Victor Gama

Victor Gama (Angola/Portugal) is a composer, performer, designer of contemporary musical instruments as well as an electronics engineer. He holds a BSc in electronics engineering and an MA in Music Technology from the Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design in London and was recently artist fellow at MIT Center for Art Science and Technology.  Gama’s work addresses the relationship between instrument building and composition, while using new technologies and the creative practices of Africa and South America. His work utilizes local knowledge and traditions to create futuristic new instruments and develop new music — using everything from ancient bows to instruments crafted digitally through CAD/CAM. He has collaborated with the Kronos Quartet, the Chicago Symphony orquestra, William Parker, Nana Vasconcelos among others. Among several albums and recordings for dance and film, his album Pangeia Instrumentos was released by Aphex Twin on Rephlex Records. Naloga is a recent compilation of works specially released for the exhibition INSTRUMENTOS instaled at the Royal Opera House in London.