Name Mathis Nitschke Role Composer | ||
Music director La Possibilite d'une ile | ||
Mathis Nitschke talks about his Mixed-Reality-Techno-Opera MAYA
Mathis Nitschke (born 4 June 1973 in Munich) is a German composer and sound designer.
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Life and works
Mathis Nitschke is a conceptual artist, music composer and sound designer based in Munich, Germany. After classical guitar he studied fine arts before he graduated in music composition from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands, followed by a M.A. program in media and communication at the European Graduate School, Saas-Fee. He is particularly interested in intertwining text, image and sound, music theatre and film, the play with all senses.
Since creating his first opera, JETZT, in 2012 with writer Jonas Lüscher, Nitschke has engaged in staging “sung theatre” programs. His research into the interplay of opera and society is evident in works like his 2014 premiered operatic song-cycle with party HAPPY HAPPY. JETZT earned a nomination for ‘premier of the year’ in the Opernwelt yearbook 2013. Next to his short opera in a pharmacy VIOLA, several more concepts for projects in public spaces are in development at this time. With the aid of a project grant by the city hall of Munich he is able to realize his vision of an Opera as location-aware sound walk.
Close cooperations with artist personalities like Michel Houellebecq or Luk Perceval have shaped his artistic work. In 2008, he composed and produced a grand orchestral score for Houellebecq’s debut as film director of The possibility of an island which Houellebecq adapted from his acclaimed novel.
As a sound director Nitschke sits at the mixing desk not only in theatres but also at contemporary music performances in concert halls, such as the Musica Viva series of the Bavarian Radio Symphony orchestra. On occasion, in solo and ensemble projects, he performs as an improvising sound artist.
Drawing from experience gained in commercial advertising production (Hastings Audio, Giesing Team) and a successful career in film post production (Resident Evil, Luther) Nitschke also offers his services to corporations and live-communication agencies, resulting in image films (e.g. for BMW), Sound-ID’s (e.g. Airbus) or concert inserts and musical highlights (e.g. Linde Management conference).
Since 2014, Nitschke has been holding seminars and workshops at the Musikhochschule Trossingen and the Hochschule der populären Künste Berlin.