Stefan Maier (b. 1990) is an artist and composer based in Vancouver, Canada — the unceded, traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. His installations, performances, writings, and compositions examine emergent and historical sound technologies as tools for speculation. Highlighting material instability and unruliness, his work explores the flows of sonic matter through sound systems, instruments, software, and bodies, to uncover minor histories, sonic fictions, and alternate modes of listening and authorship. Stefan works fluidly between experimental electronic music, multi-media installation, and contemporary classical music. His work has been presented by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (DE), INA-GRM (FR), National Music Centre (CA), Liquid Architecture (AU), Gaudeamus Muziekweek (NL), Ultima festival (NO), G(o)ng Tomorrow (DK), MONOM (DE), and Vancouver New Music (CA), among others. Stefan has composed works for Talea Ensemble (USA), ECM+ (CA), and Vicky Chow (US), among many others. His work as a sound designer has been presented internationally, with recent projects presented at Sterischer Herbst (AU), International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Vleeshal Center for Contemporary Art (NE), and GES-2 (RU). He has held residencies and fellowships at the Macdowell Colony (USA), NOTAM (NO), IAC Malmö (SE), and the Harvard Summer Composition Institute (USA). Stefan is a professor at the School for the Contemporary Art at Simon Fraser University.
stefanemaier@gmail.com