CV

Alisa Kobzar (*1989, Kherson(Ukraine)), composer, multimedia artist, sound director, teacher, video editing director and colorist, graduated from Kyiv National Music Academy (Ukraine) in 2014 (composition, instrumentation and musical informational technologies, prof. A.Roschenko and A.Zagaikevych). Since 2018 lives in Graz (Austria) and studies Computer music and Sound Art at the Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics - University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (with prof. G.Eckel) and works as research assistant in different art projects at the KUG.

She took part in different international composers’ masterclasses on instrumental, electronic, acousmatic music composition (prof. G.Staebler, S.Newsky, S.Pilyutikov, K.Baukholt, M.Smolka, Dm.Kurliandsky, J.Kreidler, Ph.Leroux, Fr.Filidei, J.Reis, A.Zagaikevych, A.Parmerud, M.Ozer, T.Gorbach, A. Vande Gorne etc.), festivals, workshops.

In 2016 she was the resident of SME (Studio of Electronic Music) Musical Academy in Krakow (Poland) (Gaude Polonia residence programme). Her music is performed in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Portugal, Italy, France, USA, Japan, Switzerland, Greece, UK, etc. Her compositions include multidisciplinary and interactive, multimedia art, electronic, electroacoustic, acousmatic, instrumental, chamber, symphonic music, installations and sound art .

Since 2019 together with Lisa Mc Guire (dance, choreography), Alisa (electronic music composition, multimedia art composition, HCI programming) founded the duo rotkäppchen, which regularly performs their interactive multimedia compositions in Austria and abroad.

The Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport Section IV - Arts and Culture has awarded Alisa Kobzar a State Scholarship for Composition 2024 .

Alisa is currently a member of IGNM (AT), ÖGZM (AT), mur.at (AT), Seven circles (AT), Voice of Culture NGO (UA), Creative Sensor NGO (UA), Association of Electronic Music (UA) and other associations/organisations.

Profile

  • composer
  • multimedia artist
  • interaction designer
  • programmer (sound, visuals, interdisciplinary)
  • game developer
  • motion capture technician/artist
  • sound director, assistant
  • video artist, filmmaker
  • video editing director, color grader
  • electronic music performer
  • teacher
  • sound designer
  • project curator, project manager

Fields of interest

  • Multimedia composition
  • Human-computer, human-to-human interaction for multimedia compositions
  • Shared multimedia instruments’ design
  • Programming (sound, visuals) for multimedia compositions
  • Game development for multimedia projects
  • Motion capturing for multimedia compositions
  • Machine learning and sound/multimedia composition

Work experience

Artistic (composer, multimedia and video artist)

You can find some of my artistic projects (commissioned, partially commissioned, freelance) on this website in the respective categories, as well via the linked cross-references.

Teaching

  • 2017-today : private lessons on electro-acoustic, acoustic, electronic composition, multimedia art, interaction design, game development, programming, piano, music theory.

  • 2017: YAMAHA-sponsored author’s course “Electronic music.Introduction” (Kyiv)

  • 2015-2019: intensive music training in professional summer music camps (Ukraine, Poland) - courses on composition, instrumentation, harmony, ear training, music theory and music history.

  • 2014-2017: courses on composition, instrumentation, ear training, music theory and music history at Kyiv Children’s Music School #8.

  • 2012-2017: courses on composition, instrumentation, music analysis as well as individual author’s courses on ear training, music theory and music history at Kyiv Children’s School of Arts #2 named after M.Verykivsky.

  • 2011-2015: courses on keyboard synthesiser, piano, composition at the Children’s Music School #12 (Kyiv).

  • 2009-2020: private lessons on ear training, music theory, harmony, music analysis, piano, keyboard synthesisers, composition, instrumentation, music history (Kyiv, online).

  • 2007-2009: private lessons on ear training, music theory, harmony (Kherson).

Video, film, multimedia art

Please refer to this link

Programming, game development, interaction design

Please refer to this link

Sound directing, electronic music performer

Please refer to this link

Project curating, project management, organisation committee member

ROOMS project, AIMC conference on AI Music Creativity, Audio Mostly - a conference on interaction with sound.

Student-assistant jobs at University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Current assistant jobs are listed in my agenda. For video jobs please refer to this link, sound jobs please refer to this link, HCI/development/motion capture jobs, Inter_agency research project, Swap Space research project.

Other work/artistic experiences

-2011 - 2017 - music scores engraving at the Muzychna Ukraina score publishing house.

-2009 - 2014 - regular participation in the numerous joined concerts role: composer, singer, multi instrumentalist

-2000 - 2014 - regular participation in the numerous joined concerts, children’s competitions (laureate, diplomate), solo recitals role: pianist, composer


Education

  • Currently

MA in computer music and sound art- Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics/KUG (Graz, Austria)

2018 - 2023

BA in computer music and sound art - Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics/KUG (Graz, Austria)

2016 - 2017

Video editing director, color grader - ProCut post-production School (Kyiv, Ukraine)

  • 2016

Residency scholarship for electronic music and multimedia project realisation Gaude Polonia (residency in Poland/Kraków, SME (Studio of Electronic Music) at Kraków musical academy.

  • 2011-2019

Numerous international composers’ masterclasses on instrumental and electronic music (prof. G.Stäbler, S.Newski, S.Piliutikov, K.Baukcholt, M.Smolka, Dm.Kurliandsky, J.Kreidler, Ph.Leroux, Fr.Filidei, M.Wierzbicki, M.Choloniewski, M.Strzelecki, R.Bellis, J.Reis, A.Zagaikevych, A.Parmerud, M.Özer, T.Gorbach, A.Vande Gorne); festivals, workshops.

2009 - 2014

Master’s degree in composition and music informational technologies - National Music Academy (Kyiv, Ukraine)

2005 - 2009

Musicologist, composer, teacher - Music College (Kherson, Ukraine)

1998 - 2005

Pianist, composer - Musical School #4, Regional Musical School (Kherson, Ukraine)