Martin Heinze is a sound artist, composer and electronic musician working in the field of experimental electronic dance music.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Media Arts, Art Theory and Media Sciences from the University of Arts and Design (HfG) Karlsruhe, Germany.
Heinze produces and performs under various artist names and aliases, including Martsman, Anthone and Bokeh (a collaboration with Katsunori Sawa). His works have been released on electronic music labels such as Hidden Hawaii/ Nullpunkt, Offshore Recordings, Alphacut or his self established The Weevil Neighbourhood, an independent outlet for music and media art.
One of Heinze’s practical research subjects revolves around algorithmic composition and generative frameworks for Jungle and Drum & Bass. His project Fibonacci Jungle received recognition at the Generative Music Prize 2024, hosted by IRCAM. In recent years, he has focused on developing compositional techniques using real-time neural audio models. Projects such as Saatgut Proxy investigate semi-generative improvisation practices in a setting of shared human/ AI agency.
Heinze has presented his work at various events and academic settings, most recently the ArtSearch symposium (ligeti zentrum, Hamburg), Storytellers+Machines conference (SODA, Manchester) or as a guest lecturer at University of Arts and Design (HfG) Karlsruhe.
Bio
2025
RAVE model challenge 2025 hosted by IRCAM, Paris: first place for Black Latents
2024
Saatgut Proxy. Lecture performance at ArtSearch symposium, ligeti zentrum, Hamburg
Presentation, panel participation at Storytellers+Machines 2024 conference. SODA, Manchester
Guest lecturer at University of Arts and Design (HfG) Karlsruhe
Generative Music Prize 2024 hosted by IRCAM, Paris: second place for Fibonacci Jungle – a generative framework for Jungle and Drum & Bass
Latent Jamming lecture at University of Arts and Design (HfG) Karlsruhe , University for Music (HfM), Karlsruhe w/ University of Bayreuth
2023
SwingBy young art award 2023 hosted by Poolhaus Blankenese, Hamburg: second place for Animalis Prismatis
Since 2019
Artistic research focus on generative AI in audio (RAVE, vschaos2, MSPrior) and generative electronic dance music, algorithmic Jungle/ Drum & Bass
2018-2023
Artistic collaboration with IRIS-A-MAZ (Iris Holstein, Matthias Hederer), e.g. on joint venture media art installation Animalis Prismatis (on display at multiple venues since 2020).
Since 2010
A&R, creative management The Weevil Neighbourhood, a creative outlet and label for electronic music and media art
Since 2005
Releases, publication and performances under artist aliases Martsman, Anthone, Bokeh (with Katsunori Sawa)
2003-2010
Studies at University of Arts and Design (HfG) Karlsruhe, Humboldt University Berlin, University Heidelberg. Master’s Degree in Media Arts, Art Theory and Media Sciences.
Collaborative projects with Centre for Media Arts and Design (ZKM) and Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) on artistic utilization of location-based services.