Bio


Gustavo Chab Argentina-Spain (b. Buenos Aires, 1964)

His musical training is broad and varied, as are his artistic interests. In the musical field, he can mention his studies with Daniel Montes, with whom he acquired his musical knowledge.

In 1993, he worked as a guest at the LIPM (Musical Research and Production Laboratory in Buenos Aires), where he composed his first electronic piece, specializing in electroacoustic composition techniques.

His compositions include instrumental, acousmatic, and electroacoustic works, as well as performances and musical theater pieces. He frequently explores the spatialization of sound using mixed media and computer-generated sounds.

His compositions have been performed at numerous festivals and has received, among other awards:

Exhibitronic Prize 2018/International Festival of Sound Arts (Strasbourg, France); First Prize of the FNA /Juan Carlos Paz (Buenos Aires, Argentina); an honorable Mention of the concours International de musique multipiste immersive de Montréal (AKOUSMAtique 2022); a special Mention of the Municipality of Buenos Aires (1995), (2014/2015) and an honorable Prize-Residence of the International Competition of Electroacoustic Music GMEB (Bourges-France, 1993) /Artist in Residence CCMIX, Center for the Composition of Music Iannis Xenakis (France).



Latest events: 
Event chroma blau -chromoson ensemble for contemporary music- (ASTRA Brixen 2025), The Vibraphone Project (call for score winners selection 2024-25-VibeFest and competition_winner showcase concert-Kutztown, Pennsylvania), Daegu International Computer Music Festival (selection 2024), Muslab International Electroacoustic Music Exhibition at the Prometeo Theater in Quito-Ecuador (selection 2024), Espacios Sonoros (selection 2024), Festival MUSLAB 2024 (selection 2024), La Hora Acusmática (selection 2024), Cervantes Electroacústico-Festival International 2024 (selection 2024), Multichannel music library_Indream (2024), Radiophrenia 2023/2025 broadcasts across Glascow on 87.9 FM (selection 2023), Electroacoustic Spring-Department of Music Technology & Acoustics (HMU 2023), CIME 2023 (finalists with the piece Flutervoice II, for flute and electronics),
Espaces Multiples #4 MdH Centre-Ville (2023), Bernaola_Zikloa (AKUSMA 2023), FESTIVAL OF IMMERSIVE DIGITAL MUSIC (AKOUSMAtique competition 2022), Ciclo de Conferencias y Conciertos Didácticos (MUSLAB 2022), NYCEMF New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (selection 2022-2023), ICMC International Computer Music Conference hosted by the University of Limerick, Ireland (selection 2022), MediSouP (selection 2022), Radiophrenia (2022), UNDAE Podcast (2022), La Hora Acusmática (selection 2022), Concierto virtual IV_Universidad de Córdoba (2021), Concertzender.nl/electronic_frequencies_(2020), Selected by BabelScores Reading Panel (2020) for be part of the BabelScores Catalogue, ICMC (selection 2020_Rescheduled to 2021), Cooperación Española Cultura/México (evento 2020), Festival Muslab (selection 2020), Festival Futura/Parallel Worlds (2019), The EviMus Festival and the KuBa - Electroacoustic and Visual Music (selection 2019-20), 4ème cérémonie du prix Exhibitronic/Bruxelles (2019), TEKN[ø]s CCK (2019), Festival International Atemporánea (selection 2022/2019-20_Reschedule to 2021), ICMC-NYCEMF/International Computer Music Conference and New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (selection 2019), Diffrazioni Firenze Multimedia Festival/Le Murate Progetti (selection 2019), Sound / Image Colloquium-University of Greenwich (selection 2018), The EviMus Festival and the KuBa - Electroacoustic and Visual Music (selection 2018), Exhibitronic 2018/The International Festival of Sound Arts (winner of the open call: Immersion-Strasbourg, France), Artist in Residence at EMS Elektronmusikstudion (2018), Human kind project (selection 2018), NYCEMF New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (selection 2018), SADAIC Concert in Buenos Aires (2018), EKN[ø]5 Electroacoustic Group of Buenos Aires (2018-19), Electroacoustic Music Exhibition-Eléctroacustica del mundo: Argentina UNAM-Mexico (2018), International Festival of sound Arts Exhibitronic (2017), NYCEMF New york City Electroacoustic Music Festival (selection 2017), Festival Sonoridades Alternativas and Conjunto Vacío of Buenos Aires (2014-2017), Electronic Frequencies/Concertzender.nl (2016), GlassWorlds/GlassHomages (2014), NYCEMF New york City Electroacoustic Music Festival (selection 2016), Buenos Aires-Berlin/Sound Gallery de-Negative Horizont (2004), Gergesehen, Artist in Residence CCMIX-Les Ateliers Upic-CEMAMu-Center for Composition of Music Iannis Xenakis (France) (1993).

