Ake Parmerud

Åke Parmerud has been working full time with music and multimedia art since late –70. Being tranined as a photographer between 1972-74, he studied music at the University and later at the Conservatory of Music in Göteborg, Sweden. His list of works includes instrumental music as well as electroacoustic compositions, multi-media and interactive art, video and music for theater, dance and film. He is the most rewarded composer of electro-acoustic music since 1978 when his piece “Proximities” received a first prize in the international festival for music in Bourges, France. His music has been released on 2 LPs and 2 CDs and also appears on several compilations.At two occasions has he received a “grammy” award for best classical album of the year and in 1997 his work “Grains of Voices” was performed in the New York head-quarters during the United Nations day. In 2006 the same work was nominated for the Nordic Music prize. Music by Parmerud has represented the Swedish Radio in Prix Italia at two occasions and he has composed a number of works comissioned by international institutions in Canada, Holland, France, Germany, Norway and Denmark.Åke Parmerud also works as stage performer, doing live electroacoustic music with different kinds of interactive instruments. Solo or together with other artists. He has performed in major parts of Europe, in Mexico as well as Canada and his works have been presented worldwide. He is a member of The Royal Academy of Music since 1998.He has since 3 years worked as a sound and software designer for innovative interactive audio/visual installations and his own works ”The Fire Inside”, ”The Living Room” and "Lost Angel" has been shown in Berlin, Paris, Mexico, Léon, Reykavik and around Sweden. Furthermore Parmerud has created various concert designs and acted as artistic director of large audiovisual events indoors as well as outdoors.His success as artist has led to several international collaborations. Over the last two years he have worked with the Danish art team Boxiganga, developing new interactive video installations and with Canadian choreographer Pierre-Paul Savoi as a composer, sound and software designer. He has recentely been working with canadian-swedish chpreographer Mireille Leblanc with whom he has created the interactive dance/video/sound installation "Lost Angel" along with the dance/media show "The Seventh Sense". Videoclips can be seen at www.youtube.com/akeparmerudmspmb allowScriptAccess="never" src="http://lads.myspace.com/slides/slideshow_random.swf?u=2 56592910" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="426"