COMPOSER & VIDEOGRAPHER

In the early eighties, Silvia Matheus constructed music scores/controllers using glass etched with conductive paint, which interfaced with electronic instruments, with the score serving as a controller. As a composer, Ms. Mathus focuses on fixed media and interactive live performances involving computers, electronics, and instrumental ensembles. Her artistic endeavors often entail collaboration with visual artists and performers utilizing computers and electronics in acting, filming, dancing, visuals, and multi-kinetic art sculptures. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College, Oakland, California, and participated in classes and seminars on interactive music and performance at UC Berkeley's Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT) under the guidance of David Wessel. Ms. Matheus's most influential teacher was Hans Koellreutter in São Paulo, Brazil, where she received her initial musical training- As an independent composer, her works have been performed nationally and internationally, with selections showcased at various prestigious events such as the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) in Hong Kong, Canada, Japan, Cuba, Denmark, and New York; IESA in the USA; the Brazilian Symposium for Computer Music; the KISS Symposium in the USA, Belgium, and Germany; and C60 in Berlin. She was granted a composition grant to work at DIEM - Danish Electronic Music Studios in the late nineties. Silvia has also contributed reviews to the Computer Music journal (MIT Press). Her multimedia piece "Hands," a Taiji-choreographed performance for piano with video and electronics, was performed in Münster and Cologne, Germany, as well as in New York and San Francisco, USA, as part of "Handscapes," a multi-media piano project organized by Jennifer Hymer. Additionally, for many years, she has taught radio drama production and post-production for youth. Her other area of interest and work is art documentation. She freelances as a camera operator and editor, collaborating with local theaters in the San Francisco Bay Area. She performs with Thomas Miley in a duo called Analogous. Analogous' music focuses on blending various styles to create rich and dense sound textures. Her pieces can be found on Silvia A. Matheus's Soundcloud, Bandcamp and the ICMC 2006 CD.