Alexis Georgopoulos

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Alexis Georgopoulos (born 1974), who often records under the name Arp, is an American electronic musician, composer, and music producer based in New York. [1] [2]

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Biography

Georgopoulos has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist (Arp) and as a collaborator (Alexis Georgopoulos & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, The Alps, Masks, [3] and Tussle. [4]

His background in Ethnomusicology—with an emphasis on non-Western folk traditions and avant-garde electronic music—has formed the basis from which much of his diverse work, combining disparate musical genres, stems. His work has been released by labels such as RVNG Intl, Smalltown Supersound, Mexican Summer, Type, Beats In Space, Emotional Rescue, Geographic North, Root Strata, and Opal Tapes.

Georgopoulos has worked with figures from a range of disciplines including visual artists Tauba Auerbach and Darren Bader, the filmmaker Paul Clipson, the choreographers Jonah Bokaer and Brittany Bailey.

As a solo artist and as a collaborator, his work has been presented in group exhibitions, museums, on stage and in cinemas internationally, including MoMA PS1, BAM, The Kitchen, Deitch Projects, Walker Art Center, White Columns, MoMA, 303 Gallery, and New Museum. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

He is also a published writer on art, music and design. Interview subjects have included Alice Coltrane, Peter Saville, Kodwo Eshun, Suzanne Ciani, the band Broadcast, among others.

Discography

Albums and EPs as Arp

Albums with one other

EPs as part of Masks

Albums as part of The Alps

Albums and EPs as part of Tussle

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