Students and dedicated students of Iceland University of the Arts make a big splash in Icelandic music life.
It can be seen, among other things, on the agenda Iceland Airwaves, which will take place in Reykjavík 4 - November 8. Over 100 artists will perform on seven stages on the festival's main program.
LHÍ students come from different backgrounds and deal with a variety of music, from indie pop and electronic music to experimental music. The British music medium The Line of Best Fit has recently discussed some of them and Icelandic music.
Andervel: From Mexico to the Free Church
José Luis Anderson appears under the stage name Andervel. He is from Querétaro, Mexico and came to Iceland to pursue master's studies in New Audiences and Innovative Practice, NAIP, at department of music LHÍ and also studied composition at the school In an interview with The Line of Best Fit, he says that among the things that drew him to Iceland was the opportunity to take the time and space to develop as an artist.
Andervel's first album, Ironclad and Palm Trees, carries influences from different cultures. Three of the album's seven songs are sung in Icelandic and draw inspiration from Hulda and Jóhann Sigurjónsson's poems.
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A new generation on stage
The Line of Best Fit recently introduced fifteen artists and bands from the Icelandic music scene who perform at Iceland Airwaves for the first time under their current name. Their music spans, among other things, pop, folk music, electronic music and experimental music.
The group includes a number of current students and LHÍ loyal students. Among them are Erla Hlín Guðmundsdóttir Jörgensen and Baldur Skúlason Amor Vincit Omnia, Bjarni Daníel Þorvaldsson, Sævar Helgi Jóhannsson, Kári Hrafn Guðmundsson in Marsibil and Jón Logi Pálmason and Ásgeir Kjartansson in BKPM.
Spider Network: experimental music in focus
The Experimental Music Group Spider Network is a good example of what is created around the school The group has its roots in part Sharpening and NAIP.
It includes both current and LHÍ students. Among them are students Eva Yuki Mik and Oscar Brillet, tónlistardeildar loyal students Ronja Jóhannsdóttir, Konrad Stanislaw Groen and Masaya Ozaki, and Iuliia Vasileva, a current student of art.
Spider Network releases music, hosts events, and is a creative support network for artists, and has attracted attention for its experimental approach The group hosts concerts, performances, and other events where experimentation and collaboration are paramount. The Line of Best Fit discussed in detail the Spider Network in September and about the group's place in Reykjavík's experimental music scene In August, the group performed at Bjarkar's Echolalia Festival, among other things, when a solar eclipse passed.
Space to find your own voice
In LHÍ's department of music, we emphasize that intuition and curiosity are the driving force of creativity The program aims to promote students' independence, increase their knowledge and skills, and prepare them for diverse careers in music. Emphasis on independent work practices, creative thinking, and interdisciplinary collaboration is also a rich part of the faculty's teaching strategy.
The courses Compositions (B.A. and MA), Music Innovation Techn B.Mus (TNT) and New Audiences and Innovative Practice - NAIP M.Mus reflect this one width. Í the composition program developmenta nemendur eigin lisgreen voice og toneköpun. TNT er i guessað that itake fjölbreyttabout thatrfum nowimatoneistarfólks and í NAIP er ahissla laid á nhadskmonkeyndi and þverfagleg wintricks.
The results can be heard in many parts of the Icelandic music scene and, among other things, in the fields of Iceland Airwaves.