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LIVE: STUDIO FUNDRAISER with the AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL FUND
contrapuntal launches ACF Fundraiser We’re thrilled to announce our official fundraising campaign via the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) — supporting the next chapter of contrapuntal’s creative vision. As we transform a Fitzroy warehouse into a purpose-built music studio, tech lab, gallery, and residency space, your tax-deductible donation will help us build a bold, artist-led institution…
ACCA PROGRAM LAUNCH 2025–2027: Ritual Improvised Performance 31 May
ACCA PROGRAM LAUNCH 2025–2027 Performance Ritual by Benjamin Skepper Presented Saturday 31 May 2025 at ACCA, Melbourne On Saturday 31 May 2025 I was invited to create a rare solo cello performance responding to the curatorial themes Loneliness, Rage, and Joy through sound and silence and ritual. Presented at ACCA — Australian Centre for Contemporary Art –…
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! Echoes March 2025 at the Fitzroy Town Hall
Please join me for ECHOES, a 15-year retrospective. 6 Albums, one night at the Fitzroy Town Hall… pure emotion, pure sound + new ambient piano works, all before I head back to Europe for a summer tour 2025. Tickets via Humantix: https://events.humanitix.com/echoes-skepper-live contrapuntal presents ECHOES: Benjamin Skepper Live at the Fitzroy Town Hall DATE: Saturday…
DIGITAL STREAMING: TRANSITIONING FROM VINYL TO DIGITAL in 2025
WHY GO DIGITAL NOW AFTER A 15 YEAR HIATUS? In 2009, I dropped my first album Eika—on vinyl. No digital, no CD, just the record. At the release, people asked, “How do I listen to it?” The answer? “On a turntable.” In hindsight, I was making a statement about capitalism, consumption, and creativity. At the…
UNVEILING INIMITABLE: DIGITAL RELEASE ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS 20/12/24!
🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I’m thrilled to announce that my album ‘Inimitable’ will be released on December 20, 2024! This marks my digital debut after 15 years of performances around the globe. Join me on this journey as I bring my modern classical soundscapes to all streaming platforms for the first time. Pre-save now…
SYDNEY FESTIVAL 2024 – HEADLINE PERFORMANCES + CO-CURATORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
SYDNEY FESTIVAL 2024 HEADLINE + CO-CURATORSHIP! At 12pm today tickets go on sale for a week long program of Bach deconstructed, that I have been co-curating with Festival Director Olivia Ansell over the past six months. We are so excited to finally make this announcement, as I remix my forthcoming album Praeludium y Fuga (launching…
Limelight Magazine Australia Feature Story June 2023
Limelight Magazine Australia Feature Article Cutting Edge Column June Edition 2023 I am very excited to have been invited to contribute to Limelight Magazine Australia’s Cutting Edge Column with an article titled: “Music, maths and healing”. I discuss my desire to bring science and technology into my art practice and the role music and art…
Live at Phoenix Central Park Sydney June 2023
PHOENIX CENTRAL PARK THU 15 JUNE 2023 730pm ENTER THE BALLOT MEDIA RELEASE Multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Skepper operates at the confluence of art, science, technology, fashion, contemporary classical and the avant-garde. A respected multidisciplinary artist, his work explores perception, pushing boundaries to collapse artistic borders. Following on from his sold-out performances of ‘Praeludium y Fuga’ at…
Praeludium y Fuga Season One: Horizon LIVE The Melbourne Recital Centre Feb 2023
MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE “An epic modern classical composition that pushes the boundaries of experimentation”. Presented by The Melbourne Recital Centre & Benjamin Skepper + contrapuntal Multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Skepper operates at the confluence of art, science, technology, fashion, contemporary classical and the avant-garde. A respected multidisciplinary artist, his work explores perception, pushing…
「HIBIKI」 表参道のTIERS GALLERY 展示会とライブ演奏のお知らせ LIVE PERFORMANCE + ART EXHIBITION 「HIBIKI」at TIERS GALLERY OMOTESANDO
各位 この度、TIERS GALLERYにおいて、BENJAMIN SKEPPER ベンジャミン・スケッパーがアートディレクションを務める「HIBIKI 響 – LIVE PERFORMANCE + ART EXHIBITION -」を開催いたします。 本展は、ベンジャミン・スケッパー、緒方秀美、福田周平、3名による限定4日間の演奏会と展覧会です。 今回、最も注目するイベントとして、ベンジャミン・スケッパーによる限定ライブパフォーマンスを行います。このパフォーマンスは、2001年9月11日にニューヨーク市のツインタワーで発生した「アメリア同時多発テロ事件」から20年目を迎えるイベントとして開催されます。この親密なパフォーマンスは、世界の平和とセルフヒーリングとしての瞑想として、TIERS GALLERYの特別な空間で「響」として共鳴します。 会場内では、写真家の緒方秀美とアーティストの福田周平によるインスタレーション作品も展示しております。 緊急事態に見舞われた稀有な社会情勢の中で、音楽とアートとの機能と役割を再考し、 まだ観ぬ未来に向けて芸術の力で何が出来るのか。この試みが国際的な人間愛と地域や世界規模での交流に連動した活力になる事を期待します。 皆様のご来場を心よりお待ち申し上げます。 ２０２１ ベンジャミンスケッパーのPRESS ビジネス誌「プレジデント」を発行するプレジデント社から本を出すことになりました。 『アーティストシンキング～世界16カ国で結果を出し続ける「クリエイティブ」論』 ベンジャミン・スケッパー著 9月30日発売 予定価格1760円 プレジデント社 FORBES JAPAN Feature https://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/40707/1/1/1 NHK TV Feature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLgPiL2oJWI 展覧会： HIBIKI 響 – LIVE PERFORMANCE ART EXHIBITION – ライブ演奏： ベンジャミン・スケッパー 会期： 2021年9月11日(土)18:00~20:00 開場:17:30~ 開演 18:00~ 入場料： …