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aconica is an agency for acoustic & visual communication in the fields of culture, industry and research. We are a studio and laboratory as well as a creative workshop constantly working on commercial, artistic and independent projects. Our focus is on media-communication through sound and new media.

News

• 01/05/13 GASAG Art Prize 2014 Nomination We are pleased to announce that aconica co-founder Martin Backes is nominated for the GASAG Art Prize 2014.
• 18/03/13 "New Product - FIRE SCENE AT SET TIME" We are happy to announce our first Max for Live plugin FIRE SCENE AT SET TIME is now available.
  
• 14/03/13 "Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation - Interactive audiovisual installation" A digital homage to »Gedankenscherz«, in which the visual and aural worlds of the 17th Century are explored interactively and intuitively.
• 10/03/13 "Duschmix - Landesmusikakademie Berlin" We did the technical design, development and implementation for the installation "Duschmix" at the “Klangwelten” festival
• 03/10/12 "University of Applied Sciences Berlin - Lectureship" Lectureship Sound Communication & Design course at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin
• 01/10/12 "Index: Award Nominee 2013" We`re pleased to announce Pixelhead is nominated for the prestigious INDEX: Award 2013 in the category ‘Community’.
• 20/08/12 "Linde Group - Generative Sound Installations + Sonic Staging" For the LINDE Group we developed and designed a few generative sound installations in the context of an their Management Conference 2012 in Shanghai.
• 18/08/12 "Süddeutsche Zeitung / Jetzt.de Interview" We are happy to announce that aconica co-founder Martin Backes was interviewed by the german newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung/Jetzt.de about his work Pixelhead.
• 01/08/12 "Pixelhead Limited Edition" The Fashion- & Design accessory Pixelhead, some call it artwork - we don`t know either, is now available as a limited Edition of 333 pieces.
• 02/05/12 "Max Richter, rAndom International & Wayne McGregor - FUTURE SELF" We worked together with Max Richter, rAndom International & Wayne McGregor on a performative light and sound installation called "Future Self".
• 17/04/12 "iZotope Inc. - IRIS" Field Recording & Sound Design for the groundbreaking sample-based synthesizer Iris
  
• 10/02/12 "Sound Studies Lab HU Berlin - Research Assignment" aconica co-founder Max Schneider is part of the "Sound Studies Lab" research Team focussing on sound design methodology and functional sound design production
• 18/10/11 "THE LEO nomination for SIX EASY PIECES" Our Sound Direction for “Six Easy Pieces” is nominated for THE LEO at this year`s 25th Braunschweig International film festival.
• 20/09/11 "Petrina Hicks - HIPPY AND THE SNAKE - Sound Design" We have created the whole sound for Petrina Hicks's latest video installation "Hippy And The Snake".
• 17/07/11 "Agentur BEST FRIEND + Bayer HealthCare - Sound Cabaret" We have developed and designed a interactive dance performance installation for public space as part of a viral marketing campaign.
  
  
• 06/07/11 "amp + aconica - Generative Sound Installation MINI 2021 (BMW Group)" For the brand MINI we developed and designed a generative sound collage/sound installation in the context of an internal management event called "Mini 2021".
• 20/01/11 "Reynold Reynolds - transmediale.11 Screening" Our cooperation with the director and video artist Reynold Reynolds will be shown at transmediale.11 in Berlin.
• 08/12/10 "Grit Ruhland & NGBK Berlin - Subway-Noise-Choir" On October 30, 2010 we recorded the U-Bahn-Geräusche-Chor at 6 different subway locations in Berlin in order to produce a whole audio documentation
• 06/10/10 "Anna von Griesheim - Image Movie" We produce the music and create also the sound design for Anna von Griesheim`s new image movie
• 02/10/10 "Academy for Visual Arts" Lectureship in art production for contemporary art, project mentoring & student supervision
• 28/07/10 "Native Instruments GmbH - Reaktor PRISM" Sound Design and Audio Demo Productions for Reaktor PRISM
• 08/03/10 "Reynold Reynolds - Six Easy Pieces" Sound Direction and Design
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