current projects
QARIN WIKSTRÖM
Swedish singer,musician,composer and lyricist
Qarin Wikström has been an active part of the blossoming avant-garde and experimental music scenes in Copenhagen (Denmark) for over a decade, having released 17 albums so far, as main composer or co-writer, including recordings with diverse projects such as Q (solo project), Kostcirkeln, Shitney, Sekten, Orbit Stern & Q and reBell, to mention a few.
With a background in a broad spectre of genres as classical chamber music, pop, jazz, Swedish folklore and freely improvised music, Qarin’s musical vision comes through as a confession to all of it, blending the varying influences into a not yet specified genre.
QW is composing music for, and performing in, contemporary opera performances, and in theatre plays.
Member of the progressive Copenhagen independent record label, ILK music.
QW is a multiple winner and nominee of several Danish Music Awards, and recipient of the prestigious three-year grant from the Danish Arts Council in 2012.
QW has toured internationally in countries as Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Italy, Netherlands, France, Germany, US and Japan.
de Heney / Wikström
Nina de Heney and Qarin Wikström are both celebrated profiles on the Scandinavian experimental music scene. De Heney is well known for her solo performances and her collaboration with pianist Lisa Ullén. Wikström is active in many contexts, including in the trio Shitney, and her solo project Q. De Heney and Wikström started their collaboration in 2019, and they felt that their interaction was both sensitive and direct. Both have an uncompromising musicality, deep personal expressions, and together they have developed a responsive and sensitive interplay
Turcerova / Buchner / Wikström
Turcerova/Buchner/Wikström is a trio, that creates performatory soundscapes, utilizing everyday activities and objects.
Following their debut piece, "CHAIRS - The Art of Seating," from February, the trio is now ready to present their second creation.
This new piece, is focused on unfolding the plastic foil as an abundant source of sound and performance, offering an experience that is both abstract and naturalistic.
The trio aim to redefine the boundaries of sound and perception - where the familiar becomes extraordinary and the mundane becomes supernatural and invites the audience to immerse in a sensory experience.
Line up:
Michaela Turcerova - Plastic foil, objects and machines
Sarah Buchner - Plastic foil, objects and machines
Qarin Wikström - Plastic foil, objects and machines
Herman Müntzing / Qarin Wikström
Herman Müntzing has been treating electronic and acoustic devices since the late 1980s, Qarin Wikström since the 2000s. Individually they have released many albums, collaborating with Lisbeth Diers, Eugene Chadbourne, Catherine Jauniaux, Sten Sandell, Thurston Moore, Nina de Heney, Mats Gustafsson and Phil Minton, among others. They started performing together in 2014, but this is their first release as a duo.
The track Attract/Repel was featured on leading contemporary magazine The Wire´s, tapper 55
