ANA HORVAT
Ana Horvat (1985., HR) – završila je studij elektroničke kompozicije na Muzičkoj akademiji u Zagrebu, u klasi prof. Zlatka Tanodija. Kompoziciju je učila i kod prof. Marka Ruždjaka i Srđana Dedića. Do sada je skladala glazbu za elektroniku, komorne sastave, solo instrumente, film, performanse i instalacije. Surađuje s umjetnicima različitih područja umjetnosti kao i s programerima, robotičarima, hakerima, DIY entuzijastima… Aktivni je član I’MM_ Media laba SC (http://immmedialab.wordpress.com/). Skladbe i projekti na kojima je sudjelovala predstavljeni su na koncertima, festivalima, izložbama, radionicama i tribinama u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu.
Ana Horvat (1985, CRO) – graduated Electronic Composition from the Academy of Music in Zagreb, in the class of prof. Zlatko Tanodi. She studied composition with prof. Marko Ruždjak and Srđan Dedić. So far she has composed music for electronics, chamber ensembles, solo instruments, film, performances and installations. She collaborates with artists from different fields of art, as well as with programmers, robotics engineers, hackers, DIY enthusiasts…She is an active member of the Student Centre’s l’MM_Media lab (http://immmedialab.wordpress.com/). Compositions and projects she participated in were presented at concerts, festivals, exhibitions, workshops and forums in Croatia and abroad.
Intervju
1. Od kud počinješ i kako?
Vjerojatno ne bih upisala glazbenu školu niti bih se danas bavila glazbom da nema jedne anegdote. Naime, još dok sam bila vrtićke dobi gledala sam na TV-u nekog pijanista kako svira. Nisam ga gledala radi njegovog sviranja, već me fascinirao odsjaj njegovih ruku u klaviru, no problem je bio što tada nisam shvaćala da je to odsjaj. Toliko me jako zaintrigiralo tko ili što je s druge strane klavira da sam krenula u potragu i eto završila u glazbenoj školi.
A na interes za elektroničku glazbu utjecao je prijatelj koji je vodio klub u mom gradu, a koji je u određenom periodu bio središte klupske scene. Tamo su dolazila mnoga svjetski poznata imena s klupske elektronske scene koje sam iz prve ruke mogla vidjeti kako rade i sav onaj dio iza stagea uz popodnevnu kavicu kada su guštali sebi za dušu. Bilo mi je jako zanimljivo promatrati ih kako rade na svojim uređajima i slušati koje se promjene događaju u zvuku. Istina da je sve krenulo od klubske glazbe, no kada sam došla u dodir s elektroničkom glazbom unutar klasične glazbe jednostavno to je bilo to, znala sam da je to glazba kojom se želim baviti.
2. Kojim putem ideš?
Još za vrijeme studija uvidjela sam koliko je veliko područje primjene elektroničke glazbe te da elektronička glazba doista omogućuje najrazličitija variranja i neprestano otvara nove mogućnosti unutar sebe i između drugih medija. Tako se u zadnje vrijeme moj rad ne bazira isključivo na glazbi, već se više bavim multimedijalnim projektima i to je smjer kojim trenutno idem. A ono što me posebno raduje su suradnje, ne samo s umjetnicima već i s ljudima drugih profesija (programerima, pedagozima, fizičarima…), jer suradnjama se mogu ostvariti puno zanimljiviji projekti, a meni je to ujedno izvrsna prilika da naučim više o drugim medijima.
3. Kuda želiš stići?
Ne opterećujem se previše što ću raditi nakon što završim s nekom skladbom/projektom i u kojem smjeru želim ići, jednostavno to dolazi spontano. Ne volim se ponavljati i uvijek gledam koristiti druga sredstva pri skladanju, što elektroakustička glazba i omogućuje. Upravo se tu krije čar skladanja elektroakustičke glazbe jer mi je zvuk osnovni gradivni element, a izvor zvuka mogu stano mijenjati – danas je to možda zvuk akustičkog instrumenta ili ljudskog glasa, sutra zvuk gužvanja ili trganja papira, preksutra neki sintetički zvuk… Tako sam stalno u potrazi za zanimljivim zvukovima za skladbe.
