about
FERRAN FAGES (1974, Barcelona, Catalunya)
Improviser and composer.
He plays guitar, amplifiers, radios, resonant objects, acoustic turntable and electronics: “feedback mixing board”, pick-ups and oscillators.
He was member of the collective IBA col·lectiu d'improvisació from 1999 to 2006.
Besides his projects, he is collaborating with various musicians, among them with Joan Saura, Christopher Williams, Martin Küchen, Will Guthrie, Jean-Philippe Gross and Pascal Battus.
contact // mail [at] ferranfages [dot] net
He's currently involved in:
SOLO PROJECTS:
Acoustic turntable, Electronics and Solo guitar.
IN COLLABORATION:
A=B w. Lali Barrière
Cremaster w. Alfredo Costa Monteiro
Atolón w. Ruth Barberán and Alfredo Costa Monteiro
Ap’strophe w. Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga
Las Manos. Son dos w. Constanza Brncic
other projects not related with Improvised Music:
GRUS
octofònic per a granotes i sinusoïdals with Pure Data.
He has collaborated with:
Olga Mesa (1999), Carme Torrent (1999-2005), Constanza Brncic(2008-2009) and Merce Cunningham Dance Company(2009) |DANCE|
Adolf Alcañiz |VIDEO ART|
Cristina Casanova |THEATRE| piece "Paisatges en 18 escenes"
Since 2000 he has toured and played around:
Catalunya, Euskadi, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Txech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, England, Greece, Ireland, Quebec, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay and Japan.
Festivals and venues:
Nits de la Fundació Miró, CCCB, Auditori Macba, Caja Madrid, Hangar, Sónar, OFFF , Phonos, LEM, ciclo HUM |BARCELONA|, Centre d'Art La Panera |LLEIDA|, Remor |GIRONA|, Cruce, Experimenta, Auditorio Nacional Reina Sofia and La Casa Encendida |MADRID|, Ertz |BERA|, Observatori |VALENCIA|, Confluencias |HUELVA|, Arteleku |DONOSTI|, Sonicscope |LISBON|, Sound 323 and LMC festival |LONDON|, Music Lover’s Field Companion 2007 |NEWCASTLE|, I and E |DUBLIN|, Instants Chavirés and Les Voutes |PARIS|, Festival Densités |FRESNES-EN-WOËVRE, FRANCE|, Sonorités |MONTPELLIER|, Le 102 |GRENOBLE|, Cave 12 |GENEVA|, Dock 11 |BERLIN|, Musica Genera |SZCZEZIN|, DNK |AMSTERDAM|, Worm |ROTTERDAM|, A4 |BRATISLAVA|, Off-site |TOKYO|...
Ferran Fages Acoustic Guitar Argentina 2008
after waking up
Ferran Fages Acoustic Turntable CCCB Barcelona 2009
Ferran Fages Acoustic Turntable Huesca 2009