Composer, Guqin gu qgu qigu qin古琴 player, Sound Artist, Educator

Composer, Sonic Artist, Academic, Consultant

06/05/22 interview  - BOMB magazine: https://bombmagazine.org/articles/andrea-parkins-interviewed/

28/02/19 Interview - The Quietus
https://www.mixcloud.com/the_Quietus/nuts-and-bolts-s2-e1-andrea-parkins/

Events, 2025

28 March - AP/Frank Gratkowski/Devin Gray. Sowieso, Berlin.

12 March - Andrea Parkins/Marius Wankel. Future Bash Series, Neue Zukunft, Berlin.

19 February - Andrea Parkins/Yorgos DImitradis. Kunstfabrik Schlot, Berlin.

12 February - Liz Kosack/Andrea Parkins/Ute Wassermann. Kunstfabrik Schlot, Berlin


Events, 2024
19 December - Grapheme journal #4 launch: Magda Mayas/Tony Buck/Ute Wassermann with guests Andrea Parkins and Mike Majkowsi. KM28, Berlin.

7 December - Parkins/Wagner/Yassin: Graphic Scores by Grgur Savic, Night #3. Rchtn 25, Berlin

23 November - Matsuno/Parkins/Fillipou/Black. Ausland, Berlin.

6 November - Koole/Parkins/Müller. ACUD, Berlin.

1 November - SUMM, Supermolly, Berlin.

23 October - AP. with Lina Allemano's Ohrenschmaus. Panda, Berlin.

11 October - Sentimental Punk: Andrea Parkins/Liz Kosack w/ films by Marie Menken. Kotti Shop, Berlin.

4 October  - w. Splitter Orchester.Musik Protokoll Festival, Graz. 

7 September - Andrea Parkins/Eliad Wagner. Rchtn 25, Berlin.

16-17 August - Nebbia/Mattrey/Parkins/Togander. Visual Sound Outdoor Festival, Parzelle, Dortmund.

15 August - Nebbia/Mattrey/Parkins/Togander/ Kollektiv Rabbazzz Festival, Dresden. 

12 July - Parkins/Wagner, 90mil, Berlin.

7 July - w/ Splitter Orchester. Paretzer Field Music, Paretz, DE.

21 June - Being5 (Freedman/Parkins/Dörner/Dimitriadis/Williams), Something Else Festival, Hamilton, ONT.

19 June - Being5. Suoni Festival, Montreal.

16 June - Being5. Rimouski, QC.

13 June - Nebbia/Parkins, Jazzexcess. Kantine am Berghain, Berlin.

29 May -- Wagner/Erel/Parkins. Panda, Berlin.

21 April -- Mayas/Parkins. Neue Sächsische Galerie, Chemnitz.

17 April - Kidambi/Banner/Parkins. KM28, Berlin.

6 April - Parkins/Wagner. Ausland, Berlin.

23 March - Voutchkova/Parkins/Edwards/Kessler (Chuchepati Orchestra), 100vor100- Palace. St. Gallen.

22 March - w. Splitter Orchester. MaerMusik, AdK, Berlin.

13 March - Elieh/Parkins/Wagner/Dimitriadis. PAS, Berln.

9 March - Nebbia/Mattrey/Parkins/Togander. Artacts Festival, St. Johan, AUT.

8 March - Nebbia/Mattrey/Parkins/Togander. Echoraum, Vienna.

20 February - Yassin/Prins/Parkins. Morphine Raum, Berlin.

9 February - Nebbia/Parkins. Panda, Berlin.

1 February- Venitucci/Voutchkova/Parkins/Mayas/Cyrino/Marino. Sowieso, Berlin.

29 January - Parkins/Dimitriadis. Panda, Berlin.

24 January - Matthias Koole/Andrea Parkins. Cafe Plume, Berlin.






Events, 2023
13 December - w. Lina Allemano's Ohrenschmaus. Panda, Berlin.

6 December - Parkins/Wassermann w. "A" Trio, KM28, Berlin.

18 November - Forde/Nebbia/Parkins/Merlo. Spektralraumohr, Berlin.

1 November - Matsuno/Cajado/Parkins/Hertenstein. Donau 115, Berlin.

26 October - Parkins/Ostrowski w. Liz Albee. Morphine Raum, Berlin.

20 October - Nebbia/Parkiins. Achter 53, Wiesbaden.

18 October  -- Andrea Parkins/Matthew Ostrowski. Splendor, Amsterdam.

23 September - Gratkowski/Parkins/Coudoux. The Loft, Köln.

31 August-10 September  - Parkins/Dimitriadis, Soundtrips tour, NRW, DE.





Andrea Parkins on Bandcamp:
"Two Rooms from the Memory Palace" (infrequent seams, 2021)
https://andreaparkins.bandcamp.com/album/two-rooms-from-the-memory-palace

"The Third Room" (infrequent seams, 2021)
https://andreaparkins.bandcamp.com/album/the-third-room

"Faulty (broken orbit)" (important records, re-release 2021)(https://imprec.bandcamp.com/album/faulty-broken-orbit

"Avalanche of Routes: Brian Chase & Andrea Parkins" (Confront Recordings, 2020)
https://confrontrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/avalanche-of-routes

Elective Affinities: Andrea Parkins & Matthew Ostrowski. (infrequent seams, 2019)
https://andreaparkinsmatthewostrowski.bandcamp.com/album/elective-affinities








BIO
Andrea Parkins is a Berlin-based sound artist, composer, and electroacoustic instrumentalist engaging with interactive electronics as compositional/performative process. She is known for her pioneering approach on her electronically processed accordion, and investigation of embodiment and chance with her custom-designed software instruments.

