Navid Navab is a Montreal based ‘media-alkemist,’ composer, performer, programmer, and sound designer. Currently an artist and researcher at Topological Media Lab, Matralab, and Alkemie Atelier, he studied Electroacoustics and Computational Arts at Concordia University as well as Music Technology at McGill University. Navab has collaborated with various musicians, groups and artists including Jean Derome, Bozzini Quartet, Blue Rider Ensemble, Constantinople Ensemble, Lori Freedman, Vinny Golia, Pierre Tanguay, Coat Cooke, Rohan de Saram, Mike Svoboda, Mei Han, Lan Tung, Dhruba Ghosh, Amelia Cuni, Zata Omm Dance Project, Sinha Danse, Alexander Wang, Xin Wei Sha, Michael Montanaro and Sandeep Bhagwati.

Navid uses gestures, rhythms and vibrations from everyday life as basis for sound generation, resulting in augmented acoustical-poetry. His investigations, which range from compositions to responsive architecture, interface design, theatrical interactive installations, and improv-based performances, have been presented at various festivals and events in many countries. Some venues include Canadian Center for Architecture, Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Electric Eclectics Festival Meaford, Galleri Monopoli ChampLibre Montreal, Mixology Festival at Roulette New York, Western Front Vancouver, CMS Black Box Cambridge UK, StudentFest Romania, CCRMA Palo Alto, Box13 Houston, La Société des Arts Technologiques [SAT], les Territoires Gallery Montreal, Agora Montreal, Shanghai eArts Festival China, Fashion Night Out [FNO] New York, Eastern Bloc and L’enver Montreal.

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