Dimitri VOUDOURIS (Afrique du Sud)
A New Music composer from South Africa who obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree at the University of the Witwatersrand, he further studied Science of Religion, Socio-Cultural Anthropology and Philosophy at the University of South Africa.
He composes for acoustic instruments, electronic sound sources, multimedia, including dance and theatre. He basis his technical and theoretical compositional approach in researching cognitive psycho-acoustic behavioral patterns in humans and the behavior of sound in relationship to continued environmental changes these theories help to create moments of isolation allowing for the morphological study of each individual sound source, a strategic necessity that brings a degree of order and allows for the creation of various building blocks used in the construction of micro environments that intern form the backbone of his compositions. His socio-cultural interests have led him to research the survival of music in the 21st century and the impact that media and technology have on the composer.
He was director of electronic music for New Music SA from 2004-2006 and pioneered Unyazi the first electronic music festival and symposium to take place in Africa in 2005. He is currently a lecturer in electronic music composition at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and is director of Tladi - Festival and conference of electronic music performance and digital arts in Africa to take place in Johannesburg in July 2008.