Difficult, I'll make three sentences out of it:

- long-desired spontaneity

- polyrythmic normality

-exaggeratedly avoided boredom

Good preparation reduces nervousness. If you haven't had enough time, a cold drink will help...

As a child I was fascinated by a publicly accessible apparatus, a small showcase, in Maria Plain near Salzburg: After inserting a 1 shilling coin, brownies moved and worked in a mine, which was fascinating entertainment!

My automata interpret rigidly programmed (computer) music purely mechanically, making it more natural: mechanised humanisation!

Now the MIDI orchestra can also compose or improvise under digital control: non-human creativity?

Sound is fascinating, intangible and yet always present. The transition from sound to music is fluid and varies from person to person. I like to experiment and try to break out of the existing, tried-and-tested instruments to explore new ways of producing sound, in order to inspire myself musically. That's why I sometimes play motors, lights, lightning or even wires with my electric guitar.

With Blueblut we present our new album "Lutebulb" in the Gruberhalle.

I play solo on a modified guitar that uses Wendy Carlo's alpha tuning. In this tuning there is not a single octave (!) but perfect fifths and minor thirds. I play these through my "Sparklyfire", a 20000 volt amp where the lightning produces the sound.

The MIDI Orchestra is based in the Nexus. Throughout the festival it will improvise independently to a sound collage I recorded in Saalfelden.

In 3 concerts it will improvise once with Blueblut and Nicola Hein and twice with selected musicians from the festival. Sometimes it will also sing pre-programmed songs.