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Bianca Loffreda is an Italian composer with a classical background. She graduated in Composition from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and she also studied at the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Paris. She further honed her skills by studying with renowned composers and participating in numerous masterclasses. Her work spans various genres, writing chamber, symphonic, and electronic music with particular attention to the relationship between music and poetry. Her works have been performed in Italy and abroad in important institutions. She also composes for film, dance and visual arts.

Ferdinand Kavall is a composer and performer of contemporary immersive music based in Berlin and the Black Forest, whose music emerges from an interplay of instrumental performance, electronic processing and spatial sound choreography. He specializes in custom-built string instruments to create his three-dimensional music. His acclaimed immersive live performance “Spatial Guitar” has been performed internationally and released as an album [‘Inmitten’] on the Berlin label “Neue Meister”.

Mariam Gviniashvili is a composer and sound artist working at the intersection of electroacoustic music, 3D sound and multimedia performance. Her works explore the physical and emotional dimensions of sound and space, often integrating visual elements and live performances to create immersive experiences. Gviniashvili's work has been presented at festivals, venues, and radio programs worldwide, including HELLERAU | ZKM, INA GRM, Ars Electronica, EMPAC, New York Electroacoustic Music Festival, and The Cube at Virginia Tech.

Oliv Oliv (Olivier Terpstra) is a composer, producer and sound artist working at the intersection of synthesis, acoustic instrumentation and storytelling. With a background in film studies (University of Amsterdam) and a master's degree in sound design (HKU Utrecht), he explores immersive spatial audio environments. His debut album Tehran Mountains (Uncloud Editions, 2025) is a cross-cultural collaboration with Iranian artist Meshkat Talebi. Oliv Oliv has performed at Dutch Modular Fest, Paradiso and Uncloud Festival and is part of the Popronde 2025 tour and Spatial Audio Network Europe.

Pierce Warnecke is a multidisciplinary digital artist working at the intersection of experimental music, digital art, and video art. His performances, concerts, and installations have been presented at Rewire, Mutek, GRM, ZKM, CTM, Sonic Acts, SXSW, and the Martin Gropius Bau, among others. Since 2011, he has co-curated the label and festival emittermicro in Berlin, and since 2020 the Le Signal Festival in France. From 2015 to 2020, he was a professor in the Master’s program in Music/ Production/ Technology at Berklee Valencia. 

Shasha Chen is a composer, multimedia artist, and performer from China, currently based in the United States. She has participated in festivals, concerts, and exhibitions across the US, Canada, Europe, and China, and has collaborated with ensembles such as Talea Ensemble, loadbang, International Contemporary Ensemble, LIGAMENT, Ensemble Phoenix Basel, Ensemble Musikfabrik, and Ensemble NEKO3. In her work, she employs compositional, interdisciplinary, and collaborative approaches within the framework of “conceptual (new) music theater,” a form she continuously develops to address socio-political themes such as identity, gender, and violence.

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