Martin DASKE
born in Berlin in 1962, studied composition in the USA at Dartmouth College with Christian Wolff, in Krakow, and at the Mozarteum Salzburg with Boguslaw Schaeffer. Alongside his "regular" compositional work (e.g., als sie wie zerbrochen ... (2022) for ensemble and live electronics), Daske developed a form of three-dimensional notation ("Folianten") and, in 2010, another ("Notensetzen"). In 2002, he founded the duo "Die Klangschürfer" with the language artist Rainer Rudloff. He has produced numerous radio plays and other radio works (e.g., "do not leave your baggage unattended" (2019)). Sound installations, art videos, children's radio plays, theater and film scores (e.g., "Little Lives" (2025)), as well as drawings and sculptures. Since 1989, one of the two artistic directors of the "Unheard Music" concert series in Berlin. Since 1993, Daske has run his own production studio: tribord studio. He has received numerous prizes, grants, and awards. CD releases are on the WERGO, edel-records, Hörverlag, Hörcompany, au.diom.at, and Klangscheiben Verlag labels. From 2006 to 2012, he was the managing director of the Initiative Neue Musik e.V. Berlin. Exhibitions include art forum berlin, artefiera bologna, art brussels, art amsterdam, and Galerie Mario Mazzoli. He lives and works in Berlin and Venice (www.tribordstudio.de).
Awards and Prizes:
2023 Stipendium DMR - Neustart Kultur
2022 Stipendium des Musikfonds – Neustart Kultur
2021 Arbeitsstipendium des Berliner Senats
2020/21 Stipendium des Musikfonds – Neustart Kultur
2017 Stipendium der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Deutsches Studienzentrum Venedig 2018
2017 FEM-Ehrennadel des Deutschen Komponistenverbandes an die "Unerhörte Musik"
2016 Grand Prix Nova (Bukarest): 3. Preis (short forms) für "Thinking of something I don't know"
2016 Composition fellowship from the berlin Senate
2016 Deutscher Hörbuchpreis (Bestes Sachhörbuch) für "Deutschland. Erinnerungen einer Nation" (hr/Hörverlag)
2015 "selected works" for "Thinking of something I don't know" at the competition "presque rien"
2013 2. Preis in der Kategorie „Radiophone Klangkunst“ im Wettbewerb „Wär‘ ich ein Ton“, des Vereins Jean Paul 2013 in Kooperation mit der Redaktion Neue Musik/Klangkunst des Hessischen Rundfunks (hr2-kultur)
2011 KOFOMI, Mittersill
1990 – 93 Artist in Residence fellowships at the ZKM (Center for Art and
Media Technology) Karlsruhe
1990 and 1999 Composition fellowship from the Berlin Senate
1993 Special recommadation from the Prix Europa for “Abfahrt“ (Departure)
Exhibitions:
2020: Waves and tones, Duoausstellung Venice Glass Week
2018: Suoni in Sospeso, Einzelausstellung SPARC, Venezia
2016 (Re) Presenting music: Intorno al di-segno musicale, Rimini
2011: artefiera bologna, art amsterdam
2010: artefiera, bologna; Single exhibition Galerie Mario Mazzoli, Berlin;
ART BRUSSELS; Single exhibition Haus der Stille, Berlin
2009: art forum berlin, Galerie Mario Mazzoli, tief_KLANG festival Berlin,
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Berlin
2007: bgnm, Akademie der Künste Berlin
1990: Inventionen, Akademie der Künste Berlin
1989: Festival für neue Musik, München
1988: E 88, Karl-Hofer-Gesellschaft, Rencontres contemporaines, Grenoble
born in Berlin in 1962, studied composition in the USA at Dartmouth College with Christian Wolff, in Krakow, and at the Mozarteum Salzburg with Boguslaw Schaeffer. Alongside his "regular" compositional work (e.g., als sie wie zerbrochen ... (2022) for ensemble and live electronics), Daske developed a form of three-dimensional notation ("Folianten") and, in 2010, another ("Notensetzen"). In 2002, he founded the duo "Die Klangschürfer" with the language artist Rainer Rudloff. He has produced numerous radio plays and other radio works (e.g., "do not leave your baggage unattended" (2019)). Sound installations, art videos, children's radio plays, theater and film scores (e.g., "Little Lives" (2025)), as well as drawings and sculptures. Since 1989, one of the two artistic directors of the "Unheard Music" concert series in Berlin. Since 1993, Daske has run his own production studio: tribord studio. He has received numerous prizes, grants, and awards. CD releases are on the WERGO, edel-records, Hörverlag, Hörcompany, au.diom.at, and Klangscheiben Verlag labels. From 2006 to 2012, he was the managing director of the Initiative Neue Musik e.V. Berlin. Exhibitions include art forum berlin, artefiera bologna, art brussels, art amsterdam, and Galerie Mario Mazzoli. He lives and works in Berlin and Venice (www.tribordstudio.de).
Awards and Prizes:
2023 Stipendium DMR - Neustart Kultur
2022 Stipendium des Musikfonds – Neustart Kultur
2021 Arbeitsstipendium des Berliner Senats
2020/21 Stipendium des Musikfonds – Neustart Kultur
2017 Stipendium der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Deutsches Studienzentrum Venedig 2018
2017 FEM-Ehrennadel des Deutschen Komponistenverbandes an die "Unerhörte Musik"
2016 Grand Prix Nova (Bukarest): 3. Preis (short forms) für "Thinking of something I don't know"
2016 Composition fellowship from the berlin Senate
2016 Deutscher Hörbuchpreis (Bestes Sachhörbuch) für "Deutschland. Erinnerungen einer Nation" (hr/Hörverlag)
2015 "selected works" for "Thinking of something I don't know" at the competition "presque rien"
2013 2. Preis in der Kategorie „Radiophone Klangkunst“ im Wettbewerb „Wär‘ ich ein Ton“, des Vereins Jean Paul 2013 in Kooperation mit der Redaktion Neue Musik/Klangkunst des Hessischen Rundfunks (hr2-kultur)
2011 KOFOMI, Mittersill
1990 – 93 Artist in Residence fellowships at the ZKM (Center for Art and
Media Technology) Karlsruhe
1990 and 1999 Composition fellowship from the Berlin Senate
1993 Special recommadation from the Prix Europa for “Abfahrt“ (Departure)
Exhibitions:
2020: Waves and tones, Duoausstellung Venice Glass Week
2018: Suoni in Sospeso, Einzelausstellung SPARC, Venezia
2016 (Re) Presenting music: Intorno al di-segno musicale, Rimini
2011: artefiera bologna, art amsterdam
2010: artefiera, bologna; Single exhibition Galerie Mario Mazzoli, Berlin;
ART BRUSSELS; Single exhibition Haus der Stille, Berlin
2009: art forum berlin, Galerie Mario Mazzoli, tief_KLANG festival Berlin,
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Berlin
2007: bgnm, Akademie der Künste Berlin
1990: Inventionen, Akademie der Künste Berlin
1989: Festival für neue Musik, München
1988: E 88, Karl-Hofer-Gesellschaft, Rencontres contemporaines, Grenoble
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