Magda Mayas

magda mayas sokolowsko santorium dzwieku

Magda Mayas & Tony Buck – Sanatorium dźwięku 2015 / fot. Marcin Polak

Magda Mayas

born 1979, is a pianist living in Berlin.
Developing a vocabulary utilizing both the inside as well as the exterior parts of the piano, using preparations and objects, she explores textural, linear and fast moving sound collage.

Alongside the piano, Mayas has recently been performing on a Clavinet/Pianet, an electric piano from the 60s with strings and metal chimes, where she engages with noise and more visceral sound material, equally extending the instrumental sound palette using extended techniques and devices.
Mayas performs internationally solo and in collaboration with a large number of musicians and composers.
Current projects are “Spill”, a duo with drummer Tony Buck, a duo with Christine Abdelnour (sax) and “Great Waitress”, a trio with Monika Brooks (acc) and Laura Altman (cl).

She is currently undertaking Phd studies at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and investigating extended instrumental techniques, spectral music and psychoacoustics in an improvised music context.

Since 2013 she has also been producing radio pieces for ABC Australia and Deutschlandradio Kultur and has released 20 CDS to date.

Magda Mayas has performed and toured in Europe, the USA, Australia, Mexico and Lebanon and collaborated with many leading figures in improvisation and composers such as John Butcher, Andy Moor, Zeena Parkins, Joelle Leandre, Paul Lovens, Ikue Mori, Phill Niblock, Peter Evans, Andrea Neumann and Axel Dörner. She has performed at festivals and exhibitions such as Maerz Musik (2012,2015), Documenta (2012) or the  Berlin Biennale ( 2014).

http://magdamayas.jimdo.com/bio-cv/

 

magda mayas sanatorium dzwieku sokolowsko 1 magda mayas sanatorium dzwieku sokolowsko 2