It is done! It is out! And it is a small miracle that you can hold it in your hands! Today marks the official release of my new album " Don’t Look At Me ". It has been a wild ride: from building novel robots in South Korea to recording in Berlin churches, and surviving the bankruptcy of our vinyl pressing plant. You can listen to it here STREAMING or Bandcamp VIDEO A Robot That DISLIKES Attention…
In the midst of increasingly turbulent times, I find myself returning to quieter gestures. Hard Times – Soft Sounds (Seashell) is one such gesture, a sound sculpture rooted in fragility, technoid intimacy, and mechanical stillness. At its core, the work is disarmingly simple: a seashell, partially filled with water, slowly turned by a miniature motor. As the shell moves, it produces delicate…
5 June 2024 Dresden, Germany — Renowned artist and musician Moritz Simon Geist is set to make his Australian debut, showcasing his works "Don't Look at Me" and "Tripods One." Known for his innovative fusion of robotics, AI, electronic music, and avant-garde performance art, Geist will present his installations and performances at the prestigious International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) in…
Hello Everyone! A lot of people ask: Moritz, we don't see you much in real life - what the heck are you doing all the time? NEW MATERIAL After my team and I spent the pandemic in our workshop and doing corporate projects, I am now finally working on new music material and performance! Here, I mainly compose with my musical robot instrument " VIBRATIONS ": a futuristic, deconstructed sound robot…
In the last year I have been building a lot of techno robots. But about two years ago I went on a quest to build my first full-blown tonal instrument! I decided it should be a VIBRAPHONE, this classic jazz instrument. After a complicated and joyful ride with many technical and acoustic "challenges" I finally presented a working prototype at the Werkleitz Festival Halle and I am so glad that it all…
It really is happening! I am touring Europe with a bunch of different events and while compiling this list, I couldn't be more excited! 22. Aug // Dresden // HOLE OF FAME HARD TIMES SOFT SOUNDS with my dear friend Dominic Kiesling 24. Aug - 03 Sept // ONLINE // MUTEK FORUM 05. Sept // Berlin // Selbstgebaute Musik Festival @selbstgebaute_musik 08. - 12. Sept // Linz // ARS ELECTRONICA: VIBRATIONS…
I’m over the top excited to be part of this years GitHub Universe conference! On 8th December at 21.30 CET I am playing a LECTURE TALK SHOW in the new play channel format.
In my new video its all around how to find ideas and why you get lucky if you put in the work!
As you might know by know I am building a Robotic Vibraphone! In this new episode I talk about DESIGN. ..
I am building a Robotic Vibraphone! VIBRATIONS will be a futuristic music automat that can be played live via MIDI, and that creates all sounds with solenoids and motors on a custom made vibraphone.
Last week we escaped from Germany to set up a new interactive music robot at the Leonardo da Vinci Science Museums in Milano. It will be part of the future inventors exhibition in Milano starting in September.
Three Months ago I today played my last concert in front of humans. I did not know it should be my last one for the next months. For the concert at Philharmonie de Paris I prepared a special set with new glass-robots …
The spaceship has landed!We transfered all of our robots to the objekt klein a / Dresden for a broadcasted yesterday on ARTE Concerts / United We Stream and for all eternity on YouTube.
I have dedicated my whole artistic life developing music robots for nearly 10 years now, and I sometimes also talk about it. A few weeks ago, Julian Adenauer and Jasmin Grimm invited me for a talk at the arts lab / hub.berlin, and here is a recording of my talk. In this 1 hour session
Dear Humans and Robots!I am super excited to be on tour again this april and may. As a lot requested I will play some single shows, and I am so much looking forward to have a chat and a beer with you all (and maybe some vodaka, who knows?)26. April, Salzburg, Roter Salon /w joasih..
A few weeks ago, we attended the South by South West festival in Austin, Texas and I want to share some thoughts on that.In the beginning I was pretty unsure, as the costs, the general effort and the CO …
"Dresden and Berlin-based beatmaker Moritz Simon Geist is a step ahead of his peers when it comes to a live show, as he proved during SXSW over multiple engagements to anyone lucky enough to have …
" The soundtrack, though, was (..) more like the terse, clattering schematic of Kraftwerk’s “Pocket Calculator” set to the insistent propulsion of Neu. (...) This is that rare electronic dance music that needs to be seen to be believed, as close as possible. " Rolling Stone “When he plays a techno show, Moritz Simon Geist doesn't reach for a laptop. Instead, he calls on his army of sonic robots—a…
My latest Digital-Only EP " Speculative Machine " is available at Spotify , iTunes and Co. as of now! It contains three unreleased tracks and one remix by my favorite french producer STRAPONTIN. The Tracks were recorded during the sessions for my LP "Robotic Electronic Music" . Especially the Tracks "Maschyn", "The Tunnel" and "Used Future Objects" were dancefloor oriented and did not quite fit in…
Hello SXSW! I will contribute with whooping 8 events to the annual worlds biggest showcase festival in Austin, Texas. This includs a robot showcase at the official SXSW opening party, a showcase at the SXSW Interactive Awards 2019 and a talk at the official SXSW conference about "The future of music making". With robots, obviously. See you in Austin! Date Time Show & Location Location Sat 9th 10am…