Mathis Nitschke

Mathis Nitschke is one of Germany’s most versatile composers, sound designers and music theater creators, renowned for his innovative approaches in merging music and technology. After studying classical guitar and fine arts, he studied composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. His defining projects include the Montpellier National Opera commissions “Jetzt” (2012) and “Happy Happy” (2014), the short opera in public space “Viola” (2015), and the world’s first mixed-reality music theater “Maya” (2017). As a film and theater composer, he has earned the trust of prominent artists, writers, and directors, including Michel Houellebecq, Luk Perceval, Thomas Jonigk, and Claus Guth. These collaborations have taken him to prestigious venues such as the Munich Kammerspiele, Schauspiel Köln, and the Armory Hall in New York, as well as international festivals like the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and the Locarno Film Festival. The soundwalk opera “Vergehen” (2016) opened the door to interactive digital art, which has been another focus of his artistic research ever since. Questions about the artistically optimal human/machine communication and the balancing of the highest sonic demands with the possibilities of common smartphones led to the development of innovative interaction methods that allow a new and at the same time profound musical experience. An outstanding example of this is the interactive 3D audio soundwalk “The Planets“, a co-operation with the Munich Philharmonic. In 2015, Nitschke founded the Sofilab Sonic Design Studio and Innovation Lab in Munich, dedicated to exploring new artistic expressions.