Empreintes DIGITALes
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empreintes DIGITALes is a record label
founded in 1990
and based in Montreal
which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music
, acousmatic
and musique concrète
.
In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio
.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded in 1990
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
and based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music originated in Western art music during its modern era following the incorporation of electric sound production into compositional practice. The initial developments in electroacoustic music composition during the mid-20th century are associated with the activities of composers...
, acousmatic
Acousmatic
Acousmatic sound is sound one hears without seeing an originating cause. The word acousmatic, from the French acousmatique, is derived from ἀκουσματικοί akousmatikoi, a term used to refer to probationary pupils of the philosopher Pythagoras who, so that they might better concentrate on his...
and musique concrète
Musique concrète
Musique concrète is a form of electroacoustic music that utilises acousmatic sound as a compositional resource. The compositional material is not restricted to the inclusion of sounds derived from musical instruments or voices, nor to elements traditionally thought of as "musical"...
.
In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio is a digital format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. DVD-Audio is not intended to be a video delivery format and is not the same as video DVDs containing concert films or music videos....
.
Composers
- Mathew AdkinsMathew AdkinsMonty Adkins is a composer, performer and lecturer in electroacoustic music.Monty Adkins is a composer, performer and lecturer in electroacoustic music....
- Jon AppletonJon AppletonJon Howard Appleton is an American composer and teacher who was a pioneer in electro-acoustic music. His earliest compositions in the medium, e.g. Chef d'Oeuvre and Newark Airport Rock attracted attention because they established a new tradition some have called programmatic electronic music...
- Serge Arcuri
- Patrick AscionePatrick AscionePatrick Ascione is a French composer of electroacoustic and acousmatic music.- Biography :Patrick Ascione began composing in 1976 and shortly after joined the team of the Institut International de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges which he subsequently left in 1984...
- Natasha BarrettNatasha Barrett (composer)Natasha Barrett is a British composer and performer of electroacoustic art music. Her compositional aesthetics are derived from acousmatic issues, but in addition to acousmatic composition she composes for instruments and live electronics, sound installations, multi-media works and computer music...
- Sergio Barroso
- Wende Bartley
- Dominique Bassal
- Yves Beaupré
- David Berezan
- Michèle BokanowskiMichèle BokanowskiMichèle Bokanowski is a French composer. She was born in Cannes, and was educated in traditional music. She continued her studies in composition in Paris with Michel Puig and in electronic music in 1970 at the Service de la recherche de l’ORTF directed by Pierre Schaeffer...
- Christian Bouchard
- Ned BouhalassaNed BouhalassaNed Bouhalassa is a composer of film scores, television scores, and electroacoustic music. Bouhalassa is a Canadian citizen, and has been residing in Montreal since 1967....
- Christian CalonChristian CalonChristian Calon is a French-born Canadian composer who is active in electroacoustic music. He has worked extensively in large computer-based studios in Canada and Europe and has received commissions from the Canada Council, the Groupe de Musique Expérimentale de Marseille, and the Ministère des...
- Jean-Christophe Camps
- Michel ChionMichel ChionMichel Chion born in 1947 in Creil, France, is a composer of experimental music. He teaches at several institutions within France and currently holds the post of Associate Professor at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle where he is a theoretician and teacher of audio-visual...
- Darren CopelandDarren CopelandDarren Copeland is an electroacoustic music composer born June 18, 1968 in Bramalea, Ontario, Canada, and currently living in Brampton, Ontario, Canada....
- Micheline Coulombe Saint-MarcouxMicheline Coulombe Saint-MarcouxMicheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux was a Canadian composer and music educator who played an important role in the contemporary classical music scene of Canada and France from the late 1960s through the mid 1980s...
- Yves DaoustYves DaoustYves Daoust is a Canadian composer who is particularly known for his works of electroacoustic music. He currently resides in Montréal.-Life:...
- Marcelle DeschênesMarcelle DeschênesMarcelle Deschênes-Harvey née Price is a Canadian multi-media artist, music educator and composer.-Life:Marcelle Price was born near Rimouski, Quebec. She graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Montreal, studying from 1963-67 with Jean Papineau-Couture and Serge...
- Francis DhomontFrancis DhomontFrancis Dhomont is a French composer of electroacoustic / acousmatic music.-Biography:He studied composition under Ginette Waldmeier, Charles Koechlin and Nadia Boulanger...
- Paul DoldenPaul DoldenPaul Dolden is an electroacoustic music composer born January 23, 1956 in Ottawa, Canada, and currently living in Montréal, Canada.Paul Dolden is an electroacoustic music composer born January 23, 1956 in Ottawa, Canada, and currently living in Montréal, Canada.Paul Dolden is an electroacoustic...
- Ingrid Drese
- Louis DufortLouis DufortLouis Dufort is an electroacoustic music composer born July 29, 1970 in Montréal, Canada, and currently living in Montréal, Canada.Louis Dufort is an electroacoustic music composer born July 29, 1970 in Montréal, Canada, and currently living in Montréal, Canada.Louis Dufort is an electroacoustic...
