Martin Heinze is a sound artist, composer and electronic musician working in the field of experimental electronic dance music and generative art.
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 writes and performs under artist names Martsman, Anthone and Bokeh (in collaboration with Katsunori Sawa) amongst others. His works have been published on numerous electronic music labels, such as Hidden Hawaii, Offshore, Hospital and his self-established The Weevil Neighbourhood, a creative outlet for music and media art.
His current practical research focus revolves around generative frameworks for Jungle and Drum & Bass as well as generative AI in real time audio/ neural audio synthesis. His works have been awarded at IRCAM’s Generative Music Prize and Swing By Young Art Award.
Heinze is presenting on shared human/AI and creative agency, most recently at Storytellers+Machines conference, hosted by SODA, Manchester and as guest lecturer at University of Arts and Design (HfG) Karlsruhe.
Bio
2024
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 and publications 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.