G R I M M E R


Electronic duo creating experimental music through structured improvisation, unconventional usage of hardware, and live processing in Max/MSP. The project is made of Boston- and Bergen-based composers Aaron Michael Smith and André Mestre, who work together to construct gridless live sets that focus on the intimate entanglement of noise.

Listen to our release on Bandcamp:

https://grimmer-duo.bandcamp.com/album/v-n-s

 

A QUEDA DO CÉU (2020)

For octaphonic system and kinectic sculptures made of water, pine wood, nylon strings, acrylic mirrors, and mechanical exciters.

A sound art installation related to the Soundlapse Project, A Queda do Céu explores the acoustic features of the Valdivian wetlands and its conflicting place in the eyes of local residents. Visually, the work is reminiscent of the Arte Povera movement, and provides a minimalistic display of the wetlands constitutions, with and interplay between water, reflections, and hundreds of wooden pieces. The sculptural centerpiece is framed by a spatial and aural presentation that suggests, at the same time, both a critical and an aesthetic perspective on the these fragile ecosystems.

Creative team:
André Mestre, artist
Felipe Otondo, collaborating artist
Victor Cumián, technician
Rodrigo Torres, acoustic engineer

COMING UP AT THE BENDIGO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EXPLORATORY MUSIC (BIFEM):

O QUE VOS NUNCA CUIDEI A DIZER


Running across seven 30-minute cycles on Saturday 7 Sept, O que vos nunca cuidei a dizer (never did I dare to tell you one thing) is a gallery work that touches on issues of modality, transhumanism and cultural archaeology. A creative imagining of a long-lost song, this solo work presents its 20-per-performance audiences with an almost private, carefully facilitated interaction with sound, movement, and lyrical materiality.

This project was funded by InnovING:2030
Know more @ the BIFEM Website

CONCERTS SERIES & WORKSHOPS:

Curt0-Circuito de Música COntemporânea

A educational and artistic project, focused on the music of young Brazilian composers and on fostering experimental music in Brazilian society.

Its second edition happened in August 2015, and brought to Brazil saxophonist Allison Balcetis and pianist Roger Admiral. Since 2014 the project has been responsible for 33 premieres by 30 different composers across 9 concerts. While its second edition is still underway through a number of professional development initiatives, a third edition is currently being planned to happen in August 2017.

For more information please visit: www.CurtoCircuito.info

ENSEMBLES

BU LAPTOP ORCHESTRA

Starting in the fall of 2017, I will be directing a newly created digital ensemble at Boston University. More details regarding our season, format, and programming will be coming soon. 

This project is made possible by the generous support of an Arts Grant from The BU Arts Initiative – Office of the Provost.

Theater & Dance

Since 2008 I have worked on a number of projects outside the scope of concert music. These have been extremely rewarding and I look forward to future opportunities to collaborate with artists from different fields.

I would especially welcome projects that seek to build from the work of Grotowski who has become a central reference to my understanding of art. 
(Interested artists can reach me at mestre [at] bu.edu)

Gallery:
Machinal - Sophie Treadwell, 1929, directed by Nancy McAllear at the University of Alberta. Photos by Joel Adria
Clarões de Lucidez - Grupo Clarões, 2008-2009, Brazil. Photos by Chris Lira

EEG INSTALLATION WORKS

Corpos Instrumentais (2012_)
interactive installation  |  EEG device, disklavier piano, laptop, Max-MSP
(Gallery)
VIDEO 1  |  VIDEO 2  |  BROCHURE (português)   

Baisea (2013_)
interactive sound-art installation  |  EEG device, speakers, chair, laptop, Max-MSP
both featured at: Banff Centre for the Arts and University of Alberta (Canada)