Edu Comelles (Barcelona, 1984) has worked in the field of sound composition since 2006. His work has been released on several creative commons record labels, such as Resting Bell (Berlin), Test Tube (Portugal), Impulsive Habitat (Portugal) and Audiotalaia (Spain). He has taken part in festivals in Stockholm, Vienna, Madrid, Mexico, Bristol, London, Valencia and Barcelona, presenting live performances of his personal projects. He premiered the Cello + Mobile project, developed in collaboration with Sara Galán, live at the Sónar Festival in Barcelona of 2013. His work has been presented at the Reina Sofía National Museum, the University Museum of Art in Mexico City, CaixaForum Barcelona and the LABoral Art Factory in Gijón.
Comelles is the founder and director of Audiotalàia, a platform dedicated to producing and promoting experimental music in Spain, and, with Juanjo Palacios, also co-directs LEA Editions, a promotional platform dedicated to field recordings. Together with Carlos Flores, moreover, he directs Off_Herzios, a festival of sound art and strange music at Sala la Gallera in Valencia.
He is currently working in cooperation with Fernando Ortuño at Valencia Design School on a research project aimed at generating exhibition models for sound art and experimental music.
Biography written in 2014