Matthew Dervenkov

Matthew Dervenkov

Sound Designer, Digital Media Artist, Freelance MusicWriterLondon, United Kingdom
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Matthew Dervenkov

Matthew Dervenkov

Sound Designer, Digital Media Artist, Freelance MusicWriterLondon, United Kingdom
About me
A sound designer, audiovisual artist and a music writer. I co-run a small independent music label, releasing experimental electronic music and organizing sound art performances and installations. Additionally, I am working on solo and collaborative digital media art projects, exploring the influence of digital era over mental health.
Work history
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    Artistic Director/Co-FounderAmek Collective
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    Amek Collective is a small music label aiming towards releasing records of experimental electronic music artists and expanding European experimental and sound art scene, through organising sound art exhibitions in Bulgaria, Germany, Czech Republic and United Kingdom. My role in the company is curate the repertoire of the label, research potential signings, listen to all final masters of upcoming releases as well as schedule future releases throughout the year and proof artwork before publishing. Additionally together with the rest of the team I am responsible for communicating with venues, funding organisations and artists in relation to organising exhibitions. http://amekcollective.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Production AssistantArtOffice Foundation
     - Sofia, BulgariaInternship
    ArtOffice Foundation is creative agency operating in the realm of performance arts. The primary work focus of the company is organising various music, contemporary dance and theatre performances, talks, workshops, seminars in Bulgaria and Worldwide, involving various international artists. As an intern my role in the company was to communicate with clients about potential collaborative projects as well as to conduct research on future projects and assisting the project management team with preparing events and composing funding proposals to different organisation in order to finance future projects.
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Skills
  • Music Production
  • Music Journalism
  • Sound Design
  • Music Promotions
  • Film/video Editing
  • VFX
  • Visual Arts
Education
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    BA (Hons) Digital Music And Sound ArtsUniversity of Brighton
     - Brighton, United Kingdom
    Specialising in sound design in the context of new media art and the moving image, sound art: practice and theory, interactive audio systems, advanced audio programming. Dissertation: Performing (Hu)machines: Re-shaping sound through the embodiment of technology in new media performance" with case studies: "Glow" (Australia, Gideon Obarzanek, Chunky Move, 2006) and "Holistic Strata" (Japan, Hiroaki Umeda, YCAM, 2011); Practical Dissertation: "Dismembered" (Video Art Installation) First Class Honours
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    A LevelsNational Lyceum of Ancient Languages and Cultures
     - Sofia, Bulgaria
    Intensive study of Latin, Ancient Greek, Literature, Philosophy and Culture Studies. A Levels in Philosophy and Culture Studies. Held Matriculation Exams in Philosophy and Literature. Dissertation: Phenomenology of Perception in Audiovisual Installation art. Case Study: unidisplay, Carsten Nicolai, Carsten Nicolai Studios, 2012 First Class Degree