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Dragan Espenschied

b. 1975

8-bit musician and media artist (born 1975)

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About Dragan Espenschied

Born 1975. Dragan Espenschied is a German music artist, musician, conservator, artist and designer.

Dragan Espenschied (born 1975) is an 8-bit musician and media artist who lives and works in New York City. He studied communication design at the Merz Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. Dragan started to develop software for Atari Computers in 1991.

In 1995 he founded the 8-bit band "Bodenständig 2000" together with Bernhard Kirsch. They got signed on the label Rephlex in London, and started touring throughout Europe and the USA. Together with media activist Alvar Freude he worked on projects like Freedom Phone, Omni-Cleaner, Assoziations-Blaster and insert_coin.

In 2003 he started working with the net.art pioneer Olia Lialina. Their most famous works are Zombie and Mummy, Online Newspapers, Frozen Niki, With Elements Of Web 2.0 and Midnight.

Since 2014, he is leading the Digital Art Conservation Program at Rhizome.

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Important facts

Born
19 September 1975, Munich
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Music artist, musician, conservator, artist, designer
Nationality
Germany
Education
Merz Akademie
Employers
Rhizome

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dragan Espenschied?

8-bit musician and media artist (born 1975)

When was Dragan Espenschied born?

Dragan Espenschied was born on 19 September 1975 in Munich.

What is Dragan Espenschied's occupation?

Dragan Espenschied is a music artist, musician, conservator, artist and designer.

What nationality is Dragan Espenschied?

Dragan Espenschied is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dragan Espenschied

· Wikidata: Q111053

· DBpedia: Dragan Espenschied

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