Development of Electronic Music at the Folkwang University of the Arts
The ICEM is the oldest interdisciplinary institute (founded in 1990) at the Folkwang University of the Arts. According to the institute's regulations, its tasks are
- Research into art-relevant areas of computer science and media technology for compositional use in the musical-acoustic, visual and performing arts.
- The implementation of research results in artistic projects and development plans.
- Interdisciplinary integration of research and development projects into teaching.
- Creation, supervision and implementation of courses and study programs with extensive use of electronic media.
- Coordination and support of national and international cooperation in the areas mentioned in points 1-3, e.g. through the organization of artistic and scientific events.
- Support for artistic projects in which electronic media are used for realization.
Accordingly, the ICEM is divided into various organizational units with different focal points
- Music Informatics and Computer Music
- Audiovisual media
- Electronic media in popular music
- Sound recording
- Archiving and preservation of artistic creation.
and supervises the associated facilities of the university, in particular
- Studios for computer music
- AV studios
- Sound recording studios
- Project and rehearsal studios
- Media archives and equipment collections
The ICEM is managed by an institute council, which currently consists of
- Prof. Thomas Neuhaus (Music Informatics, Chair)
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Jacob (Folkwang Rector, as a member of the Rectorate)
- Prof. Michael Edwards (Electronic Composition)
- Prof. Dietrich Hahne (Composition and Visualization)
- Prof. Stefan Hüfner (Lecturer Pop Composition)
- Max Schmitz (Technical Coordinator of the ICEM)
- Tim Pauli (student representative)
>> To the current ICEM institute regulations (PDF)
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