Vitor Joaquim

Vitor Joaquim, laptop experimentalist, sound and visual artist, graduated in sound and film directing with a phd in computer music. He started performing improvised music and get involved in experimental art by the mid 80's. Since then, he has created extensively for dance, theater, video, installations and cross media platforms. Until now, he has eight solo releases, several collaborations and a long list of participation's in compilations and remixes in different labels. He has composed extensively for contemporary dance in Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium and Germany, and directed a few pieces in contemporary performance, video art and video mapping. Simultaneously to his own artistic work on sound and music, he has been invited to advise programmers and curators in several festivals and events in Europe. In 2000 he started producing EME Festival, an event dedicated to experimental arts and non-standard music.