Klang-/Licht STROM
“Klang-/Licht STROM” is a collaborative project of Ben Bengler (music, live electronics) and Thomas Geissl (light, programming), performing together as Bengler/Geissl since 2018. It’s driven by their shared vision for creating performances where the audience is in the centre of things, with sound and light unfolding around them.
Largely free from strictly timed sequencing, Bengler creates and evolves the music via real-time audio manipulation and sound processing techniques. The music is analysed in real-time and Geissl uses the derived data as a raw material, augmenting and manipulating it with a custom software tool to play the spatial light setup.
In this way, Bengler/Geissl conjure up an interconnected and fluid choreography of sound and light unfolding around the audience.
Dates
Upcoming
- May 6/7, 2022: Blaue Nacht, Nuernberg, Germany
Past
- October 23, 2021: Lab30, Augsburg, Germany
- June 18/19, 2021: Instandsetzung#2, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
- October 27, 2019: Köşk, Munich, Germany
- July 20, 2019: Reservoir Festival, Linachtalsperre, Vöhrenbach, Germany
- November 17, 2018: Kommandozentrale, Mucca, Munich, Germany
Artists
Klang-/Licht STROM is a collaboration between Ben Bengler and Thomas Geissl.
Ben Bengler
As musician, performer and installation artist, Ben Bengler is interested in music for the moment, in the power of sound that connects us with the now. He has played in Germany, UK, Sweden and Austria. His interactive sound installations have been exhibited internationally, including Ars Electronica, Linz, Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, Sónar, Barcelona, OCT, Shenzhen or Yang Gallery, Beijing.Thomas Geissl
Thomas is a creative technologist who creates experiences that touch people by fusing the analog and the digital world. He believes in free software and enjoys collaborating with others. Music plays an important role in his life. He writes his own performance software and tools.