SONIC MATTER TEAM
Katharina Rosenberger
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – Katharina regards the act of music-making as being intertwined with its environment, and by necessity social and anti-hierarchical. As a composer and educator, her enquiries manifest in a transdisciplinary context and challenge traditional views of how sound is produced, heard and seen. Professor of Composition at the HEM - Geneva University of Music.
Contact:
katharina.rosenberger@sonicmatter.ch
Claudio Els
MANAGING DIRECTOR – Claudio Els is passionate about local music and political events. Snce graduating from the HWZ with a degree in Business Communications, he's dedicated his time to those two causes. Previously head of catering at the Helsinkiklub and now one of the bar managers at Kauz, he is active in nightlife and has his own musical projects. He was also entrusted with the (honorary) co-festival direction of the Zurich Pride Festival.
Contact:
claudio.els@sonicmatter.ch
Lisa Nolte
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – Lisa develops and accompanies cross-disciplinary cultural projects with a focus on contemporary music. She does not believe in the saying «Music is a universal language».
In fact she considers sonic arts a beautifully individualiastic form of expression, allowing and asking everyone participating in the creation process to listen on their own terms. Lisa has been working in communication and management in Switzerland and in Germany since 2007.
Contact:
lisa.nolte@sonicmatter.ch
Sandra Smolcic
NETWORK PATRONS & PARTNERS – Sandra Smolcic has been stirring Zurich's cultural scene for 13 years - or standing in the kitchen with a cook book while music and podcasts mix with the whirring of the blender in the background. Sounds and words have also been accompanying her professionally for years - for example during her time as a communications officer at guerillaclassics or at the Musée Visionnaire. Her favourite thing is getting projects out there and getting other people excited about art and music.
Contact:
sandra.smolcic@sonicmatter.ch
Eva Marie Herbert
ONLINE COMMUNICATION & TICKETING – Eva Marie Herbert collects urban soundscapes worldwide and she is passionate about music from across all continental plates. Coming from a professional background in visual communication, she recently completed her studies in Music & Artistic Research at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Even though she always refers to the most exciting destinations for experimental music in Zurich in the soundguide, her favourite place remains the VBZ depot at Kalkbreite, where all the trams go quiet in the evening.about yesterday
Contact:
communication@sonicmatter.ch
Lena Pfäffli
FUNDRAISING – Lena Pfäffli works at the intersection of curatorial and choreographic principles and cultural policy. In her practice, she explores how artistic scores can dynamically shape organizational structures. She has been active in independent art spaces, worked at Shedhalle Zürich, and was part of the F96 collective. She completed her master's degree at the Dutch Art Institute.
Contact:
lena.pfaeffli@sonicmatter.ch
Lukas Piccolin
PRODUCTION MANAGER – Freelance recording and production manager for film productions and production management on the independent theatre scene. Collaborations with Tim Zulauf, Michael Schröder, Andres Lutz, among others. Board member of the professional association SSFV (Swiss Syndicate Film and Video).
Contact:
lukas.piccolin@sonicmatter.ch
Ernst Scholl
PRODUCTION MANAGER – Specialist in the field of cultural management (Executive Master in Arts Administration) and managing director of the performative cinema festival Stattkino. Production manager and other functions at various festivals. Live music expert / musicians (graduate musician).
Contact:
ernstscholl@sonicmatter.ch
Graphic design Badesaison
Programming Website Joris Noordermeer
Translation Niklas Cyril Fischer & Chris Walton
SONIC MATTER
Association
Peter Kraut President, Deputy Head of the Music Department of Bern Academy of the Arts
Zineb Benkhelifa Board member, Commissioner for Equality for People with Disabilities of the City of Zurich
Johannes Knapp Board member
Nani Khakshouri Board member
Noah Martin Board member, Assistent manager SUISA Swiss Cooperative Society for Music Authors and Publishers
Jocelyne Rudasigwa Board member, Musician, Head of Contemporary Music Projects of SONART – Association Suisse de Musique