Koray Tahiroğlu is a musician, Academy Research Fellow and lecturer in the Department of Media, Aalto University School of ARTS. He is the founder and head of SOPI (Sound and Physical Interaction) research group, coordinating research projects with interests including embodied approaches to sonic interaction, new interfaces for musical expression, deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with audio. Since 2004, he has been also teaching workshops and courses introducing artistic strategies and methodologies for creating interactive music. Tahiroğlu has performed experimental music in collaboration as well as in solo performances in Europe, North America and Australia. His work has been presented in important venues, such as Ars Electronica, AI x Music Festival, STEIM, TodaysArt and Audio Art Festival. In 2018, he was awarded a 5-year Academy of Finland Research Fellowship.
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email: koray.tahiroglu [at] aalto.fi
Concerts and Exhibitions
2019
NOISA
05-09 September 2019
AIxMusic Festival
Ars Electronica Linz, Austria
https://ars.electronica.art/outofthebox/en/noisa/
Weighted Blue
28 March 2019
Live Festival
Fylkingen Stockholm, Sweden
Weighted Blue
14 February 2019
EmuteLab 3 Experimentation
Brighton, UK.
2018
KET Performance
09 November 2018
Nordic Music Days,
G-LiveLab Helsinki Finland
https://vimeo.com/334379984
Porting Self
19 October 2018
new chamber-music w/ Emilie Girard-Charest, Emma Lloyda and Thomas Bjelkeborn
Fylkingen Stockholm, Sweden
2017
Algorave Tallinn
28 October 2017
Üle Heli festival,
Tallinn, Estonia
Iki El
10 November 2107
Anthology Of Turkish Experimental Music Album Launch Concert
Borusan Music House, Istanbul, Turkey
NOISA Etude #3
17 May 2017
w/ J. Vasquez, International Conference on New Interfaces for Music Expression (NIME)
Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark.
https://vimeo.com/201131199
2016
KET Conversations
20 April 2016
w/ T. Bjelkeborn, Metanast Salford Media City
Manchester, UK
In-Hands
05 May 2016
STEIM
Amsterdam, Netherland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBjMWLmsXxc
KET Conversations
01 June 2016
w/ T. Bjelkeborn, DASH’16 Festival
Helsinki, Finland
https://twitter.com/i/status/738052733584936960
KET Conversations
21 June 2016
w/ T. Bjelkeborn, Cafe OTO
London, UK
KET Conversations
13 July 2016
International Conference on New Interfaces for Music Expression (NIME)
Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
https://vimeo.com/176701167
KET Conversations
20 October 2016
w/ T. Bjelkeborn, Växjö Festival
Växjö, Sweden
KET Conversations
18 Nov 2016
w/ T. Bjelkeborn, Audio Art Festival
Krakow, Poland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_qdgJ60An8
2015
3 Agents + 1
06 June 2015
Live Performance at International Conference on New Interfaces for Music Expression (NIME)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
https://vimeo.com/113687370
KET Conversations
22 November 2015
w/ T. Bjelkeborn, Gävle Theater
Gävle, Sweden
https://vimeo.com/153677193
KET Conversations
04 December 2015
w/ T. Bjelkeborn, Fylkingen
Stockholm, Sweden
2013
In Hands
14 February 2013
Music Hack Space
London, UK
Perspectives on Daphne Oram,
06 March 2013
the Pioneers of Electronic Music Festival
London, UK
Design Can Change
12 May – 16 June 2013
w/ S. Overstall and V. Wikström, International New Media Exhibition,
Shenzhen China
2012
AHNE: 3D DJ Interface
13 June 2012
w/ S. Overstall and T. Koskinen, International Conference on Eurohaptics
Tampere, Finland
Invented Instruments
03 August 2012
w/ J. Bergmark, Colourscape Music Festival
Turku, Finland
InHands: Improvisation for Mobile Phones
21 May 2012
International Conference on New Interfaces for Music Expression (NIME) (Performed by Adam Parkinson)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
http://vimeo.com/36306690
2011
Raja Interactive Dance Performance
09 February 2011
choreographer Jari Saarelainen and dancers Kiia Elonen, Nora Laitinen, Mia-Mari Sinkkonen and Nina Kivisilta.
Windson, London, UK
Live Audio Cues
09 August 2011
International Pure Data Convention
Weimar, Germany
http://vimeo.com/27938785
2010
Raja Interactive Dance Performance
11 November 2010
Nokia Foundation Awards Ceremony, (choreographer Jari Saarelainen and dancers Kiia Elonen, Nora Laitinen, Mia-Mari Sinkkonen and Nina Kivisilta)
Helsinki, Finland
Live Audio Cues
25 September 2010
Todays Art Festival
Den Haag, Netherlands
Live Audio Cues
22 July 2010
International Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC)
Barcelona, Spain
http://vimeo.com/16088278
LiveImprovS-
24 April 2010
Biennale Festival
Korjamo, Helsinki, Finland
LiveImprovS-
09 March 2010
IDKA Push Festival
Gävle, Sweden
2009
LiveImprovS-
11 December 2009
Make Art Festival
Poitiers, France
LiveImprovS-
23 July 2009
International Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC)
Porto, Portugal
https://vimeo.com/6029165
LiveImprovS-
29 April 2009
PixelIst Festival
Istanbul, Turkey
LiveImprovS-
17 April 2009
International Linux Audio Conference (LAC)
Parma, Italy
2008
LiveImprovS-
20 September 2008
Citysense Festival
Istanbul, Turkey
http://vimeo.com/6355694
Electro-acoustic Music Performance
13 September 2008
garajIstanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
https://vimeo.com/6528536
2007
Performance Blue Night
09 December 2007
garajIstanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
LiveImprovS-
23 August 2007
International PureData Convention
Montreal, Canada
http://vimeo.com/6393811
SolarDuo Project
04 May 2007
w/ J. Lyytikäinen, New Music Festival
Istanbul, Turkey
2006
EMI Project
13 October 2006
w/ D. Cuartielles and E. Thomas, Piksel Festival
Bergen, Norway
SolarDuo Project
02 September 2006
w/ J. Lyytikäinen, Ars Electronica Festival
Linz, Austria
ImproMasters Performance
05 May 2006
Fylkingen
Stockholm, Sweden
EMI Project
16 March 2006
w/ D. Cuartielles and E. Thomas, EMI Night, Kokoteatteri
Helsinki, Finland
Art’s Birthday
14 January 2006
NoiseCity Helsinki Event, Kokoteatteri
Helsinki, Finland
SolarDuo Project
22 October 2005
w/ J. Lyytikäinen, Piksel Festival
Bergen, Norway
SolarDuo Project
21 September 2005
w/ J. Lyytikäinen, 9th International Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul, Turkey
SolarDuo Project
15 January 2005
w/ J. Lyytikäinen, NoiseCity Helsinki Event
Istanbul, Turkey
2004
Improvisation
13 December 2004
International Generative Art Conference
Milan, Italy
From Me to Us
29 – 31 July 2004
Sound Installation at International Participatory Design Conference
Toronto, Canada
From Me to Us
12 – 29 May 2004
Sound Installation at Masters of Arts
Helsinki, Finland
HCO Performance
07 May 2004
Le Bas Festival
Helsinki, Finland
