Tobias Koch

Tobias Koch's site-specific sound performances articulate various invisible auditory connections between space and sound. His digital compositions are amplified by the surrounding architectural material and its acoustic properties. These elements play an increasingly important role as the artist moves through the space, punctuating his performances with a series of instrumental interventions.

The audience's perception oscillates between purely aural listening and a more tactile apprehension of the spatial dimensions of the space throughout the performance. Using improvisational techniques, Tobias Koch places the musical emphasis on the physical environment, creating a score underpinned by a common sense of exploration and understanding, shared by artist and audience alike.

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Tobias Koch

Born in 1986 in Basel
Lives in Basel and Berlin

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Tobias Koch studied audio design, composition and music theory at the Basel University of Music. He works as a musician and sound designer for film, theater and performance. He has accompanied performances by Alexandra Bachzetsis, Alex Baczynski-Jenkins and Price at major international events. He signed the sound design and some of the music for Drii Winter, his brother Michael Koch's second feature film, which won awards and nominations at numerous festivals - best Swiss drama 2023 and the Prix Georges Delerue in Ghent for best soundtrack - and was released in German-speaking Switzerland.

At the same time, Tobias Koch is developing a personal body of work as a visual artist and sound performer. The shows he creates with dancer Thibault Lac(Such Sweet Thunder, Fool's Good) are halfway between concert, dance and sound installation.

Tobias Koch sometimes collaborates with his sister, visual artist Dominique Koch. This is notably the case for Sound Fossils, presented by the latter as part of the Son Biennale.