Interview
1. Where are you starting from and how?
I probably would not have enrolled in the music school if it hadn’t been for an anecdote. You see, when I was a little kid I watched this pianist playing on TV. I didn’t watch him because of his playing but because I was fascinated by the reflection of his hands in the piano. The problem was that back than I couldn’t recognize it was just a reflection. I was so intrigued by what or who was on the other side that I started my own quest and ended up in music school.
Concerning electronic music, I was mostly influenced by a friend who ran a club in my hometown, at the time a center of a club scene. Many world famous musicians played there and it was a chance from me to see at first-hand how they create music, and also the world behind the scenes when they would relax during the coffee time. It was an interesting experience to see them work on their machines and to listen the changes in the sounds they created. Club music started it all, it’s true, but when I got in touch with electronic music in the field of classical music, I knew it right away it was the music I’d like to create.
2. Which way are you going?
While I was studying I realized how vast is the field of using electronic music and how it enables a lot of different variations by creating new possibilities within itself and between other media. Lately, my work is not just music specific; I’ve started working and focusing on multimedia projects. And what I’m especially looking forward to are collaborations, not only with artist but with people of other professions (programmers, pedagogues, physicists…). Through collaborations you can create much more interesting projects and learn a lot about other media, too.
3. Where are you going to?
I never worry about what I will do after I finish a composition or a project, or which direction could be the best next choice, it all comes spontaneously. I don’t like to repeat myself and I always try to find new means when composing music and electro acoustic music is really grateful in that area. That is the place where the lure of composing electro acoustic music is hidden, because the sound is the starting element and the source of the sound can be changed frequently. Today it can be a sound of some acoustic instrument or the human voice; tomorrow it can be a sound of paper crumpling, day after that it can be some synthetic sound. I’m always trying to find new sounds for my compositions.
Na interes za elektroničku glazbu utjecao je prijatelj koji je vodio klub u mom gradu, a koji je u određenom periodu bio središte klupske scene. Tako su dolazila mnoga svjetski poznata imena s klupske elektronske scene koje sam iz prve ruke mogla vidjeti kako rade i sav onaj dio iza stagea uz popodnevnu kavicu kada su guštali sebi za dušu. Bilo mi je jako zanimljivo promatrati ih kako rade na svojim uređajima i slušati koje se promjene događaju u zvuku. Istina da je sve krenulo od klubske glazbe, no kada sam došla u dodir s elektroničkom glazbom unutar klasične glazbe jednostavno to je bilo to, znala sam da je to glazba kojom se želim baviti.
Concerning electronic music, I was mostly influenced by a friend who ran a club in my hometown, at the time a center of a club scene. Many world famous musicians played there and it was a chance from me to see at first-hand how they create music, and also the world behind the scenes when they would relax during the coffee time. It was an interesting experience to see them work on their machines and to listen the changes in the sounds they created. Club music started it all, it’s true, but when I got in touch with electronic music in the field of classical music, I knew it right away it was the music I’d like to create.
Ne opterećujem se previše što ću raditi nakon što završim s nekom skladbom/projektom i u kojem smjeru želim ići, jednostavno to dolazi spontano. Ne volim se ponavljati i uvijek gledam koristiti druga sredstva pri skladanju, što elektroakustička glazba i omogućuje. Upravo se tu krije čar skladanja elektroakustičke glazbe jer mi je zvuk osnovni gradivni element, a izvor zvuka mogu stano mijenjati – danas je to možda zvuk akustičkog instrumenta ili ljudskog glasa, sutra zvuk gužvanja ili trganja papira, preksutra neki sintetički zvuk… Tako sam stalno u potrazi za zanimljivim zvukovima za skladbe.
I never worry about what I will do after I finish a composition or a project, or which direction could be the best next choice, it all comes spontaneously. I don’t like to repeat myself and I always try to find new means when composing music and electro acoustic music is really grateful in that area. That is the place where the lure of composing electro acoustic music is hidden, because the sound is the starting element and the source of the sound can be changed frequently. Today it can be a sound of some acoustic instrument or the human voice; tomorrow it can be a sound of paper crumpling, day after that it can be some synthetic sound. I’m always trying to find new sounds for my compositions.
Kontakt: ana.durica@gmail.com