 Attended avant-garde seminars like Stockhausen courses kürten (workshop and lectures) (2011/13); The International Music Institute Darmstadt (IMD), Summer courses (Workshop and lectures) (2012).



Grants / Residencies / Awards


The vibraphone project (piece: Hatysa, for Vibraphone and electronics) Call for score winners 2024

Concours International de musique multipiste immersive de Montreal AKOUSMAtique 2022 (Mention piece: Sapphires, for 8 channels)

CIME 2023 (finalists piece: Flutervoice II, for flute and electronics)

International Festival of Sound Arts (Strasbourg-France)                                                                            Prize Exhibitronic 2018 (piece: Mixtures AB)

Creation Grant FNA (Fondo Nacional de las Artes) 2019
for the project: A awake, for clarinet, electronics and fixed media 
Buenos Aires / Argentina.

Composer in Residence laBut - (Festival Exhibitronic) 2019
Strasbourg / France.

Composer in Residence. EMS (Elektronmusikstudion, the centre for Swedish electroacoustic music) 2018
Stockholm / Sweden.



References 
Elektramusic
Ircam
Bandcamp
Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC)
 Soundcloud
Panorama de la Música Argentina, Compositores Nacidos Entre 1959 - 1964
Sonoridades Alternativas III
LIPM-Musical Production and Research Laboratory
Música Electroacústica en la Argentina I
Gustavo Chab  Argentina-España
Nació en la ciudad de Buenos Aires el 13 de Junio, 1964. Inició sus estudios musicales en el Conservatorio Nacional Juan Jose Castro. Estudió armonía, contrapunto y piano con Daniel Montes; Guitarra con Dolores Costoyas; Composición, análisis musical con Francisco Kropfl.
Fue miembro de la agrupación Otras Músicas de Buenos Aires y de la Federación Argentina de Música Electroacústica FARME. Trabajó como invitado en el LIPM, Laboratorio de Investigación y Producción Musical de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires donde realizó su primer pieza electroacústica en el año 1993.
Participó como becario en los Ateliers Upic: CCMIX, Center for the Composition of Music Iannis Xenakis (Francia). Entre otras distinciones cabe mencionar: Premio Exhibitronic (2018) Internacional Festival de Arte Sonoro (Strasbourg-Francia); Primer Premio Nacional Juan Carlos Paz (Buenos Aires-Argentina); Mención honorífica en el Concurso Internacional de música multipista de la ciudad de Montréal ( AKOUSMAtique 2022); Mención municipal de la ciudad de Buenos Aires (1995), (2014/2015); Premio Residencia (1993) en el XXI Concurso Internacional de Música Electroacústica GME, Francia.

 Realizó talleres de escritura con Diana Bellessi y seminarios de artes visuales con Monica Giron. Asistió también entre 1989 y 2002 a diversos seminarios dictados en el Laboratorio de Investigación y Producción Musical LIPM en el centro cultural recoleta C.C.C.B.A - Generación sonora por ordenadores - Csound; Acústica y Psicoacústica del sonido - Síntesis fundamentales - Música en tiempo real - Síntesis FM por John Chowning y en forma particular Max, con Francisco Colosanto. Fue becario del taller de composición Camping Musical Bariloche y del taller de Experimentación Escénica (2001) organizado por la Fundación Antorchas.

 Sus composiciones incluyen trabajos Instrumentales, Música Electrónica, Acusmática y Performances. Frecuentemente explora la espacialización del sonido, trabajando con sonidos electroacústicos, vocales e instrumentales.



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