- Stephan Dunkelman
- Bernard Fort
- Gilles GobeilGilles GobeilGilles Gobeil is an electroacoustic music composer born September 27, 1954, in Sorel, Canada, and currently living in Montreal, Canada.Gilles Gobeil is an electroacoustic music composer born September 27, 1954, in Sorel, Canada, and currently living in Montreal, Canada.Gilles Gobeil is an...
- Jonty HarrisonJonty HarrisonJonty Harrison is an electroacoustic music composer born April 27, 1952 in Scunthorpe, UK, and currently living in Birmingham, UK.Jonty Harrison is an electroacoustic music composer born April 27, 1952 in Scunthorpe, UK, and currently living in Birmingham, UK.Jonty Harrison is an electroacoustic...
- Monique Jean
- Elsa Justel
- Kristoff K.Roll
- Dan Lander
- Martin Leclerc
- Daniel Leduc
- Philippe Le Goff
- Andrew LewisAndrew Lewis (composer)Andrew Lewis is a British composer known mainly for his acousmatic music, that is, electroacoustic music heard only over loudspeakers, though he also composes some chamber and orchestral music....
- Elainie Lillios
- Theodore Lotis
- René LussierRené LussierRené Lussier is a musician based in the province of Québec, Canada. He is a composer, guitarist, bass guitarist, percussionist, bass clarinetist and singer. Lussier has collaborated with such figures as Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Jean Derome and Robert M. Lepage...
- Philippe Mion
- Adrian MooreAdrian Moore (composer)Adrian Moore is an electroacoustic music composer born January 1969 in Nottingham, UK, and currently living in Sheffield, UK. He is director of the University of Sheffield .-Biography:...
- Robert NormandeauRobert NormandeauRobert Normandeau is a Canadian electroacoustic music composer.Normandeau studied at the Université Laval in Quebec City, and at the Université de Montréal, where he studied with Marcelle Deschênes and Francis Dhomont...
- John OswaldJohn OswaldJohn Oswald may refer to:* John Oswald , Scottish philosopher, writer, and revolutionary* John Oswald , British general...
- Åke ParmerudÅke ParmerudÅke Parmerud is a Swedish composer, musician, and multimedia artist noted for his acoustic and electronic works, which have been performed mostly in Europe, Mexico, and Canada. He is also noted for the design of stage and acoustics as well as interactive media and software...
- Arturo Parra
- Laurie Radford
- Carole Rieussec
- Mario Rodrigue
- Stéphane RoyStéphane RoyStéphane Roy is a Canadian electroacoustic music composer and writer on music. An associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre, his works have received awards from international competitions in Canada, the USA, and Europe...
- Daniel Scheidt
- Claude Schryer
- Denis SmalleyDenis SmalleyDenis Arthur Smalley is a composer of electroacoustic music, with a special interest in acousmatic music.-Biography:...
- Randall SmithRandall SmithRandall Smith is an electroacoustic music composer born March 8, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and currently living in Toronto.-Recordings:* Sondes * L'oreille voit...
- Pete StolleryPete StolleryPete Stollery is a British composer, specialising in electroacoustic music.Stollery studied with Jonty Harrison at the University of Birmingham from 1979–96, and is currently Professor in Composition and Electroacoustic Music at the University of Aberdeen.His work Shortstuff was awarded a Special...
- Alain Thibault
- Jacques Tremblay
- Marc TremblayMarc TremblayMarc Tremblay is a distinguished engineer at Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft in April 2009, he was senior vice president and chief technology officer of the microelectronics business unit at Sun Microsystems. He was instrumental in the design of various microprocessors at Sun, including the...
- Pierre Alexandre TremblayPierre Alexandre TremblayPierre Alexandre Tremblay is an electroacoustic music composer born March 13, 1975 in Montréal, Canada, and currently living in Huddersfield, UK.-Recordings:* Alter ego...
- Roxanne Turcotte
- Hans TutschkuHans TutschkuHans Tutschku is a German composer.He has been a member of the Ensemble for Intuitive Music Weimar since 1982. He studied composition of electronic music at the Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber", Dresden and since 1989 has participated in several concert cycles of Karlheinz Stockhausen...
- Annette Vande GorneAnnette Vande GorneAnnette Vande Gorne is a Belgian electroacoustic music composer currently living in Ohain, Belgium.-Biography:Annette Vande Gorne was born in Charleroi, Belgium. She initially studied music at the conservatories of Mons and Brussels, and privately with Jean Absil...
- Hildegard WesterkampHildegard WesterkampHildegard Westerkamp is a German and Canadian composer of electroacoustic music.Many of her compositions deal with the acoustic environment. Particular themes include soundscapes of urban or rural areas, including voices, noise, silence, music and media, and so on...
- John YoungJohn Young (composer)John Young is an electroacoustic music composer born March 4, 1962 in Christchurch, New Zealand, and currently living in Leicester, UK.He studied at the University of Canterbury, completing a doctorate on the manipulation of environmental sound sources in electroacoustic music...
External links
- Official site
- empreintes DIGITALes at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
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