Mazen Kerbaj is a Lebanese comics artist, visual artist and musician born in Beirut in 1975. He also works on selective illustration and design projects and is a part-time instructor at the American University of Beirut.

Kerbaj is author of more than 15 books, and many of his short stories and drawings have been published in anthologies, newspapers and magazines. His work has been translated into more than ten languages in various local and international publications. His paintings, drawings, videos, live performances and installations have been shown as part of numerous solo and collective exhibitions, in galleries, museums and art fairs around the globe.

 

Mazen Kerbaj is widely considered as one of the initiators and key players of the Lebanese free improvisation and experimental music scene.

Les Frères Bobine - Benjamin Thigpen and Stefano Bassanese - are two Parisbased electroacoustic composers working regularly at GRM and fascinated
by electromagnetism and gesturality. They collaborate on sonic research experiments and perform instant collective compositions based on newlyinvented instruments. They often perform with other experimental musicians such as clarinetist Massimo Carrozzo or guitarist Carlo Barbagallo.

 

 

 

Ken Steen's music and sound art is recognized internationally for its authentic vitality, remarkable range and distinctive personal vision. Whether acoustic, electronic or some multimedia combination, his work has often been characterized as seductively gorgeous, featuring sumptuous textures of gradual yet unpredictable evolution.