About Benoît and the Mandelbrots
Benoît and the Mandelbrots see the laptop as their main instrument; they are mainly dedicated to live coding: the process of writing software in real-time. This young computer music discipline uses the programming language itself as an at first sight non-intuitive, but simultaneously expressive interface between man and machine. Sonic conceptions and structures are expressed live as source code, and interpreted by the computer. Thus, the improvisational possibilities are practically endless.
Every now and then they also use other tools to extend their musical form of expression. The results vary from electronica and ambient to electronic avant-garde.
The ensemble was formed in winter 2009 by students of the IMWI (institute for musicology and musicinformatics) at the University of Music Karlsruhe.
(From left to right)
Matthias Schneiderbanger
Born in 1987 in Pforzheim, Germany. Student of music informatics and musicology at the University of Music Karlsruhe since 2007.
Web: mschneiderbanger.wordpress.com.
Holger Ballweg
Born in 1986. Student of music informatics and musicology at the University of Music Karlsruhe since 2007.
Web: uiae.de.
Patrick Borgeat
Born in 1985 in Öhringen, Germany. Student of music informatics and musicology at the University of Music Karlsruhe since 2005. Former member of the laptop ensemble Grainface.
Web: cappel-nord.de.
Juan A. Romero
Born in 1982 in Medellín, Colombia. Guitarist, musicologist und music information scientist. Former member of the laptop ensemble Grainface.
Web: rukano.de.
