Born in Bolzano, JD Zazie is an italian sound artist and recordist based in Berlin. Coming from a DJ and a radiophonic background JD Zazie has explored over the years different approaches of real-time manipulation on fixed recorded sound.
In her work she redefines DJ and electroacoustic activities. As a solo performer, in small groups or large ensembles she moves in an area which is constantly stretching the borders of what is supposed to be DJ mixing, free improvisation and composed music.
Intended as music instruments CDjs, turntables and mixer are her tools to mix the specific sound-sources she plays (mostly electronic music, electroacoustic music, musique concrète, field recordings and improvised music).
The typology of the sound-sources varies from already existing audio publications and sound effects, to self recorded audio files – as live-set and field-recordings -, to selected pre-mixed material. Juxtaposition, decontextualization, fragmentation, repetition, sonic texture, scratch and error are elements of the grammar adopted to relate, organize and rearrange the sound material following her “Äpfelzerstörer’s method”.
In her sound installations she explores everyday life, refers to urbanism and relates to sound atmosphere. In her works is easy to find the connection between her study in architecture (bachelor) and her postgrad in sound art (master in Sound Studies) at UdK Berlin.
The topics she investigates correspond to those proposed in her curatorial projects (seminar: “Urban design and aural spaces”, Piacenza, 2010; symposium and following publication: “La città suonante/Die klingende Stadt”, Bolzano, 2006), where an interdisciplinary and critical approach is shown. She is co-founder of Studio Urban Resonance (w/Olaf Schäfer, 2009), is a member of the Italian label Burp Enterprise and co-runs Staalplaat Radio.
She was the director of Museruole Festival (IT, 2012) and has participated in numerous exhibitions and events including Audiograft 2012 (UK), Tuned City (EE), Echtzeitmusiktage 2010 (DE), STEIM’s Turntable Night 7 (NL), Audioscoop / IntroInSitu (NL), Das kleine Fieldrecording Festival (DE), Avantgarde Festival Schiphorst (DE), Soundscape and Listening (AT).
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