Parkins' projects encompass sound and intermedia installations, electroacoustic compositions and performances,  and  scores for dance, film and intermedia performance. Her work has been presented at the Whitney Museum, The Kitchen, Experimental Intermedia, Kunsthalle Basel, NEXT Bratislava and many more. She records/performs as a solo artist and with artists such as Magda Mayas, Tony Buck, Ute Wassermann, Nels Cline, among others. Parkins' recordings have been published by Important Records, Confront Recordings, Atavistic, Infrequent Seams and Creative Sources. Her work has received support from American Composers Forum, NYSCA, French-American Cultural Exchange, Q-02, MAAF, Harvestworks. Hamburg Kulturbehoerde, the Norwegian Academy of Music/Norwegian Artistic Research Programm, and the Berlin Artistic Research Grant Programme.  She has been an invited resident artist at Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva, Florida and EMS in Stockholm. In 2022-2023, she was a fellow of  the Berliner Förderprogramm Künstlerische Forschung / Berlin Artistic Research Grant Programme.

Contact:  andreamparkins@gmail.com

Jia Yi Lee (b. 1996) is a Singaporean composer who writes music that explores the colors and textures of sound through movement and gesture. She creates imaginative sound worlds inspired by natural phenomena and processes, and is interested in the perception of temporality and timbre in music. 

Jia Yi’s music has been performed by the Singapore National Youth Orchestra, KOU Musik (SG), Duo Tarenna (SG), Ensemble Multilatérale (FR), Trio SurPlus (DE), Ensemble Phoenix Basel (CH), Ensemble Linea (FR), Ensemble Signal (US), Talea Ensemble (US), Alarm Will Sound (US), Ensemble Ictus (BE), Tacet(i) Ensemble (TH), soloists from Ensemble Musikfabrik (DE), Toolbox Percussion (HK) and heard in festivals such as Toolbox International Creative Academy (HK), Académie Voix Nouvelles at Royaumont (FR), Mizzou International Composers Festival (US), June in Buffalo (US), Etchings Festival (FR), soundSCAPE Festival (IT) and Asian Composers League Festival (NZ & VN). She has been awarded the Otto Ortmann Prize in Composition (2021), and 2nd and 3rd Prizes in the Prix D'Été Competition (2022, 2020).
 
Apart from composing, Jia Yi plays the trumpet and is also passionate about music education. She is currently a Graduate Assistant in Music Theory at the Peabody Institute and also teaches composition as part of the school's Junior Bach Program. In addition, she is part of the organizing team for Music for All, Music with All, a Singapore-based initiative that promotes inclusivity through music education. 
 
Jia Yi is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts at Peabody Institute, studying with Felipe Lara. She recently completed her Master of Music at Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, and Bachelor of Music with Honors (Highest Distinction) at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore. Her past teachers include Du Yun, Oscar Bettison, Ho Chee Kong, Peter Edwards and Adeline Wong.

The Composers Society of Singapore (CSS), formed in 2007, upholds the interests of Singapore composers.

We foster the creation of new music by Singapore composers, and promote musical works both locally and abroad through concerts, conferences, discussions and other activities.

www.leabertucci.bandcamp.com Please buy my music

UPCOMING SHOWS

9/1/25 - Bow and Arrow - Duo with Michael Beharie at Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock NY.  1-9pm
sets by Brandee Younger, Play Time, Evan Shornstein + Celia Hollander
tickets-> https://maverickconcerts.org/event/unexpected-music-ii-independent-production/

9/6/25- Solo at Silence Please, NYC with Matthew Ryals (album release!)

9/10/25 - Duo with Olivia Block at Black Mountain College Museum, Asheville North Carolina. https://www.blackmountaincollege.org/events/lea-bertucci-olivia-block/ 

9/12/25 - Duo with Olivia Block at Sound and Gravity Festival, Chicago

9/14 - Duo with Olivia Block at Allen Gardens Conservatory, Toronto - with Aida Khorsandi @musicgalleryto curated by Tad Michalak

9/20 - Solo at Conflux Festival, Rotterdam, NL

9/24 - Bow And Arrow at Benmarle Winery House Show, Marlboro NY

9/28 - Bow and Arrow, Duo with Michael Beharie at Three’s Brooklyn

10/22 - Record Release Party LS&D Greenpoint Brooklyn, with Ka Baird, Victoria Keddie DJ Shawn O’Sullivan

10/29 - Record Release Upstate at Avalon Lounge with Ka Baird and Keith Fullerton Whitman

Composer, sound-artist, improvisor, video artist, writer, programmer, technician. 


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