Rock da Baixa Mar, in partnership with Casa do Povo de Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, LAC and Museu Zer0, presents the Paisagens Eletr0nicas concert series.
The artists André Conde, Mpex and Tomás Tello will present contemplative and experimental electronic music, often supported by analogue instruments, producing original and unforgettable sounds.
André Conde
Doctorate in Music and Musicology, specialising in Interpretation (University of Évora), Master's in Orchestral Performance - trombone (Zurich University of the Arts), Master's in Solo Performance - trombone (Zurich University of the Arts), bi-tapical degree in Orchestral Instrumentalist (Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra).
Experience with the Zurich Opera Orchestra; Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra; Tonhalle Orchester Zürich; Gullbenkian Orchestra, Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra; Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto - Casa da Música; Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa; Orquestra Clássica do Sul; among others.
He has been a lecturer in trombone and chamber music at the University of Évora since 2017, and has also taught trombone and chamber music at various institutions over the years, including the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra, the Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional, among others.
He has carried out artistic residencies promoted by the National Arts Plan in the fields of music, arts and technology.
M-PeX
M-PeX is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, sound designer and producer whose musical identity is characterised by the Portuguese guitar as a solo instrument in diverse sound environments, including electronic music. His creations seek to modernise and globalise this traditional instrument of Portuguese culture, culminating in a bold and innovative musical confluence.
Born in Lisbon, Marco Pinheiro Miranda began playing the Fado guitar at an early age with his grandfather Luís Pinheiro, a master of the Portuguese guitar, accompanying him at numerous Fado houses and private events. Shortly afterwards, his grandfather gave him his first Portuguese guitar and passed on the technique, school and methods. Enthusiastic about producing electronic music, and refusing to confine the Portuguese guitar to the universe of Fado, in 1999 he adopted the stage name M-PeX, creating a sound in which he combines the Portuguese guitar with this musical segment. As a physical engineer, and in parallel with his artistic activity, he dedicates himself to scientific research into the effect of music and sound on human brain waves, with areas of interest in sound-music computing, sonification and generative musical composition, signal processing, brain-machine interfaces, EEG mapping, EEG sonification and other (bio)signals. He is also dedicated to the composition and production of original soundtracks (authorship and co-authorship), as well as licensing, arranging, remixing, sound design, editing, production and post-production of audio for cinema, television, theatre, web, video games and radio, as well as recording, mixing and mastering. His most recent albums - CYNETIK-1 (2023) and LIVRE (2024) - were released by Enough Records as part of the PRALAC artist residency in LAC. Live, he is accompanied by his Portuguese guitar, effects pedals and computer, performing solo and sometimes with guests.
LINKS
Link-in-bio: bit.ly/m/m-pex
Promo-kit (PDF): bit.ly/mpex-promo-en
Sound design (PDF): bit.ly/mpex-sound-en
mpex.bandcamp.com/
instagram.com/mpex_music/
Tomás Tello
His work is deeply inspired by ancient musical forms and ambient sounds. He is also interested in the possibilities for a musician to multiply. To achieve this multiplicity he uses a varied set of instruments including electronic D.I.Y., cassette walkmans, interference devices, guitars, samplers, voices, flutes, bells, etc. His intention is to express concern for contemplation, patience and to establish a close, warm and fruitful relationship with the sounds that surround us.
