Electronic Landscapes, with André Conde M-PeX Hosted by Museu Zer0 and Associação Rock da BaixamarDate: October 19 at 9:30 p.m. Location: LAC – Laboratório de Actividades Criativas Free admission
Synopsis
Rock da Baixa Mar, in partnership with Casa do Povo de Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, LAC and Museu Zer0, presents the Paisagens Eletr0nicas concert series. The artists André Conde and M-PeX will present contemplative and experimental electronic music, often supported by analog instruments, producing original and unforgettable sounds.
Biographies
André Conde
Doctorate in Music and Musicology, specialty Interpretation (University of Évora), Master in Orchestral Performance – trombone (Zurich University of the Arts), Master in Solo Performance – trombone (Zurich University of the Arts), bi-tapical degree Orchestral Instrumentalist (National Superior Academy of Orchestra). Experience with the Zurich Opera Orchestra; Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra; Tonhalle Orchester Zürich; Gullbenkian Orchestra, Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra; Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto – Casa da Música; Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa; Orquestra Clássica do Sul; among others. He has been teaching trombone and chamber music at the University of Évora since 2017, and has also taught trombone and chamber music at various institutions over the years, including the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra, the Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional, among others. He has carried out artistic residencies promoted by the National Arts Plan in the field of music, arts and technology.
M-PeX
M-PeX is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, sound-designer and producer whose Portuguese guitar is the hallmark of his musical identity, positioning it as a solo instrument in diverse sound environments, including electronic music. His creations seek to modernize and globalize this traditional instrument of Portuguese culture, culminating in a bold and innovative musical confluence. Born in Lisbon, Marco Pinheiro Miranda began playing viola for Fado with his grandfather Luís Pinheiro, a master of the Portuguese guitar, accompanying him in countless Fado houses and private events. Shortly afterwards, his grandfather gave him his first Portuguese guitar and passed on the technique, the school and the methods. Enthusiastic about producing electronic music, and refusing to confine the Portuguese guitar to the universe of Fado, in 1999 he adopted the stage name M-PeX, creating a sound in which he combines the Portuguese guitar with this musical segment.
As a physical engineer, and in parallel with his artistic activity, he is dedicated to scientific research into the effect of music and sound on human brain waves, with areas of interest in sound-music computing, sonification and generative musical composition, signal processing, brain-machine interfaces, EEG mapping, EEG sonification and other (bio)signals. He is also dedicated to the composition and production of original soundtracks (authorship and co-authorship), as well as licensing, arranging, remixing, sound design, editing, production and post-production of audio for cinema, television, theater, web, video games and radio, also performing recording, mixing and mastering work. His most recent albums – CYNETIK-1 (2023) and LIVRE (2024) – were released by Enough Records as part of the PRALAC artist residency in LAC. Live, he is accompanied by his Portuguese guitar, effects pedals and his computer.
