Laura Maes: composer, musician.
Tour
- 24/07/09: Laura Maes & Kristof Lauwers Casa da Música, Sala 2, Porto, 15.20
- 31/07/09: Club Eau-Mer dagen van 't peerd, Leopold I-plein, Oostende, 15.30
- 01/08/09: Club Eau-Mer dagen van 't peerd, Leopold I-plein, Oostende, 15.30
- 02/08/09: Club Eau-Mer dagen van 't peerd, Leopold I-plein, Oostende, 15.30
- 13/08/09: Club Eau-Mer Sincfala, Museum van de zwinstreek, Knokke-Heist, 20.00
Bio
Born in Ghent, Belgium. Currently living in Ostend, at the seaside. Studied classical guitar at the Royal Conservatory in Ghent. Plays besides guitar, cello, hammond organ, electronics, analogue synths & theremin. Together with Kristof Lauwers & Leen Gijselinck she is working on Whirl Wash, an audiovisual installation around laundry machines (Word document with more info). With Elke Soenens she has a classical guitar duo Saffraan (Word document with more info). She makes poppy music together with Gommaar Delneste (aka Sedarka & Casual Coincidence). In the past she played together with, amongst others, Roel Meelkop, Claus Van Bebber, Noise-Maker's Fifes, Pierre Berthet, Logos Foundation & Black Jackets Company.
Besides her artistic activities, she has worked as president of Cling Film, organising concerts and releasing records of experimental music. She curates the yearly Sonokids festival in Kortrijk. In daily life she works as a researcher at the University College Ghent, Faculty of Music & Drama.
Disco
- 2004
- contribution to a compilation cd on Cue (Japan)
- "Tijdroof" cd-r, an interactive soundgame with material of the Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent
- 2003
- Laura Maes & Kristof Lauwers: "Kitch 'n Glitch" cd, Cling Film (Belgium)
- 2002
- composition for the festival Happy New Ears, Kortrijk
- business card cd "Czela" on MSBR-records (Japan)
- business card cd "Untitled" on MSBR-records (Japan) 2002
- 2001
- contribution to a compilation cd on Denshi Zatsuon (Japan)
- 2000
- contribution to "Female Noise" 10inch LP on Flenix (Japan) 2000
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