mestre andré
is a sound and intermedia explorer
he also is
o morto, alacrau and notwan
ma musical arts (new university of lisbon)
ba sound arts and design, first class graduate (university of the arts london)
keywords:
radical aesthetics, art politics, noise, soundscape, ecology, field recording, free improvisation, deep listening
bio_↓
Mestre André is a sound artist, Master of Arts in Music from Universidade Nova de Lisboa with research in the World Soundscape Project (SFU, CA).
André works as a field-recordist, performer, composer and sound artist for film, dance, performance and theater. He has composed electro-acoustic sound work for multi-channel systems under the alias O Morto, improvised electronic music as Alacrau and produced beats as Notwan. Belongs to the bands Älforjs, Jibóia and Banha da Cobra.
Beekeeper involved in the ecological thinking of aesthetics in natural contexts, has explored aesthetics of rupture, with theoretical work on 'sociopolitical aesthetics of noise and art'. Now, this work reflects on an ecological thinking of creative practice and aesthetic relationships within natural human and nonhuman contexts. Within this subject, he recently had an article ("Towards a Rewilding of the Ear") published by Organized Sound journal.
highlights_↓
o morto - lila (discrepant 2024)
o morto - dans la gorge d'un monstre (discrepant 2023) / ifrits habitent (sucata tapes 2023)
Nominated for Best Field Sound Recordist shortlist on the first Sound of the Year Awards prize (2020)
O Morto live set @ Keroxen in Santa Cruz, Tenerife (6.12.20)
Banha da Cobra live set @ Keroxen in Santa Cruz, Tenerife (6.12.21)
O Morto -— The Forest, the People and the Spirits featured at AUDIOSPHERE: SocialExperiment Audio: Pre-and Post-Internet — Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid — curated by Francisco López CLICK HERE FOR CATALOGUE