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TAO G. VRHOVEC SAMBOLEC is a sound artist and musician based in Amsterdam and Ljubljana. His works encompass audiovisual and mixed media installations, sound interventions in public spaces, composed and improvised (electro)acoustic music, sound design for video, and music for silent film. Born in 1972 (Ljubljana – Slovenia), he received BA - main subject clarinet - at Trondheim Music Conservatory (Norway) and BA in music composition at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where he recently received his MA at Interfaculty Image and Sound – ArtScience, and where he also followed Sonology course. He was commissioned pieces by Barton Workshop Ensemble (Amsterdam), Percussion Group The Hague and Slovenian Cinematheque. In 1996 he formed together with Tomaz Grom electroacoustic improv duo TILT, with which he performs live. As improviser he has performed with Will Guthrie, Alzheimer Trio, Riccardo Massari Spiritini, The Same Girl (Gilles Aubry, Nicolas Field), Sabine Vogel, Dirk Bruinsma, ... His works were shown and performed in various art galleries, museums and music festivals across Europe. Among others: Public Space With a Roof Gallery - Amsterdam, State Museum of Contemporary Art - Thessaloniki, Greece, De Appel - Amsterdam, Madrid Abierto - Madrid, Museum of Modern Art - Ljubljana, Kapelica Gallery -Ljubljana, SKUC Gallery - Ljubljana, Musica a Metronom - Barcelona, Gaudeamus Music Week – Amsterdam, Forum neuer Musik - Köln, EuroJazz Festival - Tomar – Portugal, festival of contemporary music Contemporanea 2004 – Udine, AV Festival - Newcastle Upon Tyne, CMMAS - Morelia, Mexico ... So far he has released two CDs with duo Tilt. He is founder of international cycle of sound events, lectures and workshops Bitshift in Kapelica Gallery - Ljubljana, which started in 2001. |