Asbjørn Blokkum Flø

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Asbjørn Blokkum Flø
Asbjørn Blokkum Flø in 2010
Asbjørn Blokkum Flø in 2010
Born(1973-05-06)6 May 1973
Volda, Norway
OccupationComposer, musician, sound artist
NationalityNorwegian
GenreContemporary music, sound art

Asbjørn Blokkum Flø (born 6 May 1973 in Volda) is a Norwegian composer, musician and sound artist.He studied composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo with Lasse Thoresen, Asbjørn Schaathun and Ivar Frounberg. He writes chamber music and electronic music as well as working with sound installations such as the work Norway Remixed (2002),[1] described as a "collaborative musical composition".[2]

In 1999 he won the competition Traditional expressions and new technologies, initiated by the Norwegian Cultural Council, with the installation The Leap.[3] Flø represented Norway in the competition Ars Acustica in 2003[4] and the Prix Italia in 2005.[5] In 2008 he wrote Karlheinz Stockhausen – A pioneer in Utopia,[6][7] the first Norwegian text collection about the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, along with composers Asbjørn Schaathun and Jøran Rudi. Flø has participated in several recordings both solo and with the band (x, y, z). These recordings include Filtered Through Friends (2001), Soun (2003), Crashing Happy (2006) and Klank (2011).[8]

References

  1. ^ Rudi, Jøran. Norge – et lydrike, Norway remixed: a sound installation. Organised Sound (2003), 8. Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 151–155
  2. ^ Frisk, Henrik and Yoshida, Miya. New Communications Technology in the Context of Interactive Sound Art: an empirical analysis. Organised Sound (2005), 10. Cambridge University Press, 2005, pp. 121–127
  3. ^ A field report from the Norwegian artscape
  4. ^ KUNSTRADIO – RADIOKUNST
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  6. ^ Karlheinz Stockhausen – A Pioneer in Utopia
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Asbjørn Blokkum Flø on Discogs

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