Áki Ásgeirsson

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Áki Ásgeirsson is a musician who was born 1975 in Keflavík, Iceland. He studied in Keflavík Music School, Reykjavík College of Music and The Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands and currently lives in Reykjavík.

He has written instrumental music and music with instruments and computer.

His music has been performed by musicians such as Michael Manion and the Norwegian Poing ensemble. His music has been performed in China, Russia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, The Netherlands, Germany and various places in the United States of America.

Áki has been active as a trumpet player, mostly with experimental improvisation ensembles. He developed the SensorTrumpet, an electronic trumpet with add-on's to interact with a computer [1].

Software projects include GeMusE, a realtime interactive notation rendering program. It eliminates the use of paper in music performance, replacing it with a VGA monitor (LCD or a video projector) allowing the performer to interact instantly with the score.

Áki is a co-founder of Aton Ensemble, S.l.a.t.u.r. (Icelandic composer group), Saeborg (improvisation unit), Kokteilsosa (concert series) and other bands and institutions.

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• S.l.a.t.u.r.
• Aton Ensemble