Biography                                                                                                                                                     
 
         
Werner Moebius
 
born in Innsbruck / Austria, lives in Vienna and London
 
Werner Moebius works with sounds and files in the context of (sonic) art and audio culture in between conceptualisms, contemporary music, electroacoustic improvisation, electronica and pop. He uses the plasticity of sound to set up dialogues with other media and music methodologies. From abstract sound material he creates a unique mix of styles ranging from minimalistic soundscapes to weird instrumental poppy tunes. Generating sounds provides him the basis to develop complex compositions as well as transitive, synaesthetic and audiovisual concepts in collaborations with artists of different media.
 
His œuvre is containing works in the range of computer generated music, real time composition, mixed media installation, audio architecture, inter media art, sound environment, spatial concept, sound performance, acoustic intervention, sound map, field recording, concept pop, remix and soundtrack for radio, film, video, multi image shows and TV.
 
Varied projects titled like Plastictube, Play the tracks of, Die Alleinunterhalterin, Theorem Trans Radix, Aprés Ski, Orchester 33 1/3, Workstation, Gameboy Music Club, No thing that exists or Constructions Kits involved him as an electronic multi instrumentalist , percussionist, composer, performer, producer, as well as DJ, curator, label manager and music journalist.
 
Works, performances and collaborations with Fennesz, Christoph Kurzmann, Gelatin, F.M.Einheit, David Moss, Jason Khan, N.U.Unruh, Hans Joachim Roedelius, Billy Roisz, Cornelie Müller, Alexeij Sagerer, Hanno Leichtmann, Johannes Strobl, Stephan Mathieu, Rudi Mahall, Didi Bruckmayer, Alexander de Goederen, Oliver Hangl, Ulli Koscher, Heidrun Holzfeind, Paul Divjak, Georg Wagenhuber, Christoph Hinterhuber, Machfeld, Gernot W. Koza, Frenk Lebel, Hans Falb, Stefan Parnreiter, Renèe Stieger, Phillip Quehenberger, Marco Eneidi, Hermann Stangassinger, Hannes Schweiger, Wilbert de Joode, DD Kern, Lee Patterson, Gene Coleman,Todd Carter and Mariella Greil.
 
International appearances at 8th International Biennale/ Kairo, Generator / Wiener Konzerthaus, Steirischer Herbst / Graz, Music Unlimited / Wels, Innsbrucker Kultursommer, Künstlerwerkstatt München, Hochschule für angewandte Kunst / Wien, The Art of Solo / St.Johann / Tyrol, SOLOLALA - Internationales Solisten-und Solistinnenfestival / Berlin, Transit / ORF- Kunstradio,  Kunstverein / Ludwigsburg, Freies Radio Oberösterreich, The audioroom / Wien, Kunstbuero 1060 / Wien, Osterfestival der Religionen / Innsbruck, Diagonale / Graz, Kunstraum / Innsbruck, Sounds & Files / Künstlerhaus  Wien, Center of contemporary art / Dom Omladine Gallery Belgrad, Nouvelle Galerie / Grenoble, Sammlung Essl / Klosterneuburg, Galerie Museum / Bozen, Museum für angewandte Kunst / Wien, Transart / Bozen, Galleria Plastica  / Bologna, Galerie im Taxispalais  / Innsbruck, Kunsthalle Tirol, ORF-Ö1, Fluten / Wien, Kunstforum / Wien, ZOOM Kindermuseum / Wien, Selfware / Graz, Mediarte -Symposion Lindabrunn,  Moving Patterns / New York-Wien-Bukarest, Formate. Wien ca.2004/ Bukarest, Boreas Farm Choreographic Center/ New York, Rent an angel/ Tanzquartier Wien, Konfrontationen/ Nickelsdorf, Share/ New York, Whitechapel Art Gallery / London.
 
Releases on Klanggalerie / A, Syntactic / A, Utech Records / USA, Entr`acte / UK, Plag dich nicht / A, Psychonavigation / IRL, No thing that exists / A, iftaf rec./Extraplatte / A, Popfabrique Records / EMI, Strange Ways / Indigo / GER, Pay the cheques of / A, Trost / A, GIG Records / A, Gash / A.
 
For his work Werner Moebius has received various awards and grants including the Mexico City grant of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture 2008, the Chicago grant of the Austrian Federal Chancellery 2005, Award of the Sussmann Foundation Vienna 2005 and the Music Award of the City of Vienna 2003.