Algorave Louisiana

Kerem Ergener is an electronic music composer and multimedia artist. After his study at Izmir Saint Joseph French High School, he continued his undergraduate study at Bahçeşehir University's Mechatronics Engineering Department, where he helped establish the BAU Stanford Robotics Research Project Laboratory. His work focused on advanced robotic applications and mobile robotics. Then, he continued his graduate education at Istanbul Technical University MIAM. He received his Master of Arts in Music/Sonic Arts in 2019. After receiving his master's degree, he moved to Bangkok and lectured at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang's Institute of Science, Music and Engineering in Bangkok, Thailand, between 2019-2022. He studied electronic music and composition under Reuben de Lautour, Jeremy Woodruff, Brian Raphael Nabors, Jesse Allison, and Stephen David Beck. His approach to music composition is inspired by industrial groups like Throbbing Gristle and Einstürzende Neubauten, electronic music artists like Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) and Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic), and composers like Morton Feldman and Julius Eastman. His artistic output mainly focuses on coding-based music making and multimedia installation with light, fog, and space. He founded the label Le Horla Records, aiming to bring out unheard avant-garde and experimental sound to listeners in 2016. He has been part of many compilations and released his solo work under his name and Le Horla. His works have been performed internationally in concerts and conferences, including SEAMUS (The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States) and ICMC (International Computer Music Conference). He is a Ph.D. candidate in Experimental Music and Digital Media under Dr. Jesse Allison and minoring in architecture under Dr. Paul Holmquist at Louisiana State University.