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| Robert Henke | |
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 Robert Henke | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Monolake |
| Origin | Munich, Germany |
| Genres | Electronic music |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Imbalance Computer Music |
| Website | www |
Robert B. Henke (born 1969) is a German computer music artist working in the fields of audiovisual installation, music and performance. He was born in Munich, Germany, and lives in Berlin.
Coming from an engineering background, Henke is fascinated by the beauty of technical objects. Developing his own instruments and algorithms is an integral part of his creative process. His materials are computer generated sound and images, field recordings, photography and light; transformed, re-arranged and modulated by mathematical rules, real time interaction and controlled random operations. Many of his works use multiple channels of audio or are specifically conceived for unique locations and their individual properties. For the past few years, he has been exploring the artistic usage of high power lasers in his installations and performances.
Robert Henke is also a co-creator of the music software Ableton Live, with Gerhard Behles.
Since 1995 he has produced electronic music under the name Monolake, which he founded in collaboration with Gerhard Behles.
He writes and lectures about sound and the creative use of computers at the Berlin University of the Arts, the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University, and the Studio National des Arts Contemporains - Le Fresnoy in Lille, France.
His installations, performances and concerts have been presented at the Tate Modern London, the Centre Pompidou Paris, Le Lieu Unique Nantes, PS-1 New York, MUDAM Luxembourg, MAK Vienna, the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin.
Selected installations
- Fountain Scan
- Cos/Sin
- Destructive Observation Field
- Werk III
- Fragile Territories
- Ritual
- Phosphor
- Works for Wave Field Synthesis
- Fundamental Forces
Selected performances
- CBM 8032 AV
- Deep Web
- Lumiere II
- Destructive Observation Field
- Monolake Live Surround
- Intersection
- Atlantic Waves
Selected albums
- Monolake - Studio (2024)
- Monolake - Archaeopteryx (2020)
- Monolake - VSLI (2016)
- Monolake - Ghosts (2012)
- Monolake - Silence (2009)
- Robert Henke - Indigo_Transform (2009)
- Robert Henke - Atom/Document (2008)
- Robert Henke - Layering Buddha (2006)
- Monolake - Plumbicon Versions (2006)
- Monolake - Polygon Cities (2005)
- Robert Henke - Signal To Noise (2004)
- Monolake - Momentum (2003)
- Monolake - Cinemascope (2001)
- Monolake - Gravity (2000)
- Monolake - Gobi. The Desert EP (1999)
- Monolake - Interstate (1998)
- Monolake - Floating.Point (1997)
- Monolake - Hongkong (1997)
- Robert Henke - Piercing Music (1994)
References
- Shaw, Dan (18 February 2020). "Ableton Live: taking the DAW from the studio to the stage". HappyMag. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
From the minds of Gerhard Behles and Robert Henke came a platform that would transform the nature of live performance for electronic artists.
- "Gerhard Behles and Robert Henke on Ableton". www.roberthenke.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- "Listen to a discussion with Monolake from Unsound New York 2012". Wire. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Robert Henke Fountain Scan". www.roberthenke.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- "Robert Henke Cos/Sin". www.roberthenke.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- "Robert Henke Destructive Observation Field". www.roberthenke.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- "Robert Henke Fragile Territories". www.roberthenke.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Robert Henke Discography
- Monolake Discography
- Mark J. Butler (ed.), Electronica, Dance and Club Music, Farnham: Ashgate, 2012.