Stefan Goldmann

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Background information
Birth nameStefan Goldmann
Also known asSimitli, Barricade
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Origin Berlin, Germany / Sofia, Bulgaria
Genres Minimal house, techno, avant-garde
Occupation(s) Composer, DJ, record producer
Years active2001–Present
LabelsMacro, Perlon, Cocoon, Innervisions, Ovum, Classic Recordings
Website stefangoldmann.com

Stefan Goldmann (born 1978) is a German-Bulgarian DJ and composer of electronic music. His work has been described as intelligent minimal techno. [1]

Contents

Career

Since 2001 Goldmann's music has been released through labels such as Perlon, Innervisions and others. [1] Since 2006 Goldmann has also been closely associated with Berlin's Berghain / Panorama Bar club, for which he wrote a column, [2] is a co-author of its book [3] and conceived the Elektroakustischer Salon event series. [4]

In 2010 he collaborated with choreographer Kevin O'day on a ballet commissioned by Nationaltheater Mannheim. [5] Since then he has realized several commissioned and site-specific works outside the club circuit, including performances at Honen-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan (also released as a recording), [6] the Los Angeles County Museum of Art [7] and Zollverein in Essen. [8] In 2016 he premiered the large format music theater work Alif at Berlin's MaerzMusik festival [9] and wrote the soundtrack to Swiss experimental documentary film A1 in the same year. [10] In 2020 he was invited to curate the Philharmonie Berlin's first electronic music program, Strom Festival, where he also performed in the Grand Hall. [11]

Goldmann has written essays on digitization [12] and the aesthetics of electronic music and has written a book on sound presets. [13] He has held lectures and workshops on invitation of DAAD, [14] the Berlin University of the Arts [15] and other institutions. As an artist in residence he has been a fellow of Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto (2012), [16] Villa Aurora in Los Angeles (2017), [17] the German Academy in Rome – Casa Baldi (2022) [18] and the Tarabya Cultural Academy of Istanbul (2023). [19]

Macro Recordings

Based in Berlin, Germany, Macro was founded by Goldmann and Finn Johannsen [20] in 2007. [21] Its releases range from techno tracks to symphonic recordings [22] [23] and include multiple live bands such as Elektro Guzzi [24] and KUF [25] in addition to releases by artists such as KiNK, Maria Chavez, Peter Kruder, Pete Namlook, Raudive, Santiago Salazar and remixes by Pépé Bradock, Ricardo Villalobos and The Knife's Oni Ayhun. [26] The label has also released archival recordings such as the previously unreleased [27] Patrick Cowley album Catholic. Several of its releases have been nominated for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, including works by Stefan Goldmann and Maria Chavez, [28] [29] and have entered annual polls of media such as Resident Advisor, [30] [31] De:Bug [32] and Groove Magazin. [33] [34]

Personal life

Goldmann is the son of German composer and conductor Friedrich Goldmann. [1]

Discography (selected)

Albums

Mix CDs

DVDs

Singles & EPs

Remixes

Remixes include works for Christian Fennesz, Igor Stravinsky, Santiago Salazar, Kenny Hawkes, Freaks, DENA, Pantha du Prince, Pierre Boulez, Sergey Rodionov and others.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rob Young: “Stefan Goldmann – Close to the edit”, WIRE Magazine, #314, April 2010
  2. ↑ Thomas Winkler: “Stefan Goldmann steuert mit schrägen Tönen auf die Tanzfläche”, Die Tageszeitung, 21 September 2012
  3. ↑ Brill, Balzer, Goldmann et al: Berghain – Art In The Club, Hatje Cantz (Berlin) 2016, ISBN   3775739815
  4. ↑ "Stefan Goldmann on the Institutional Weight of Techno Music". Telekom Electronic Beats. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Performance announcement: The Grand Hemiola at Nationaltheater Mannheim / Jetztmusikfestival 2010
  6. ↑ "textura". www.textura.org. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Stefan Goldmann – VATMH (en)". www.vatmh.org. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Essen, Theater und Philharmonie. "Philharmonie Essen | Theater und Philharmonie Essen (TUP)". www.theater-essen.de. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. ↑ Festspiele, Berliner. "alif – MaerzMusik". www.berlinerfestspiele.de. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Film Music Site – A1 Soundtrack". www.filmmusicsite.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  11. ↑ Philharmoniker, Berliner. "Strom − Festival for Electronic Music | Berliner Philharmoniker". www.berliner-philharmoniker.de. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  12. ↑ Earbuds, Little White. "Everything popular is wrong: Making it in electronic music, despite democratization – Little White Earbuds" . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Stefan Goldmann: "Presets – Digital Shortcuts to Sound", The Bookworm, London, UK, 2015. ISBN   978-1-874104-02-5
  14. ↑ "Daad 日本".
  15. ↑ Berlin University of the Arts, Studium Generale: Stefan Goldmann lecture 2012
  16. ↑ "Villa Kamogawa (Residenz in Kyoto) – Goethe-Institut Japan". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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  31. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 compilations of 2008". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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