Soft Control Residency: C-drik aka Kirdec

After the conclusion of the open call for residency programme within project Soft Control, Association for Culture and Education KIBLA chose two international artists, who will also present their work at Festival Kiblix.

C-drík aka Kirdec (BE/DE) begun to study declamation, orchestral drums and music theory in 1985, started to compose music in 1989 in the project Crno Klank. Later on he studied electro-acoustic/acousmatic music at the conservatory of Mons, Belgium. He currently produces different music genres ranging from electro-acoustic music to minimal wave, digital punk to industrial, dark ambient to electronica, etc. He is the owner of Syrphe, a label partly dedicated to alternative electronic and experimental music from Africa and Asia.

Cedrik Fermont is an academically educated musician and composer who embarked on the path of experimental sound (noise) right after finishing his studies. His solo and collaborative performances include sound projects in the genres of experimental, industrial, noise and ambient music. He has worked alongside musicians like Mick Harris, Mark Spybey, Yan Jun, Aluviana, Goh Lee Kwang, Contagious Orgasm, Itta, Pei, Le Diktat, Naofumi Ishimaru, Alok, David Thrussell, Error (2), Choi Joonyong, Lau Mun Leng, Hùng Nguyễn Mạnh and many others, mostly from Asia. He is founder of Syrphe Records. During his extensive world tour he has met artists and creators from around the globe. Syrphe has published numerous albums featuring performers from African, Middle East and Asian countries such as Iran, Tunisia, Algeria, Singapore, China etc. http://www.minipimer.tv/