Stefan Goldmann Explained

Stefan Goldmann
Birth Name:Stefan Goldmann
Alias:Simitli, Barricade
Background:non_performing_personnel
Origin:Berlin, Germany / Sofia, Bulgaria
Genre:Minimal house, techno, avant-garde
Occupation:Composer, DJ, record producer
Years Active:2001–Present
Label:Macro, Perlon, Cocoon, Innervisions, Ovum, Classic Recordings
Associated Acts:Vinyl

Stefan Goldmann (born 1978) is a German-Bulgarian DJ and composer of electronic music. His work has been described as intelligent minimal techno.[1]

Career

Since 2001 Goldmann's music has been released through labels such as Perlon, Innervisions and others.[1] Since 2006 Goldmann has also been closely associated with Berlin's Berghain / Panorama Bar club, for which he wrote a column,[2] is a co-author of its book[3] and conceived the Elektroakustischer Salon event series.[4]

In 2010 he collaborated with choreographer Kevin O'day on a ballet commissioned by Nationaltheater Mannheim.[5] Since then he has realized several commissioned and site-specific works outside the club circuit, including performances at Honen-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan (also released as a recording),[6] the Los Angeles County Museum of Art[7] and Zollverein in Essen.[8] In 2016 he premiered the large format music theater work Alif at Berlin's MaerzMusik festival[9] and wrote the soundtrack to Swiss experimental documentary film A1 in the same year.[10] In 2020 he was invited to curate the Philharmonie Berlin's first electronic music program, Strom Festival, where he also performed in the Grand Hall.[11]

Goldmann has written essays on digitization[12] and the aesthetics of electronic music and has written a book on sound presets.[13] He has held lectures and workshops on invitation of DAAD,[14] the Berlin University of the Arts[15] and other institutions. As an artist in residence he has been a fellow of Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto (2012),[16] Villa Aurora in Los Angeles (2017),[17] the German Academy in Rome – Casa Baldi (2022)[18] and the Tarabya Cultural Academy of Istanbul (2023).[19]

Macro Recordings

Based in Berlin, Germany, Macro was founded by Goldmann and Finn Johannsen[20] in 2007.[21] Its releases range from techno tracks to symphonic recordings[22] [23] and include multiple live bands such as Elektro Guzzi[24] and KUF[25] in addition to releases by artists such as KiNK, Maria Chavez, Peter Kruder, Pete Namlook, Raudive, Santiago Salazar and remixes by Pépé Bradock, Ricardo Villalobos and The Knife's Oni Ayhun.[26] The label has also released archival recordings such as the previously unreleased[27] Patrick Cowley album Catholic. Several of its releases have been nominated for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, including works by Stefan Goldmann and Maria Chavez,[28] [29] and have entered annual polls of media such as Resident Advisor,[30] [31] De:Bug[32] and Groove Magazin.[33] [34]

Personal life

Goldmann is the son of German composer and conductor Friedrich Goldmann.[1]

Discography (selected)

Albums

Mix CDs

DVDs

Singles & EPs

Remixes

Remixes include works for Christian Fennesz, Igor Stravinsky, John McLaughlin, Santiago Salazar, Kenny Hawkes, Freaks, DENA, Pantha du Prince, Pierre Boulez, Sergey Rodionov and others.

References

  1. Rob Young: “Stefan Goldmann – Close to the edit”, WIRE Magazine, #314, April 2010
  2. Thomas Winkler: “Stefan Goldmann steuert mit schrägen Tönen auf die Tanzfläche”, Die Tageszeitung, 21 September 2012
  3. Brill, Balzer, Goldmann et al: Berghain – Art In The Club, Hatje Cantz (Berlin) 2016,
  4. Web site: Stefan Goldmann on the Institutional Weight of Techno Music. 11 February 2020. Telekom Electronic Beats. 1 December 2021.
  5. https://stefangoldmann.com/2010/02/17/nationaltheater Performance announcement: The Grand Hemiola at Nationaltheater Mannheim / Jetztmusikfestival 2010
  6. Web site: textura. www.textura.org. 1 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Stefan Goldmann – VATMH (en). www.vatmh.org. 1 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Philharmonie Essen | Theater und Philharmonie Essen (TUP). Theater und Philharmonie. Essen. www.theater-essen.de. 1 December 2021.
  9. Web site: alif – MaerzMusik. Berliner. Festspiele. www.berlinerfestspiele.de. 1 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Film Music Site – A1 Soundtrack. www.filmmusicsite.com. 1 December 2021.
  11. Web site: Strom − Festival for Electronic Music | Berliner Philharmoniker. Berliner. Philharmoniker. www.berliner-philharmoniker.de. 1 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Everything popular is wrong: Making it in electronic music, despite democratization – Little White Earbuds. Little White. Earbuds. 1 December 2021.
  13. Stefan Goldmann: "Presets – Digital Shortcuts to Sound", The Bookworm, London, UK, 2015.
  14. Web site: Daad 日本.
  15. http://www.udk-berlin.de/sites/studium-generale/content/sonderveranstaltungen/ws_2012_2013/stefan_goldmann/index_ger.html Berlin University of the Arts, Studium Generale: Stefan Goldmann lecture 2012
  16. Web site: Villa Kamogawa (Residenz in Kyoto) – Goethe-Institut Japan. www.goethe.de. 1 December 2021.
  17. Web site: Grant Recipient Details – VATMH (en). www.vatmh.org. 1 December 2021.
  18. Web site: Bund vergibt Stipendien für Rom, Venedig und Paris (de). www.monopol-magazin.de. 24 July 2023.
  19. Web site: Fellows 2023, Tarabya Cultural Academy Istanbul (de). kulturakademie-tarabya.de. 24 July 2023.
  20. Web site: Finn Johannsen at XLR8R . XLR8R . 4 December 2018 . 18 February 2021.
  21. Web site: Simon Ackers: Porträt: Macro – Innovation als gemeinsamer Nenner. Feature at DJ Lab . DJ Lab . July 2018. 24 February 2021.
  22. Web site: Tokafi . Tokafi . 18 February 2021.
  23. News: Der Spiegel on Stefan Goldmann's Le Sacre Du Printemps Edit . Der Spiegel. 5 June 2009 . 18 February 2021.
  24. Web site: Elektro Guzzi interview at The Quietus . The Quietus . 18 February 2021.
  25. Web site: 12 Berliner Musiklabels von Ostgut über Macro bis Deutsche Grammophon.. Tip Magazin. 26 February 2021.
  26. Web site: Stefan Goldmann & Finn Johannsen: Macrospective. Textura. 24 February 2021.
  27. News: Waking The Spirit of a Disco Innovator: the New York Times on Patrick Cowley . New York Times . 5 August 2016 . 18 February 2021. Lefebvre . Sam .
  28. Web site: Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, longlist 1/2020 . schallplattenkritik.de . 18 February 2021.
  29. Web site: Resident Advisor on Stefan Goldmann and Dave Aju nominations for Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2008 . Resident Advisor . 18 February 2021.
  30. Web site: RA Poll: Top 30 tracks of 2007 . Resident Advisor. 22 February 2021.
  31. Web site: RA Poll: Top 20 compilations of 2008 . Resident Advisor. 22 February 2021.
  32. Web site: De:Bug Leser-Poll 07: Album & Single des Jahres . De:Bug . 22 February 2021.
  33. Web site: Groove Leserpoll 2014 . Groove. 19 December 2014 . 22 February 2021.
  34. Web site: Groove Leserpoll 2015 . Groove. 31 December 2015 . 22 February 2021.

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