Jose Augusto Mannis (1958,
Brazil) His repertoire covers a variety of musical genres and
styles: electroacoustic, instrumental, music for video, theatre, radio
art, and multi-media installations. His music is characterized by
one over-riding factor: sound and musical gesture are essential
concerns. As a performer of electroacoustic music, he has worked
with Ensemble L’Itineraire (France), Ensemble Antidogma (Turin),
Grupo Círculo (Madrid), Duo-Diálogos (Brazil) and
INA-GRM. He is the founder and former-director (1989-2005) of the
Center for Documentation of Contemporary Music (CDMC) at the University
of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil, where he is a professor of
composition, counterpoint and fugue. His research includes music
digital library, music cataloging and the development of acoustical
researches in room acoustics, bioacoustics and sound engineering for
recording, musical performance and listening.
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