Robert Henke, born 1969 in Munich, Bavaria.
Since 1990 working and living in Berlin
1988 - 1990 Zivildienst at Stiftung Pfennigparade, Munich
1990 - 1992 studied computer science and communication at Technische Universitat, Berlin
1992 - 1996 studied sound engineering at the Hochschule fur Film und Fernsehen, Potsdam-Babelsberg
1996 diploma in sound engineering at the Hochschule fur Film und Fernsehen, Potsdam-Babelsberg
( topic: modeling nonlinear distortions of vinyl records in realtime )
1992 studio technician at Elektronische Medienforschungs Gesellschaft, East-Berlin
1994 - 1995 AVID student supervisor at HFF Babelsberg
1995 - 1996 sound engineer at Berliner Ensemble Theater
1997 - 1999 mastering engineer at Dubplates and Mastering, Berlin
since 1999 instrument and effect design, general specification, product evangelism and much more for Ableton AG, Berlin
since 1999 head of operations of the record label imbalance computer music
since 2001 lectures about music software, computer aided composition, sound design
since 2009 Professor for sound design at the Sound Studies department of University of Arts, Berlin
1997 CD release: Monolake - Hongkong
1997 CD release: Floating.Point
1999 CD release: Monolake - Interstate
1999 CD release: Monolake - Gobi
2000 CD release: Monolake - Gravity
2001 CD release: Monolake - Cinemascope
2003 CD release: Monolake - Momentum
2004 CD release: Signal to Noise
2005 CD release: Monolake - Polygon Cities
2006 CD release: Layering Buddha
2007 CD release: Atom / Document
2009 CD release: Indigo Transform, music for an installation
2009 CD release: Monlake - Silence
2000 concert at the Dutch Electronic Arts Festival, Rotterdam
2001 concert at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London
2001 concert at Metamorphose Festival, Mount Fuji, Japan
2002 audiovisual performance at ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
2002 concert at Central Park Summerstage, NYC
2003 concert at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia
2003 performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal, Canada
2004 concert at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania by invitation of the Goethe Institute
2005 part of the Goethe Institute's "Sounds from Germany" Japan Tour
2005 premiere of Studies for Thunder at MUTEK Festival, Montreal
2005 concert at PS1/MOMA, New York
2007 'Running Boxes' performance with Lillevan and Wolfgang Mitterer, Krems, Austria
2007 Layering Buddha Live at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sophia, Madrid
2008 Layering Buddha Live at Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2008 Layering Buddha Live at Planetarium Melbourne, Australia
since 2009 Monolake audiovisual sourround sound concerts (with Tarik Barri)
2010 Monolake Surround, EMPAC, Troy, USA
2011 Tau WFS Version, Technical University, Berlin
2011 Fundamental Forces, Cinechamber, Club Transmediale, Berlin
2011 Dust, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
2004 Atlantic Waves performance at Netmage Festival, Italy
2006 Atlantic Waves performance at Tate Modern, London
2007 premiere of 'Layering Buddha Live' at Transmediale Festival, Berlin
2007 Linear Grid, interactive network installation at MUDAM Luxembourg and Philharmonie Luxemburg
2007 premiere of the Cyclone interactive sound installation at Dis-Patch Festival, Belgrade
2007 premiere of ATOM in Berlin
2008 ATOM performance at Centre Pompidou, Paris
2008 music for the installation TapTim by Fredrik Wretman, Fargfabriken Norr, Sweden
2009 ATOM performance at Berghain, Berlin
2009 ATOM performance at MUTEK, Montreal
2010 Intersection, video installation, Klang im Raum, Berlin
2011 Transition Machine, audio visual installation, Fargfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 ATOM performance, Vienna, Austria
2011 Zerstoiber Transrapid, audio visual installation, Berlin University of Arts
2007 Artist in Focus at Dis-Patch Festival, Belgrade
2007 Artist in Residence at Tesla Media Laboratory Berlin, for the realization of the ATOM project with Christopher Bauder
2005 'Live Performance' in Techno Visionen - New Sounds, New Image Spaces, Medienturm Gratz, Folio Verlag
2007 "Live Performance in the Age of Supercomputers" (online, reprinted in various festival catalogues)
2008 "Mastering", Interview with Rashad Becker (online, reprinted in DotDotDot magazine, NYC )
2009 "Live Performance in the Age of Supercomputers Part II
2011 'Tod durch Uberfluss, Was tun wenn alles moglich ist?' in Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik, Ausgabe Februar 2011
Since 1990 working and living in Berlin
education
1980 - 1988 Klenze Gymnasium, Munich1988 - 1990 Zivildienst at Stiftung Pfennigparade, Munich
1990 - 1992 studied computer science and communication at Technische Universitat, Berlin
1992 - 1996 studied sound engineering at the Hochschule fur Film und Fernsehen, Potsdam-Babelsberg
