Cedrik Fermont

Germany

Cedrik Fermont is a Berlin-based Belgian-Congolese composer, musician, mastering engineer, author, radio host, concert organiser, independent researcher and label manager (at Syrphe) who operates in the field of noise, electronic, electroacoustic, sound art, experimental music since 1989. He has collaborated with dozens musicians and vocal artists around the world, joining networks of academic and independent artists and activists. He occasionally composes music for sound installations, theatre and choreographies.

Awards : Kunstpreis Berlin – Jubiläumsstiftung 1848/1948 in Berlin (2024).Golden Nica - Prix Ars Electronica in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category (2017, together with Dimitri della Faille for their book Not Your World Music about noise music in South-East Asia, (2017). Best prize, audio category at Côté Court festival, Paris/Montreuil, France, for an experimental short film by Gisèle Pape (2005).
His tours and ongoing research lead him to perform and give talks in 70 countries in Eurasia, Africa and the Americas.