compositions

Be water my friend
Bruce Lee

live on stage

I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
John Cage

contact

denovaire +43-650 939 2424
office[at]denovaire.at

bank account

Bank Austria
BLZ: 12000
paypal: office@denovaire.at
IBAN: AT631200010003836698
BIC: BKAUATWW

credits

site designed by denovaire

video credits in the respective descriptions

photography by Nikola Milatovic, Illiya Pavlov, Mirjam Raneburger and denovaire

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composer, producer, esraj player, performer

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