Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson

Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson (born 1982) is an Icelandic composer, performer and a founding member of S.L.Á.T.U.R., an experimental arts organization in Reykjavík. In his compositions he has developed a rhythmic language devoid of regular beat or metre, and he has created a new musical notation to represent his music.

Biography Guðmundur Steinn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1982. He studied at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, graduating in 2005, and then at Mills College in Oakland, California, where he gained an M.A. degree at Cornell University, Iceland University of the Arts, Winter Akademie in Schloss Benrath and at the ISSTC in Maynooth, Ireland 2014 where he was a keynote speaker.

Music Guðmundur Steinn's musical style combines sound patterns without using a rigid rhythmic grid structure or pulse. November Music, Transit, Transart, Dark Music Days and Nordic Music Days (2009 and 2010). The Zapolski Quartet Apartment House, Defun, Duo Harpverk, Shayna Dunkelman, Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, and he is co-curator of the festival Sláturtíð. He also a co-curates the concert series Jaðarber at the Reykjavík Art Museum. 2022 – Landvættirnar fjórar – with ensemble Steinalda, an album released by Carrier Records 2019 – Skartamannafelagid an album released by Traktorinn Records