english deutsch Multi-instrumentalist (Saxophones, Flutes, Keyboard, Piano, Organ, computerbased applications), curator and composer Boris Hauf was born 1974 in London. His Bands include Owl & Mack, Vienna improv quintet efzeg, Classic-Rock-Drone-Trio The Understated Brown (aka TUB) the free jazz quartet Taste of Hammers. He composes music and performes live with performance artists, ensembles, soloists and video artists at clubs, festivals, radio & tv world wide. Since 1998 Boris Hauf has a close working relationship with the local music and art scene of Chicago. 2007 he initiated and curates the annual festival Chicago Sound Map. 2009 he started the afternoon concert series Play Date (Berlin). He has recorded more than 30 releases and tours worldwide as solo artist and with bands. Releases include: * Hangin' out in between (for multi tracked saxophone solo) [mikroton] * White Dog (film music by Boris Hauf, Goatisland/Lucy Cash: A Last, A Quartet - played by Owl & Mack) * Ab[end] BulBul+Hauf [three four records] * Chicago Sound Map - [kuronekomusic] * Hauf/Rennert - doomsdays [Hammerrecords] * efzeg - krom [hathut] * Bruckmann/Dafeldecker/Hauf - wane [formed records] * Tv Pow + Hauf - Busking for Gasmoney [top40.org] * Boris Hauf - Clark [sijis] * Lozenge - undone [sickroom records] * Boris Hauf - Soft Left onto Westland [mosz] Compositions and Performances include: * Litó Walkey: The Missing Dance No.7; wings raised to a second power; Like that, Like this * Martin Nachbar: -iller; looking for johnny; Incidental Journey; Repeater; Choreographic Things, Dancing 3; * Zoe Knights: Drama Queen * Super!Power! - the Rock Opera (with The Understated Brown * Vera Mantero: Until the moment when God is destroyed by the extreme exercise of beauty; Une Etre Ici Plein * Benoit Lachambre: Not to know * Franz Poelstra/Robert Steijn: Tarzan, the Vienna experience * Paz Rojo: This Body doens't have a title yet * Sabina Holzer: dreamcracker Continuous collaboration with visual artist Nadia Lauro. For several years BH was on the programming team of LLOOPP - an audio/video software written in MAX/MSP. He stopped when he started losing time and sleep over which fader should be pink and which yellow instead of making music. BH pays rent in Berlin, Germany. deutsch Multi-instrumentalist (Saxophone, Flöten, Keyboards, Klavier, Orgel, computer Applicationen), Kurator und Komponist Boris Hauf wurde 1974 in London geboren. Er ist Gründer der bands Owl & Mack und efzeg und Gründungmitglied des Classic-Rock-Drone-Trios The Understated Brown (aka TUB) und dem free jazz Quartett Taste of Hammers. Er komponiert für Performance Künster, Ensembles, Solisten, Video-künster, Film, Radio, TV und Festivals und reist als Konzertmusiker (als Solist und in Ensembles) weltweit. BH hat 2006 das jährliche Kompositionsfestival Chicago Sound Map initiiert und kuratiert es seit dem. 2009 initiierte er die Nachmittags Konzert Reihe Play Date und kuratiert diese gemeinsam mit dem Veranstalter ausland Berlin. Über 30 Veröffentlichungen auf Vinyl, CD, DVD, Vhs und mp3. Ausschnitt: * Hangin' out in between (for multi tracked saxophone solo) [mikroton] * White Dog (film music by Boris Hauf, Goatisland/Lucy Cash: A Last, A Quartet - played by Owl & Mack) * Ab[end] BulBul+Hauf [three four records] * Chicago Sound Map - [kuronekomusic] * Hauf/Rennert - doomsdays [Hammerrecords] * efzeg - krom [hathut] * Bruckmann/Dafeldecker/Hauf - wane [formed records] * Tv Pow + Hauf - Busking for Gasmoney [top40.org] * Boris Hauf - Clark [sijis] * Lozenge - undone [sickroom records] * Boris Hauf - Soft Left onto Westland [mosz] Kompositionen/Performances (Ausschnitt): * Litó Walkey: The Missing Dance No.7; wings raised to a second power; Like that, Like this * Martin Nachbar: -iller; looking for johnny; Incidental Journey; Repeater; Choreographic Things, Dancing 3; * Zoe Knights: Drama Queen * Super!Power! - the Rock Opera (with The Understated Brown * Vera Mantero: Until the moment when God is destroyed by the extreme exercise of beauty; Une Etre Ici Plein * Benoit Lachambre: Not to know * Franz Poelstra/Robert Steijn: Tarzan, the Vienna experience * Paz Rojo: This Body doens't have a title yet * Sabina Holzer: dreamcracker Langjährige Zusammenarbeit mit der visuellen Künsterin Nadia Lauro. BH war einige Jahre im programming team von LLOOPP - eine audio/visuelle software. BH zahlt Miete in Berlin.