Karlheinz Essl Jr.

Karlheinz Essl Jr. (born is an Austrian composer, sound artist, electronic performer, music curator, and composition professor. He is the eldest son of , an entrepreneur and art collector. Biography Essl was born in Vienna. His studies at the University of Music in Vienna included composition under Friedrich Cerha, electroacoustic music under Dieter Kaufmann, and double bass. At the University of Vienna he studied musicology and wrote his doctoral thesis on (1989). Essl’s formative years were marked by an early exposure to classical music theory, as well as an academic engagement with serialism and modern music technologies. His interest in blending traditional musical practices with new technologies led him to the field of electronic music, where he would develop a reputation for innovation and experimentation. From 1992 to 2016, he was the music curator of the in Klosterneuburg, near Vienna. Between 1995 and 2006, he taught algorithmic composition at the Studio for Advanced Music & Media Technology for the Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and Dance in Linz, Austria. Music Essl’s work with computers (with emphases on algorithmic composition and generative music)