Janek Schaefer

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Janek Schaefer

Janek Schaefer (born 1970) is a London-based sound artist, composer and entertainer. He is known for his work with sound and installation art.

Life and career[]

Schaefer was born in 1970 in England to Polish and Canadian parents.[1] While studying architecture at the Royal College of Art, Schaefer recorded the fragmented noises of a sound activated dictaphone travelling overnight through the Post Office. That work, titled 'Recorded Delivery' 1995 was made for the 'Self Storage' exhibition Time Out critics choice with one time postman Brian Eno and Artangel.[2]

After graduating the RCA he invented the 'Tri-phonic Turntable'[3] (1997) to create new music from discarded media and begin performing and touring live. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the 'World's Most Versatile Record Player'. He has performed, lectured and exhibited widely in 30 countries throughout Europe (Sonar, Tate Modern, ICA), USA & Canada (The Walker, XI, Mutek, FIMAV, Princeton), and toured across Japan and Australia including performing at the Sydney Opera House(2003) [4]

His debut reverse play LP "His Masters Voices" was released in 1997 on his audiOh! Recordings label. His first major label studio CD Above Buildings (2000) was released on Fat Cat and was CD of the week in The Guardian.[5] He has played in duos and released albums with Philip Jeck (Songs for Europe CD), Robert Hampson (Comae CD), Stephan Mathieu (Hidden Name CD) and Charlemagne Palestine (Day of the Demons LP), William Basinski ('... on reflection' LP).[6]

Schaefer is a Visiting Professor at the Sonic Art Research Unit where he created www.foundsoundscape.com while undertaking a research fellowship in 2013/4.[7]


In 2009 the Bluecoat gallery in Liverpool mounted a Retrospective exhibition of his 20-year career to date.[8]

He lives and works at the audiOh! Room in Walton-on-Thames with two children, Scarlett and Phoenix.

Awards[]

Schaefer on the beach, 2016

2020 UK 'Best Mobile DJ' Award at the Event Entertainment Awards [9]

In 2008, Schaefer won 'The British Composer of The Year Award for Sonic Art' for his project Extended Play (Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict)'.[10]

In 2008 he also won The Paul Hamlyn Award for Composers Prize.

2004 Random Playing LP 'Skate' received 'Award of Distinction' at Prix Ars Electronica, Austria.[11]

2002 American Composers Forum 'McKnight Composer in Residence'.

1999 Creative Review Magazine sound designer of the year.

1996 'Royal College of Art Old Students Association Portfolio Prize' focusing on research intersection with architecture and sound and space.

1991 Royal Institute of British Architects Student Photography 1st Prize.

Releases[]

Schaefer has released 34 albums, and runs his own label audiOh! Recordings.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Biography". Janek Schaefer's official site. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.artangel.org.uk/project/self-storage/
  3. ^ Richardson, Mark. "Biography: Janek Schaefer". AMG. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  4. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Janek-Schaefer-DJ-Olive-Lawrence-English-Three-By-Three-By-Three/release/11306125
  5. ^ "Janek Schaefer – Above Buildings". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Janek Schaefer - Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ^ https://www.foundsoundscape.com/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ shane.phillips@splinter.co.uk, Shane Phillips. "the Bluecoat >> Janek Schaefer : Sound Art". www.thebluecoat.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. ^ "2020 UK National Event Entertainment Awards".
  10. ^ British Composer of the Year Awards 2003 - Present Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Ars Electronica Archive". 90.146.8.18. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Janek Schaefer". Discogs. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

External links[]

http://www.creative-consultancy.com

  • foundsoundscape

http://www.foundsoundscape.com

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