Franz Pomassl
Franz Pomassl (* 1966 in Eisenbergeramt ) is an Austrian sound artist, musician, DJ and label owner. His works can be assigned to the electronic music.
Life
Franz Pomassl studied from 1989 to 1991 with Arnulf Rainer painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and from 1991 to 1992 also at the Academy the technical basics of painting with Franz Graf. From 1991, he also studied electroacoustic and experimental music at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. 1995 was followed by a degree in New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and then in 1996 to study at the University Zokei.
As of 1992, presented Pomassl first exhibitions and intermedia projects, including silicone Planet and Time Based Bar (1992 ), Vienna Today ( 1993), Monitor 93 ( 1993), and simulation Room Mosaic Soundscape (1993).
As a musician, he experimented with the limits of auditory perception, in which he, the parameters of the musical instruments exceeds and explores the barriers of acoustic reception. Pomassl developed electro-acoustic devices and methods by which he especially focused on spatial- physical perceptions of the recipients. Among other things, he uses not audible to men infrasonische frequencies that can be perceived from the skin surface and the internal organs but.
1996 appeared on Craft Records with Skeleton 1, his first album as Pomassl. The second part of Skeleton 2 was released in 1997. According to a research visit to the earthquake simulation center in Tokyo Album Trail Error arose. The collaboration with Kodwo Eshun In 1999, the album Architectronics. Live, he presented his work as a DJ and live act, including Europe, North America and Japan.
Pomassl lives and works in Jaidhof and Vienna.