KENNETH KIRSCHNER
A behind-the-scenes force at Greyfade since the label’s founding, composer Kenneth Kirschner is known for his intricate music and uncompromising vision. With published works reaching back to the 1980s and decades of releases on labels such as Sub Rosa, 12k, Room40, Leerraum, Line and of course Greyfade, Kirschner has established himself as a leading voice at the boundary between advanced technology and experimental composition. Blurring the lines between electronic and acoustic approaches, his work explores algorithmic, generative and aleatoric techniques within the context of the digital music environment, and his pieces are known for their often extended duration and significant demands on the listener – all while maintaining a focus on the most fundamental musical questions of harmony, rhythm, structure, form and beauty.
Kirschner is also recognized for his pioneering approach to digital distribution, in which all of his solo recordings – from the 1980s to present – are made freely available on his website, kennethkirschner.com, for the sake of both interested, adventurous listeners and as raw material that fellow artists are encouraged to use in their own work, whatever the medium. Kirschner has collaborated widely with both fellow musicians and artists in other media, with prominent projects including the post_piano series with 12k’s Taylor Deupree, the Variant series of apps and audiovisual installations with visualist Joshue Ott, and his ongoing collaboration with Greyfade’s Joseph Branciforte exploring the outer edges of digital chamber music.
