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​18 - 23 NOV 2024

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​Stroon

SK

Stroon has been a vibrant element on the Slovak music scene for more than a decade. Not only thanks to vibraphone, typical of him, but also because of countless projects and cooperations where he leaves his imprint. Dreaminess, contemplation, strife for weightlessness, conceptualism -all those are ideas behind his music. Modality, rhythmic structures, minimalism, distortion, synth-scapes and proto-melodics are the music itself.

His live-sets and production as well are site, time, audience and project-specific, resulting into a blend of electronic & acoustic compositions which aim for discovering new horizons and immersiveness.

Stroon made his first mark in 2010 with his debut album Ruine Noire, which was much acclaimed by critics and promoters. Since then, he has released a new album each year, each reflecting his evolving musical direction. His earlier albums showcased his discovery of his own musical language, gradually enriched with the addition of the vibraphone, which he seamlessly merged with distorted guitars on Solar Preludes. Later on, Stroon fused electronic and classical music in albums such asSongs of Concealed AmplitudeandMeditations on Dichotomy(both composed for soprano and ensemble), as well asÜberhormonesfor a choir.Temple Timbre Embersis a reminiscence of Jarre/Oldfield-like electronic music in symbiosis with the vibraphone. His latest album,Metal Bubble Memories, represents his idea of a film score. A significant moment in 2024 for Stroon was his collaboration with Sláva Daubnerová on the theatre pieceDie Troerinnenat Landestheater Sankt Pölten.Large portion of his works is made of music for theatre (Die Troerinnnen, Folklore not War), dance theatre (Fettered to the Moment, Off the Ground), films (Good Old Czechs, War Correspondent), series and shorts (IKONY, Kraj, Art Warm-up) silent films (Extase, Adventures of Prince Achmed), site-specific performances (White Night, Slovak National Gallery), events (Eset Science Awards) and commercials. He has performed at many venues and festivals in Slovakia and abroad (Open’er, Lunchmeat, BAM festival, Waves, BUSH, Konvergencie, VIVA musica, Pohoda…)

www.stroonmusic.net

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Benjamin James

AT

Ben James is the CEO & Founder of 3D generative AI platform Atlas.

When Ben entered the architecture profession, he was shocked at the limited role new technology played in the design process, and discovered that the lack of automation meant that creative individuals spent too much time on tasks not suited to their expertise.

He founded Atlas in 2021 to augment and focus designers‘ creativity, with an emphasis on gaming and virtual world-building.

Ben graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC and worked as a financial and strategy consultant in NYC and London prior to getting his Architecture Master’s degree from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

His work has been exhibited in notable museums and galleries such as the Architectural Association visiting school in China, the A+D Museum in LA, the Storefront for Art & Architecture in NYC, and the Architecture Biennale in Tallinn.

Stroon

SK

Stroon has been a vibrant element on the Slovak music scene for more than a decade. Not only thanks to vibraphone, typical of him, but also because of countless projects and cooperations where he leaves his imprint. Dreaminess, contemplation, strife for weightlessness, conceptualism -all those are ideas behind his music. Modality, rhythmic structures, minimalism, distortion, synth-scapes and proto-melodics are the music itself.

His live-sets and production as well are site, time, audience and project-specific, resulting into a blend of electronic & acoustic compositions which aim for discovering new horizons and immersiveness.

Stroon made his first mark in 2010 with his debut album Ruine Noire, which was much acclaimed by critics and promoters. Since then, he has released a new album each year, each reflecting his evolving musical direction. His earlier albums showcased his discovery of his own musical language, gradually enriched with the addition of the vibraphone, which he seamlessly merged with distorted guitars on Solar Preludes. Later on, Stroon fused electronic and classical music in albums such asSongs of Concealed AmplitudeandMeditations on Dichotomy(both composed for soprano and ensemble), as well asÜberhormonesfor a choir.Temple Timbre Embersis a reminiscence of Jarre/Oldfield-like electronic music in symbiosis with the vibraphone. His latest album,Metal Bubble Memories, represents his idea of a film score. A significant moment in 2024 for Stroon was his collaboration with Sláva Daubnerová on the theatre pieceDie Troerinnenat Landestheater Sankt Pölten.Large portion of his works is made of music for theatre (Die Troerinnnen, Folklore not War), dance theatre (Fettered to the Moment, Off the Ground), films (Good Old Czechs, War Correspondent), series and shorts (IKONY, Kraj, Art Warm-up) silent films (Extase, Adventures of Prince Achmed), site-specific performances (White Night, Slovak National Gallery), events (Eset Science Awards) and commercials. He has performed at many venues and festivals in Slovakia and abroad (Open’er, Lunchmeat, BAM festival, Waves, BUSH, Konvergencie, VIVA musica, Pohoda…)

www.stroonmusic.net