ArtistInfo

Marcelo Aguirre

voc, perc, dr,
Singer of Rock and Electronic

Born in the Argentine Northwest, did his first stints in the late 80's fronting post-punk/ no-wave/new wave and metal bands on vocals. Moved to Buenos Aires in the 90's where he formed part of the core of a publishing group, writing about experimental, progressive and outsider music and releasing the Esculpiendo Milagros magazine. Since end of the 90's/ early 2000's relocated to Berlin/ Germany, adding drums to his solo performances that led to collaborative work in the areas of improvised, experimental music and instant composition. Among his peers: John Duncan, Z'EV, Peter Morrens, Michael Jon Fink, Chas Smith, Ulrich Krieger, Steffen Basho-Junghans, John Hegre, Bryan Lewis Saunders, Timo Van Luijk, Daniel Varela, José Marchi, Mattin, Hans W. Koch, Anna Barth, Joachim Montessuis, Jérôme Poret, Chaos Echoes. Festivals and institutions that have presented his work (solo, collaborative and otherwise) include: Fylkingen (Stockholm, Sweden), Club Transmediale (Berlin, Germany), Long Arms (Moscow, Russia), Apositsia III (Saint Petersburg, Russia), Podewil (Berlin, Germany), CalArts (California, USA), Espozice Nové Hudby (Brno, Czech Republic), Instants Chavirés (Paris, France), NWEAMO (Berlin, Germany), Voorkamer (Lier, Belgium), Tesla (Berlin, Germany), Künstlerhaus Dortmund (Dortmund, Germany), t-u-b-e (Munich, Germany), reihe M (Köln, Germany), Edith-Russ-Haus (Oldenburg, Germany), Festival de M.A.I. (Nice, France), Maerz Musik (Berlin, Germany), ausys stačios akys plačios (Lithuania), a.o., including three residencies with talks and workshops at the California Intitute of the Arts. Currently active in 30 Silver Coins (w/ Ustumalagam and Manoj Ramdas), Zé Biff (w/ Jens Brand), Early Death (death/thrash), Lightbringer (solo improv) and his main band, Evil Spirit, a metal entity influenced by horror film and imagery…

Instruments

• Vocals
• Percussion
• Drums

Genres

• Rock
• Electronic
• Classical

Plays With