Pantha du Prince

In the organizer's words:

Hendrik Weber, better known as Pantha du Prince, Panthel or Glow 4, was born in 1975 in Bad Wildungen, which is often referred to as the "Siberia" of the region. Weber, already a successful composer, producer and conceptual artist, released his debut album as Pantha du Prince entitled "nowhere" in 2002. A few years later, he released his first studio album "Diamond Daze" (2004), followed by a remix 12" ("Butterfly Girl Versions", 2005), as well as new material ("Lichten/Walden", 2006). His second studio album as Pantha du Prince was "This Bliss" (2007), which met with great critical acclaim. In 2010, he presented his third album "Black Noise" on the legendary London label Rough Trade Records. The label's founder, Geoff Travis, personally introduced him to the English independent music institution, which has released many acclaimed albums since its foundation in the late 1970s. "Black Noise", with its digitized, natural sounds of rustling and bells, is already considered a classic of the genre. Weber was awarded the prestigious German music prize "Echo" in Berlin in 2011 for this phenomenal album. As Pantha du Prince & The Bell Laboratory, Weber was supported by the Norwegian composer Lars Petter Hagen. Together they developed a modern piece of music in Oslo and Berlin in 2010. In "The Bell Laboratory", Weber and Hagen explore the sound world of bells and melodic percussion, both rhythmically and sonically. The percussion piece is composed for a glockenspiel with 64 bells, accompanied by a six-piece ensemble. The premiere of this piece was enthusiastically celebrated at the Oya Festival in Oslo in August 2011.