Konrad Becker

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Konrad Becker born January 9 1959 in Vienna is a hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer director of the Institute for New Culture Technologiest0 and initiator of Public Netbase and WorldInformationOrg As an actor Konrad Becker is most famously know for his role as Böckstiegel in Wolfgang Petersens antiwar drama Das Boot 1981 As a musician Konrad Becker created Monoton the crucial Austrian electronic music act providing distinguished soundscapes The Wire magazine singled out Monotons record Monotonprodukt07 as one of the 100 most important records of the 20th century Konrad Becker has recently focused on notebook live jamming with minimalist rigor At the borderline between sound art psychoacoustics and contemporary dance practices Konrad Beckers project has crossed a variety of genres over the years and has gone through various mutations and side projects Starting with metamathematical and performative multimedia installations from industrial ambience noise to audio software art and a dance context in the early rave scene he also developed theatrical productions