photo (c) Sigrid Schneider
Veronika Mayer is a composer of electroacoustic and instrumental music, conceives and composes sound installations and is active as a laptop musician in the context of free improvisation. Her music is dedicated to the effect of minimal sound changes and demands openness for subtle details. A deepening aspect is the thematization of listening and the creative process itself. Numerous performances and composition commissions, including Musikprotokoll, Wien Modern, music unlimited, Neue Musik in St. Ruprecht, Ars Electronica, Madrid International Festival of Contemporary Music COMA, CoCArt Music Festival Torun, Ostrava Days Festival, among others. Teaching activities in the study of computer music and sound art at the IEM (University of Music and Performing Arts Graz) and in the master's program Contemporary Arts Practice (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna). In the Artistic Research Project Audio Ghosts (FWF-PEEK) she researches psychoacoustic illusions in sound art. Veronika Mayer is co-curator of the annually held sound art festival Klangmanifeste in Vienna.
https://veronikamayer.com