Peter Kirn^US/DE

Peter Kirn is a composer, journalist, producer/DJ, and media artist of Lebanese-American

descent born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. His music has spanned work in AI, spatial audio,

concert music, work for modern dance and fashion, and club music, including releases on

FLASH Recordings, TRAPEZ, Kotä, Dark Carousel, Feral Note, Wunderblock, Instruments of

Discipline, and his own Establishment. Recent live and DJ appearances have included Kantine

am Berghain, Irtijal Festival and Ballroom Blitz in Beirut, Superbooth Berlin, AVA Club, and

Tresor.

He has been active in building open platforms for artistic experimentation, including initiating the

MusicMakers Hacklab performance laboratory and Inputs at CTM Festival, and diverse

collaborations including with SONAR+D, TED, GAMMA, 4DSOUND, and the European Space

Agency. He has worked with MUTEK on labs and hacklabs in Mexico City, Montreal, and Tokyo.

Kirn studied music composition at The City University of New York, where he co-founded the

Graduate Center Contemporary Ensemble; his principal teacher was composer Tania León.