Simon Bahr

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.simonbahr.de

Born: May 5, 1994—Hamburg, Germany

Education
starting
10/2023 University of Music and Dance Cologne, Germany
Studies in Composition (M. Mus.) with Brigitta Muntendorf

10/2018–
09/2023 Folkwang University of the Arts Essen, Germany
Bachelor of Music in Composition (major in Electronic Composition)
with Michael Edwards and Dietrich Hahne

04/2018–
09/2023 Folkwang University of the Arts Essen, Germany
Master of Arts in Musicology with major in Music and Culture

10/2015–
03/2016 University of the Arts Graz, Austria
Study visit with focus on Computermusic and Ethnomusicology

10/2013–
07/2017 University of Bonn, Germany
Bachelor of Arts in Musicology/Sound Studies and Philosophy

06/2012
Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium Hamburg, Germany
Abitur (high school graduation)

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 Occupation
since
02/2020 West-German Broadcasting Service (WDR) Cologne, Germany
Freelanced Audio- and Videoproducer

11/2022–
03/2023 Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Tutor in music informatics for Prof. Dr. Marlon Schumacher

11/2019–
10/2022 Folkwang University of the Arts Essen, Germany
Research Assistant, support of research and teaching of Prof. Dr. Andreas Meyer

11/2017–
10/2019 West-German Broadcasting Service (WDR) Cologne, Germany
Student Assistant in the Online Department

05/2016–
07/2017 Self-employed
Research Assistance and Sound Design for Dr. Christoph M. Loos

12/2014–
09/2015 University of Bonn, Germany
Undergraduate Assistant at the Department of Musicology/Sound Studies

08/2012–
07/2013 Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium Hamburg, Germany
Deputy line of the schools Big Band and assistance in musical projects

Scholarships
2022
Bernd-Alois-Zimmermann-Scholarship
awarded by the city of Cologne

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 Concerts and Performances (Selection)
29/03/2023
Well-Planned Theft, Remote Control, Mixtape
Bernd-Alois-Zimmermann scholarship concert
St. Peter, Köln

18/02/2023
ILOVEYOU
performed by Ensemble S201
RüBühne, Essen

26/11/2022
Power of Two
performed by santorsa~pereyra
Crossroads
Mozarteum, Salzburg

24/09/2022
Well-Planned Theft
KONTAKTE Festival
Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

24/06/2022
Remote Control
performed by Moena Katsufuji
next_generation 9.0
ZKM (Kubus), Karlsruhe, Germany

07/10/2021
Leave A Comment
performed by Luis Camacho Montealegre
Novalis Festival
Kulturni Centar, Osijek, Croatia

06/07/2021
...And Sugar
next_generation 8.5 [online]
ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany

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08/11/2020
Add Milk
Philharmonie [online]
Essen, Germany

09/06/2019
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
next_generation 8.0
ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany

Participation in Workshops and Courses (Selection)

2022
Mixtur
Barcelona, Spain

2022
Composed Theater Collaboratory with Mark Applebaum
Time of Music Festival
Viitasaari, Finland

2022/
2021/ next_generation
2019 ZKM
Karlsruhe, Germany

2021
Impuls Academy
Graz, Austria

2021/
2019 Next Generation Program
Donaueschinger Musiktage
Donaueschingen, Germany

2019
Audiotalaia Summer Camp
Pamplona, Spain

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 Musical Compositions (Selection)
2023
Late Night
trumpet, trombone, double bass, drumset, electronic sounds, video
premiered 25/01/2023 at Neue Aula Folkwang Uni Essen, Germany

2022
Mixtape
flute, violin, keyboard, double bass
premiered 25/01/2023 at Neue Aula Folkwang Uni Essen, Germany

2022
Well-Planned Theft
stolen and synthesized sounds
premiered 24/09/2022 at Akademie der Künste Berlin, Germany

2022
Remote Control
midi-keyboard, midi-piano, electronic sounds
premiered 02/02/2022 at Neue Aula Folkwang Uni Essen, Germany

2021
Talk Show
flute, clarinet, piano, amplified violin, violin, cello
premiered 02/02/2022 at Neue Aula Folkwang Uni Essen, Germany

2021
Twelve Bar Blues
piano, double bass, drums, computer
premiered 07/07/2021 at Pina Bausch Theater Essen, Germany

2021
Single Finger Mode
piano, computer
premiered 06/07/2021 at Neue Aula Folkwang Uni Essen, Germany

2021
...And Sugar
midi-piano, computer (audio/video)
premiered 06/07/2021 at Neue Aula Folkwang Uni Essen, Germany

2020
Add Milk
midi-organ
premiered 08/11/2020 at Philharmonie Essen, Germany

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2020
Leave A Comment
snare drum, computer (audio/video)
premiered 28/01/2020 at Pina Bausch Theater Essen, Germany

2019
New Playlist
bluetooth speaker, quadrophonic speaker array, video
premiered 05/07/2019 at Pina Bausch Theater Essen, Germany

2019
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
fixed audio, 4-channel / ambisonics
premiered 09/06/2019 at ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany

Software and Programming Abilities (Selection)

Web
Development
HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript/jQuery

Software
Reaper, Bitwig Studio, Ableton Live, Adobe Premiere