1996 diploma in sound engineering at the Hochschule fur Film und Fernsehen, Potsdam-Babelsberg
( topic: modeling nonlinear distortions of vinyl records in realtime )
work
1988 - 1990 studio technician at BOA Videofilmkunst, Munich1992 studio technician at Elektronische Medienforschungs Gesellschaft, East-Berlin
1994 - 1995 AVID student supervisor at HFF Babelsberg
1995 - 1996 sound engineer at Berliner Ensemble Theater
1997 - 1999 mastering engineer at Dubplates and Mastering, Berlin
since 1999 instrument and effect design, general specification, product evangelism and much more for Ableton AG, Berlin
since 1999 head of operations of the record label imbalance computer music
since 2001 lectures about music software, computer aided composition, sound design
since 2009 Professor for sound design at the Sound Studies department of University of Arts, Berlin
music
Occupation with computer generated music since 1984, numerous releases on various record labels, music for short films, sound installations, performances, audiovisual works. Special interest in the sound as infiinte state and the placement of sounds in real or virtual spaces.selected releases:
1994 CD release: Piercing Music1997 CD release: Monolake - Hongkong
1997 CD release: Floating.Point
1999 CD release: Monolake - Interstate
1999 CD release: Monolake - Gobi
2000 CD release: Monolake - Gravity
2001 CD release: Monolake - Cinemascope
2003 CD release: Monolake - Momentum
2004 CD release: Signal to Noise
2005 CD release: Monolake - Polygon Cities
2006 CD release: Layering Buddha
2007 CD release: Atom / Document
2009 CD release: Indigo Transform, music for an installation
2009 CD release: Monlake - Silence
selected concerts
2000 audiovisual performance at Festival of Visions, Hong Kong by invitation of the Goethe Institute2000 concert at the Dutch Electronic Arts Festival, Rotterdam
2001 concert at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London
2001 concert at Metamorphose Festival, Mount Fuji, Japan
2002 audiovisual performance at ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
2002 concert at Central Park Summerstage, NYC
2003 concert at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia
2003 performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal, Canada
2004 concert at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania by invitation of the Goethe Institute
2005 part of the Goethe Institute's "Sounds from Germany" Japan Tour
2005 premiere of Studies for Thunder at MUTEK Festival, Montreal
2005 concert at PS1/MOMA, New York
2007 'Running Boxes' performance with Lillevan and Wolfgang Mitterer, Krems, Austria
2007 Layering Buddha Live at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sophia, Madrid
2008 Layering Buddha Live at Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2008 Layering Buddha Live at Planetarium Melbourne, Australia
since 2009 Monolake audiovisual sourround sound concerts (with Tarik Barri)
2010 Monolake Surround, EMPAC, Troy, USA
2011 Tau WFS Version, Technical University, Berlin
2011 Fundamental Forces, Cinechamber, Club Transmediale, Berlin
2011 Dust, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
art
2002 start of the `Atlantic Waves` network performance project with Scott Montheith / Deadbeat2004 Atlantic Waves performance at Netmage Festival, Italy
2006 Atlantic Waves performance at Tate Modern, London
2007 premiere of 'Layering Buddha Live' at Transmediale Festival, Berlin
2007 Linear Grid, interactive network installation at MUDAM Luxembourg and Philharmonie Luxemburg
2007 premiere of the Cyclone interactive sound installation at Dis-Patch Festival, Belgrade
2007 premiere of ATOM in Berlin
2008 ATOM performance at Centre Pompidou, Paris
2008 music for the installation TapTim by Fredrik Wretman, Fargfabriken Norr, Sweden
2009 ATOM performance at Berghain, Berlin
2009 ATOM performance at MUTEK, Montreal
2010 Intersection, video installation, Klang im Raum, Berlin
2011 Transition Machine, audio visual installation, Fargfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 ATOM performance, Vienna, Austria
2011 Zerstoiber Transrapid, audio visual installation, Berlin University of Arts
recognitions
2007 Honorary Mention for Layering Buddha at Prix Ars Electronica, Linz2007 Artist in Focus at Dis-Patch Festival, Belgrade
2007 Artist in Residence at Tesla Media Laboratory Berlin, for the realization of the ATOM project with Christopher Bauder
publications
2005 'Live Performance' in Techno Visionen - New Sounds, New Image Spaces, Medienturm Gratz, Folio Verlag
2007 "Live Performance in the Age of Supercomputers" (online, reprinted in various festival catalogues)
2008 "Mastering", Interview with Rashad Becker (online, reprinted in DotDotDot magazine, NYC )
2009 "Live Performance in the Age of Supercomputers Part II
2011 'Tod durch Uberfluss, Was tun wenn alles moglich ist?' in Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik, Ausgabe Februar 2011