The composer and musician Charlemagne Palestine is closely affiliated with the minimalist music scene of the 1960s. And yet, his role is of a particular distinction since he is also one of the world's few trained carillonneurs. His pieces evolve gradually, wrapping up their listeners in hypnotic flows and rhythms. more...

Today Ben Huang is one of the most in-demand DJs in China. After training as a dancer, Huang began to pursue his music career sometimes in the 1990s when club scenes just started to come alive in Peking and Shanghai. Though self-taught he quickly managed to set crucial impulses for these scenes.  more...

aaajiao (Xu Wenkai) is one of China's foremost digital artists, bloggers and free culture developers. In 2006 he founded the Chinese take on the blog we-make-money-not-art: We Need Money Not Art. Born in 1984 in Xi'an City, he now resides in Beijing. more...

Nicolas Bernier pursues a multi-faceted approach involving acousmatic composition, live electronics, installation and art video as well as making music for dance, theatre and cinema. At transmediale.10 he will world premiere the piece La Chambre Des Machines together with Martin Messier. more...