At the jetztmusik festival in Mannheim, we had the project’s premiere with our friend and pianist Martin Kohlstedt in the Trinitatis Church. Out of a created library of experimental clips, we intuitively selected the clips to react visually to the music at the right moment. Martin was placed facing the screen to let him respond to what he saw. This live audiovisual conversation worked perfectly as his music pieces and concerts vary every time, reacting to the concert hall and audience.
After the premiere in Mannheim, we were invited by Genius Loci Festival in Weimar to play another show, this time in front of an audience in a cinema.
Martin Kohlstedt, jetztmusik Festival
SCHMOTT
Kristin Herziger, Erik Hölperl, Simon & Paul | Benedict Lohnert.