THE BASEL SINFONIETTA PRESENTS A WORK FOR DJ AND ORCHESTRA
Janiv Oron, one half of the Basel DJ duo Goldfinger Brothers, is continuously developing his understanding of computer-based music as a composer. For the Basel Sinfonietta, he has created a new work for DJ and orchestra, "Datendieb" (Data Thief), which has been orchestrated by the Swiss composer Oliver Waespi and will premiere at the Basel Sinfonietta's 6th subscription concert on June 26th.
For Janiv Oron, composing means "sampling". The Basel-based DJ and media artist is interested in the encounter of different sound sources, the "soundclash" between electronics and orchestra, between unamplified sounds, moving speakers and a DIY sound system.
In his work, he collages existing music, transforming the old into the new. For "Datendieb" (Data Thief), a piece for DJ and orchestra commissioned by the Basel Sinfonietta, he drew material from Fausto Romitelli's "Flowing down too slow" and Christophe Bertrand's "Mana." He deconstructed both orchestral works, which will also be performed as part of the Basel Sinfonietta's 6th subscription concert, into their constituent parts: sounds, chords, and noises.
From a total of 68 collected fragments, an archive has been created, which were arranged by DJ Janiv Oron and instrumented by composer Oliver Waespi.
The new work will be presented at the Basel Sinfonietta's 6th subscription concert on June 26th. To conclude its 40+1 year anniversary season, the orchestra will perform works with electronic elements in the large hall of the Pfaffenholz sports center in Saint-Louis, on the outskirts of Basel.
