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George Rahi (b 1987) is a composer and sound artist based in Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish territories. He uses self-created and altered instruments as a method of exploring the intersections between acoustic and digital technologies, modes of listening, and spatial and architectural thinking. His work includes large-scale installations, compositions for pipe organ, solo & ensemble performance, and works for radio, theatre and public spaces. He has presented throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He holds an MFA from Simon Fraser University and is the recipient of the 2018 R. Murray Schafer Soundscape award. In 2019 he began a year-long mentorship with sound artist and kinetic sculptor Trimpin.
UPCOMING EVENTS
12/12/2020 Exhibition at Seeing Sound, Bath, United Kingdom
10/03/2020 Installation and Performance with Vancouver New Music, Canada
08/01/2020 Installation at Wonderment, Garden City Electronic Music Society, Victoria, Canada
02/01/2020 Performance at Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Köln, Germany
11/01/2019 Artist Talk and Performance at Modulus Festival, Music on Main, Vancouver
09/23/2019 Guest Composer in Residence at EMS (Elektronmusik Studion), Stockholm, Sweden
09/01/2019 Installation at IN VITRØ: Artificial Sonification, Matera, Italy
07/08/2019 Sonologues at Vancouver Public Library, Redshift Music Society, Canada
05/25/2019 Performance at Regenerative Feedback WORM, Rotterdam, Netherlands
04/21/2019 Installation at Fusebox Festival, Austin, United States
01/27/2019 Performance at Jogjakarta Noise Festival, Indonesia
11/24/2018 Artist Talk at Sound Thinking, Surrey Art Gallery, Canada
11/23/2018 Performance at the Pacific Spirit United Church, Vancouver, Canada
10/12/2018 Performance & Sound Installation at SPEKTRUM (with Tristan Perich + Lesley Flanigan), Berlin
10/05/2018 Installation at Global Composition, Darmstadt, Germany
