Leo Hofmann wins Giga-Hertz Production Award
The Giga-Hertz Prizes for electronic music from SWR and the Center for Art and Media (ZKM) Karlsruhe, each endowed with 1000 euros, go to John Chowning and Francis Dhomont. HKB graduate Leo Hofmann receives a production prize worth 8000 euros.
Leo Hofmann, born in 1986, is a composer, performer and sound artist. He studied Contemporary Art Practice and Composition Théâtre musical at the Bern University of the Arts. Hofmann experiments with the formats of radio plays and concerts.
The other Giga-Hertz production prizes of 8,000 euros each go to Daniel Blinkhorn (* 1973, Sydney), Alexander Schubert (* 1979), Ying Wang (* 1976, Shanghai) and Roque Rivas (* 1975, Santiago, Chile).
