Mixed  May 19, 2024

Now

This is a NOW page, inspired by Derek Sivers. You should make one, too. My NOW page does not publish dates or news about my artistic work, but general information, as if I were telling it to a friend I haven't seen for a year.

Soldering

My first band ROI (1981 - 1983) had no conventional instruments. All sound tools were self-soldered or modified cassette recorders. I felt very punk. In 2011, when I went to Dresden for the first Circuit Control Soldering and Bending Festival with students from the University of Art in Linz, I started soldering again. This state continues to this day, some of my best friends come from this very DIWO network and I travel to such events more and more often. So, if you have something exciting to solder, send me your info, thanks! On my drkmbnt page you can see some projects I soldered and also get in touch with improvised musical output.

In The Fields

In 2007 I started with the video documentary “In The Fields” where I ask artists why the microphone is their main instrument for their art production. In the beginning, things progressed quickly because I made a small round trip through Germany, Holland and Austria with a grant. In 2008 I started with the first rough cut and realized that there were still some unanswered questions. A few interviews later, the editing continued, but many other projects and still missing interviews meant that I put the project on the back burner. In 2023, I reworked the edit, which motivated me a lot to complete it in 2025 because of the good contributions from the artists. Finalization in all likelihood in autumn 2025.

Learning Bitwig

I tested Bitwig Digital Audio Workstation for years alongside Ableton Live as a free 8-track version, with a later purchase upgrade to 16-track, which was then upgraded from Bitwig to Producer for free. Until recently, Bitwig only ran on my Linux computer from time to time. A few months ago I decided to switch to the full version.

The reason is simple: I'm not going to update from Windows 10 to a new whatever Windows. I will then do all my audio production on Linux with Bitwig, Renoise, the Pipewire sound server and native software from U-HE, among others. My office computer has been running on Linux since 2000 without stress. It took a long time, but with the Pipewire Soundserver and Bitwig, I no longer see any limitations. Bitwig allows me to develop so much myself and to participate in a pool of great producers. More about that soon!

Kunstuniversität Linz

I retired February 1st 2025. Unfortunately, my wonderful job as a lecturer at the Kunstuni Linz (University of Art and Design Linz) is history. It was a great time and I'm already feeling a bit melancholy. But I will still continue as a freelance artist and partner in Eisserer und Dorninger GesbR. So it will be nothing like feeding pigeons and going through life granite-faced. If you are planning exciting projects, you can still contact me.