Since 2009, composers Martin Recker (*1991) and Paul Hauptmeier (*1993) have worked together as an artist duo in the field of sound and multimedia art. They studied composition together with Robin Minard and Maximilian Marcoll at the FRANZ LISZT University of Music Weimar, as well as at the University of California San Diego with Katharina Rosenberger, Natacha Diels, and Miller Puckette (Paul Hauptmeier), and at the Sibelius Academy Helsinki with Marianne Decoster-Taivalkoski (Martin Recker). In addition to work for theater and opera, live electronics, radio, and electroacoustic music, their focus is on sound installations in public spaces. They are co-founders and board members of ZiMMT. There, they conduct research on spatial audio and organize workshops, panels, concerts, and exhibitions on the topic. Since October 2022, they share a position as artistic staff at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle, Germany, where they teach sound art in the Time-Based Art program.

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