20–21 January 2018, OTO Project Space
Two day residency of electroacoustic music composer and performer Tasos Stamou, celebrating 10 years in exploratory music discography, performance and workshops. Forming two different quartets, one for each day, Stamou will present the different sides of his live electroacoustic/diy electronics handmade music palette of sounds, accompanied by some of his favorite collaborators and music friends, with whom he has worked with during the past few years in London and abroad.
This is also an album release launch for Stamou's first vinyl album 'Caveman' (Moving Furniture Records/ NL). It is a representative sample of Tasos Stamou’s live sound. Both tracks are complete extracts of improvised solo performances using his portable electroacoustic music studio.
Additionally, Stamou will lead an exclusive hardware hacking workshop during the first day, also showcasing some of his favorite DIY electronic instrument designs that he has been making for the past few years.
Tasos Stamou: is a Greek electroacoustic music composer and performing artist, a music technologist and a tutor, a studio and radio producer.
After migrating in U.K over a decade ago, his sound artstarted being inspired by the idea of nostalgia. His latest albums are combining electronic music with his South East Mediterranean heritage. He has performed in over 300 shows in Europe and in U.S.A in venues and festivals of innovative music (Bent Festival, Incumbate Festival, Supernormal Festival, Café OTO, Seanaps Festival, The Barbican, etc.). He has over 20 releases in independent music labels (Discrepant, Ikuisuus, Moving furniture, Coherent States, KukurukuRecordings, etc.). He has collaborated with several veterans of exploratory music, such as Steve Beresford, Anna Homler, Mike Cooper, Savina Yannatou, Adam Bohman, Tomomi Adachi.
Stamou is also leading workshops of improvised music, hardware hacking electronics for music production and workshops for younger audiences introducing contemporary music. In the last couple of years Stamou is also using radio as a medium,
as a podcast radio producer (Stegi Radio), guest producer or creator of radio art pieces.
