Dimitris Maronidis

Dimitris Maronidis is a Greek composer of acoustic, electroacoustic, mixed media, and interactive music. In his works, he aims to synthesize these fields, and extensively explores algorithmic processes for organizing his musical material. Dimitris is the founder and director of Iannis Xenakis International Electronic Music Competition and smART and also a leading member of Contemporary Music Lab A.U.Th. He is a tenure teaching fellow at the Music Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki where he teaches the courses of Music Theory and Computer Music.

Dimitris has completed studies in composition and musicology at the State Conservatoire of Thessaloniki and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki respectively, He has studied Computer Music at the Institute of Psychoacoustics (IPSA); there he was introduced to the techniques of computer-assisted composition, sound synthesis, and electronic music theory. He completed his Ph.D. in composition at the University of York with Thomas Simaku. Dimitris was a Fulbright scholar at Harvard University and has been a visiting artist at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) at the University of Zurich (ZHdK).

His works, installations, and performances have been presented around the world by many ensembles and orchestras (Lorraine Symphony Orchestra (FR), State Orchestra of Thessaloniki (GR), State Orchestra of Athens (GR), Nieuw Ensemble (NL), dissonArt ensemble (GR), Piandemonium (Gr), ContraTempo Chamber Orchestra (GR), Diotima String Quartet (FR), Chimera Ensemble (UK), devotioModerna (RO), Construction Ensemble (SRB), Trio Orbit (GR), Ums ’n Jip (CH), ART-i-Shock (LV), Altera Veritas (LV), Arena Festival (LV), etc.). His electronic works are also regularly performed in many venues across the world (MusLab (Mex), MusicaViva SoundWalk (POR), Open Festival Venice Biennale (IT), Ars Electronica Forum Wallis (CH), Monaco Electroacoustic Days (MON), Espacio Sonoro (MEX), Forum Neue Musik (DE), MOMus (GR). digitIZMir (TK) e.t.c.