Frédéric Acquaviva

Frédéric Acquaviva (born 20 January 1967) is a French autodidact experimental composer and avant-garde sound artist living between Paris, Berlin and London who works with voices, instruments, electronics, film and body sounds. In 2020, he was awarded the prestigious Karl Sczuka Prize for his music "ANTIPODES". In 2022, "Seminal" was presented "Hors Competition" at Phonurgia Nova for the Sound Artwork of the year. Acquaviva has been prolific on the underground/experimental music scene since 1990, working with major figures of the historical avant-garde including Isidore Isou, Marcel Hanoun, Pierre Guyotat, Bernard Heidsieck, Maurice Lemaître and Henri Chopin.