shapes the technical and sound direction at GIF, ensuring Schaumbad flows around you from every direction. He also designed this very website.
Denovaire is a multifaceted Austrian composer, performer, and producer based in Graz, renowned for his innovative fusion of global musical traditions with contemporary and experimental forms. His work spans a wide array of genres, including modern classical, ambient, jazz-rock fusion, electronic, Indian music, and adaptive game soundtracks.
Educated under prominent composers such as Gerd Kühr, Georg Friedrich Haas, Pierluigi Billone, and Beat Furrer, Denovaire further enriched his musical perspective through studies of Indian music in Delhi and Benares. This diverse background informs his unique sound, characterized by the integration of the Indian Esraj, synthesizers, and orchestral elements.
Denovaire’s compositions have been showcased at esteemed festivals and venues, including the Styriarte Festival and Forum Alpbach, and have been performed by various renowned ensembles. In addition to his compositional work, Denovaire is an active live performer, conducting the Styrian Improvisers Orchestra and collaborating with artists across the improvisational music scene. His contributions to the field have been recognized with accolades such as the Music Promotion Prize of the City of Graz in 2006, a state scholarship for composition in 2012, and the first prize at the Gustav Mahler Composition Prize.
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