Miguel A. García (aka Xedh) from the Basque country, is one of the most dynamic sound artists in the Spanish scene. His work focuses mainly on the composition and electro-acoustic improvisation. He uses sounds taken from electronic devices residues, often interrelated with field recordings or acoustic instruments, in the search of an intimate, intense and immersive experience. A music of adventurous forms, full of contrasts and having nevertheless a sense of humor. His background comprises fine arts and audiovisual technology, questioning the borders between electro-acoustic academic music, industrial music and the so called outsider music. With his solo project or different groups, he has played in festivals, auditoriums and galeries in countries like Belgium, Estonia, Finnland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Russia & USA. His work has been released worldwide by many labels, including Auditory Field Theory, Copy For Your Records, Geraeuschmanufaktur, Hideous Replica, Insub, Intonema, Moving Furniture, Mikroton, Nueni, Pilgrim Talk, Rhizome.s or Zeromoon. He works regularly with musicians like Ilia Belorukov, Sebastien Branche, Alfredo Costa Monteiro or Seijiro Murayama, and has collaborated with artists such as Jean-Luc Guionnet, Jason Kahn, Nick Hoffman or Francisco Meirino. As a promoter, amongst other projects, is the founder of the Club Le Larraskito and director of the Zarata Fest, both platforms dedicated to the broadcast of challenging art and music.
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Jazznoize is a sonic artist who has been recording material since 2005. His projects meander around experimental music, from electroacoustic to industrial, transforming the acoustic environment that surrounds us all. His conception of sonic manipulation is that of a frontal fight against the old art and bourgeois values. His work is mainly based on capturing sound realities walking towards a complete conception of concrete music directly related to its historical time period. He considers himself an Iberian noise-maker, and has recorded for about twenty netlabels and independent labels in Europe and America. His music has been aired in Spanish National Radio programs (Radio Clásica: Ars Sonora, Vía Límite; Radio 3: Sismógrafo, Fluido Rosa and Atmósfera) as well as independent radio stations in countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina and Spain. He has collaborated in music series (CAM Cultural Hall in Alicante) performed at festivals (Experimentaclub, MIMAA, Estampa, Nit Electro Sonora), cultural centers (Puertas de Castilla, Foro Artístico, Clínica Mundana, Plutón, Matadero, T20 Gallery, CAAC Sevilla) and participated in Museums (Modern Art Museum in Buenos Aires, Museo de Bellas Artes de Murcia). He has also collaborated with artists such as Daniel Menche, Francisco López, Adam Pacione, Slavek Kwi, Marc Behrens, Vitor Joaquim, Rafael Flores, Miguel Carvalhais, Adrià Bofarull, Pablo Reche, Zan Hoffman, Hal McGee, Tsukiko Amakawa, Miguel A. García (Xedh), Josep Lluís Galiana, Irene La Sen, Mark Cunningham, Carlos Suárez, Marta Sainz, Andrés Jankowski, Tina Gil, Javier Piñango, Miguel A. Ruiz, Truna, Clara de Asís, Eli Gras, Juan Crek, Joan Bagés Rubí, Juan José Raposo, Carlos Suero, Xavier Tort. He has written several silent film soundtracks (Jean Vigo, Murnau, Chomón, Christensen) and for contemporary dance and has shared the stage with Cluster, Francisco López, Soisong, Acid Mothers Temple, Most Significant Beat, Silver Apples, Tsukiko Amakawa, Llorenç Barber, Gundrut Gut, Guy-Marc Hinant, Eduardo Polonio, Christian Galarreta, A. L. Guillén, among others.