Vita

Olaf Schirm (Symboter)

Personal data:
born 1958 in Berlin, Friedenau

Sound related profession:
Panelist, Speaker Art and Technology | Lecturer | Author
Filmkunst Musikverlag Munich
Beta Technik, Audio Facility, Mixing Studio, Munich
always: Musician and Artist

Languages:
German, English, French, several programming languages

Milestones Sound-Discography :
electronic music, solo, with band and in individual art projects
1975-1987 Symboter recording studio for electronic music, Munich
Cassettes (Syntape 1979-1982)
1986 Vinyl LP Japotage
Music for TV channels, TV and cinema
Collaborations with Gershon Kingsley (Popcorn), Peter Gabriel (Genesis), Dieter Meier (Yello)
2011 CD Remix by “Spaceships are cool” on CD Seriously Eric
2013 Limited Vinyl-LP, 500 units, “Symboter Tapes”
since 2018: Global music contract with French label pschent, later Alter-K

Artworks:
Kinetic light and sound sculptures
Kinetic sculptures, robotic installations
Electronic music in various genres
AI Sound, music and videos

Sound related Exhibitions:
Kunsthalle Dominican Church, Turbulence, Osnabrueck, 2012
Gallery of the City, Turbulence, Sindelfingen, 2013
Alte Muenze, Ecstasies Teresa, Berlin, 2018
Diskurs, Superposition, Berlin, 2020
Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Materia, Berlin, 2020

Sites:

symboter.de (Music)
olaf-schirm.de/en (Visual Arts)
scienceartthinking.de (Thinking)
facebook.com/symboter
instagram.com/olaf_schirm
youtube.com/symboter
soundcloud.com/Olaf-Schirm (a few)
symboter.bandcamp.com (poor)
Discord: oski #8288 (poor)