Derek Holzer (USA 1972) is an audiovisual artist, media archaeologist, lecturer, and electronic instrument creator currently based in Stockholm after years of working in the Netherlands, Germany, and Finland. He has performed live, taught workshops and created scores of unique instruments and installations since 2002 across Europe, North and South America, and New Zealand. He is currently a PhD researcher in Sound and Music Computing at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, focusing on the recreation of historical sound synthesis technology.
Previous installations, performances, and workshops have taken place at Transmediale (DE), CTM Fest (DE), Piksel (NO), Tsonami Festival (CL), Instants Chavirés (FR), FACTO (MX), Norberg Festival (SE), UH Fest (HU), WORM (NL), Bent Festival (USA), Lab.30 Festival (DE), Almost Cinema (BE), NETMAGE Festival (IT), Mapping Festival (CH), Tesla (DE), WRO Biennale (PL), Arts+Communications (LV), Medienturm (AT), Le Festival Accès(s) (FR), LAK Festival for Nordic Sound Art (DK), De Paviljeons (NL), Art Center Nabi (KR), Govett-Brewster Gallery (NZ), Dutch Filmfestival (NL), European Media Arts Festival (DE), Seeing Sound (UK), Share Conference (SRB), FILE Festival (BR), and many others.
