Stefan Goldmann Explained

Stefan Goldmann
Birth Name:Stefan Goldmann
Alias:Simitli, Barricade
Background:non_performing_personnel
Origin:Berlin, Germany / Sofia, Bulgaria
Genre:Minimal house, techno, avant-garde
Occupation:Composer, DJ, record producer
Years Active:2001–Present
Label:Macro, Perlon, Cocoon, Innervisions, Ovum, Classic Recordings
Associated Acts:Vinyl

Stefan Goldmann (born 1978) is a German-Bulgarian DJ and composer of electronic music. His work has been described as intelligent minimal techno.[1]

Career

Since 2001 Goldmann's music has been released through labels such as Perlon, Innervisions and others.[1] Since 2006 Goldmann has also been closely associated with Berlin's Berghain / Panorama Bar club, for which he wrote a column,[2] is a co-author of its book[3] and conceived the Elektroakustischer Salon event series.[4]

In 2010 he collaborated with choreographer Kevin O'day on a ballet commissioned by Nationaltheater Mannheim.[5] Since then he has realized several commissioned and site-specific works outside the club circuit, including performances at Honen-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan (also released as a recording),[6] the Los Angeles County Museum of Art[7] and Zollverein in Essen.[8] In 2016 he premiered the large format music theater work Alif at Berlin's MaerzMusik festival[9] and wrote the soundtrack to Swiss experimental documentary film A1 in the same year.[10] In 2020 he was invited to curate the Philharmonie Berlin's first electronic music program, Strom Festival, where he also performed in the Grand Hall.[11]

Goldmann has written essays on digitization[12] and the aesthetics of electronic music and has written a book on sound presets.[13] He has held lectures and workshops on invitation of DAAD,[14] the Berlin University of the Arts[15] and other institutions. As an artist in residence he has been a fellow of Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto (2012),[16] Villa Aurora in Los Angeles (2017),[17] the German Academy in Rome – Casa Baldi (2022)[18] and the Tarabya Cultural Academy of Istanbul (2023).[19]

Macro Recordings

Based in Berlin, Germany, Macro was founded by Goldmann and Finn Johannsen[20] in 2007.[21] Its releases range from techno tracks to symphonic recordings[22] [23] and include multiple live bands such as Elektro Guzzi[24] and KUF[25] in addition to releases by artists such as KiNK, Maria Chavez, Peter Kruder, Pete Namlook, Raudive, Santiago Salazar and remixes by Pépé Bradock, Ricardo Villalobos and The Knife's Oni Ayhun.[26] The label has also released archival recordings such as the previously unreleased[27] Patrick Cowley album Catholic. Several of its releases have been nominated for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, including works by Stefan Goldmann and Maria Chavez,[28] [29] and have entered annual polls of media such as Resident Advisor,[30] [31] De:Bug[32] and Groove Magazin.[33] [34]

Personal life

Goldmann is the son of German composer and conductor Friedrich Goldmann.[1]

Discography (selected)

Albums

Mix CDs

DVDs

Singles & EPs

Remixes

Remixes include works for Christian Fennesz, Igor Stravinsky, Santiago Salazar, Kenny Hawkes, Freaks, DENA, Pantha du Prince, Pierre Boulez, Sergey Rodionov and others.

References

  1. Rob Young: “Stefan Goldmann – Close to the edit”, WIRE Magazine, #314, April 2010
  2. Thomas Winkler: “Stefan Goldmann steuert mit schrägen Tönen auf die Tanzfläche”, Die Tageszeitung, 21 September 2012
  3. Brill, Balzer, Goldmann et al: Berghain – Art In The Club, Hatje Cantz (Berlin) 2016,
  4. Web site: Stefan Goldmann on the Institutional Weight of Techno Music. 11 February 2020. Telekom Electronic Beats. 1 December 2021.
  5. https://stefangoldmann.com/2010/02/17/nationaltheater Performance announcement: The Grand Hemiola at Nationaltheater Mannheim / Jetztmusikfestival 2010
  6. Web site: textura. www.textura.org. 1 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Stefan Goldmann – VATMH (en). www.vatmh.org. 1 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Philharmonie Essen | Theater und Philharmonie Essen (TUP). Theater und Philharmonie. Essen. www.theater-essen.de. 1 December 2021.
  9. Web site: alif – MaerzMusik. Berliner. Festspiele. www.berlinerfestspiele.de. 1 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Film Music Site – A1 Soundtrack. www.filmmusicsite.com. 1 December 2021.
  11. Web site: Strom − Festival for Electronic Music | Berliner Philharmoniker. Berliner. Philharmoniker. www.berliner-philharmoniker.de. 1 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Everything popular is wrong: Making it in electronic music, despite democratization – Little White Earbuds. Little White. Earbuds. 1 December 2021.
  13. Stefan Goldmann: "Presets – Digital Shortcuts to Sound", The Bookworm, London, UK, 2015.
  14. Web site: Daad 日本.
  15. http://www.udk-berlin.de/sites/studium-generale/content/sonderveranstaltungen/ws_2012_2013/stefan_goldmann/index_ger.html Berlin University of the Arts, Studium Generale: Stefan Goldmann lecture 2012
  16. Web site: Villa Kamogawa (Residenz in Kyoto) – Goethe-Institut Japan. www.goethe.de. 1 December 2021.
  17. Web site: Grant Recipient Details – VATMH (en). www.vatmh.org. 1 December 2021.
  18. Web site: Bund vergibt Stipendien für Rom, Venedig und Paris (de). www.monopol-magazin.de. 24 July 2023.
  19. Web site: Fellows 2023, Tarabya Cultural Academy Istanbul (de). kulturakademie-tarabya.de. 24 July 2023.
  20. Web site: Finn Johannsen at XLR8R . XLR8R . 4 December 2018 . 18 February 2021.
  21. Web site: Simon Ackers: Porträt: Macro – Innovation als gemeinsamer Nenner. Feature at DJ Lab . DJ Lab . July 2018. 24 February 2021.
  22. Web site: Tokafi . Tokafi . 18 February 2021.
  23. News: Der Spiegel on Stefan Goldmann's Le Sacre Du Printemps Edit . Der Spiegel. 5 June 2009 . 18 February 2021.
  24. Web site: Elektro Guzzi interview at The Quietus . The Quietus . 18 February 2021.
  25. Web site: 12 Berliner Musiklabels von Ostgut über Macro bis Deutsche Grammophon.. Tip Magazin. 26 February 2021.
  26. Web site: Stefan Goldmann & Finn Johannsen: Macrospective. Textura. 24 February 2021.
  27. News: Waking The Spirit of a Disco Innovator: the New York Times on Patrick Cowley . New York Times . 5 August 2016 . 18 February 2021. Lefebvre . Sam .
  28. Web site: Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, longlist 1/2020 . schallplattenkritik.de . 18 February 2021.
  29. Web site: Resident Advisor on Stefan Goldmann and Dave Aju nominations for Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2008 . Resident Advisor . 18 February 2021.
  30. Web site: RA Poll: Top 30 tracks of 2007 . Resident Advisor. 22 February 2021.
  31. Web site: RA Poll: Top 20 compilations of 2008 . Resident Advisor. 22 February 2021.
  32. Web site: De:Bug Leser-Poll 07: Album & Single des Jahres . De:Bug . 22 February 2021.
  33. Web site: Groove Leserpoll 2014 . Groove. 19 December 2014 . 22 February 2021.
  34. Web site: Groove Leserpoll 2015 . Groove. 31 December 2015 . 22 February 2021.

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