André Mestre is a Brazilian composer, sound artist, and educational researcher based in Norway. His artistic works are generally conceived for small instrumental configurations augmented by electronic media, new musical interfaces, or immersive installation environments. He is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Science of Learning Analytics and Technology (SLATE) at the University of Bergen studying how emerging technologies like VR and AI are reshaping learning and creativity. He holds a doctorate in music composition from Boston University. 

Mestre’s work has been programmed across the Americas but has also found the stage in Europe, Asia and Australia. His works have been featured in multiple festivals devoted to adventurous music, such as BIFEM (2019), Composit (Italy 2017), Wellesley’s Composers Conference (USA 2016), Beijing Modern (China 2015), Campos do Jordão (Brazil, 2015), Soundstreams (Canada 2014), SALT (Canada 2013) and soundSCAPE (Italy, 2012). He has done residencies at the Bergen Senter for Elektronisk Kunst (BEK) and the Banff Center for the Arts. Over the years, Mestre has collaborated closely with some of the most exciting performers of new music, particularly saxophonist Allison Balcetis (US-Canada), flutist Cheng-Yu Wu (Taiwan), and Mauricio Carrasco (Chile-Switzerland).

Contact: andre.rabello @ uib . no

Research interests

creativity research//
VR environments//
dialogic education//
possibility studies//
new music interfaces//
para-artistic practices//