Talk GDM

EXTENDED REALITIES – IMMERSIVE MUSIC: RETHINKING THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN IMAGE AND SOUND

Tuesday, November 4
14:00 – 15:00

Online broadcasting
Wednesday, November 5
Starting From 23:00

LANGUAGE(S) English

With the rise of hybrid concerts and new venues hosting them—illustrated in particular by an introduction to the works Locus Solus by the Ensemble Contrechamps, presented at the GIFF—discover how music and audio design are reinventing the link between image and sound, transforming each experience into an unmissable sensory journey.

Event details

14:00 -14:15 Part. 1 LOCUS SOLUS by Ensemble Contrechamps Speakers: Serge Vuille, Sachie Kobayashi 14:15 - 15:00 Part. 2 Round Table Speakers: Aram Balian, Pierre-Alain Giraud, Anne McKinnon, Steve Roger

Moderator

Mathieu Gayet
Head of Industry, GIFF-GDM, CH

Speakers

Serge Vuille

Artistic Director, Ensemble Contrechamps, CH

Onsite

Serge Vuille is a programmer, percussionist, and composer based in Geneva. He develops an open and engaged approach to contemporary and experimental music as the artistic director of the Kammer Klang series at Café OTO in London, the percussion and electronics ensemble We Spoke, and since 2018, of Ensemble Contrechamps in Geneva. He has taught at the Royal College of Music in London and is a guest lecturer at La Manufacture in Lausanne.www.contrechamps.ch neo.mx3.ch

Pierre-Alain Giraud

Director, Producer & Co-founder, Novaya, FR

Onsite

Pierre-Alain Giraud is a director of immersive works and co-founder of Novaya. He co-directed Noire, which won an award at Cannes in 2024, and directed Björk’s music video Victimhood. He is currently creating Playing with Fire, an immersive experience featuring Yuja Wang, to be presented at the Philharmonie de Paris starting in November 2025.novaya.io

Sachie Kobayashi

Composer & Creator, Patch XR, JP

Onsite

Sachie Kobayashi is a composer based in Tokyo. Her work explores the physicality of the body and music through digital technology. Sachie collaborates with numerous international ensembles and artists, such as Klangforum Wien, IRCAM – Centre Pompidou, Ensemble Modern, and Ensemble Contrechamps. She studied composition in Tokyo and Geneva, and has received several grants and awards, including the Swiss Confederation Excellence Scholarship. www.sachiekobayashi.com

Anne McKinnon

Director, Ristband, GB, IE

Onsite

Anne McKinnon is Director and co-owner of Ristband, an award-winning studio that combines game engines and advanced technology to create new forms of live and online entertainment. Working closely with international stakeholders and industry partners, Anne has helped to bring new forms of immersive events and experiences to international audiences.www.linkedin.com www.ristband.co

Steve Roger

General Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, CH

Onsite

Of French and Swiss nationality, Steve Roger, 55, General Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (1999–2012 and again since 2019), began his career at the Opéra de Lyon as Choir Manager at the age of 18, before working with the Orchestre National de Lyon and the Orchestre National de France, and later founding his own concert agency.
Under his leadership, the OSR launched Virtual Hall®, a pioneering immersive project bridging music and technology.

Aram Balian

Managing Director, doubleA foundation, NL

Onsite

Aram Balian is Managing Director of the doubleA Foundation, dedicated to the developing, producing and touring of new and existing works by Michel van der Aa, the Netherlands-based composer and director who is renowned for stretching the boundaries of music theatre, opera, and digital art. Michel van der Aa’s VR opera From Dust was awarded Best Immersive Work at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2025.

Tuesday 4 Nov. 14:00
Théâtre Pitoëff

Online broadcasting

Wednesday, November 5
Starting From 23:00

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