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Mar.28, 2009

Mats Gustafsson – saxophones and live – electronics
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Born 1964 in Umeå, Northern Sweden. Living in Nickelsdorf, Austria.
Saxophone player, improviser and composer. Solo artist and international tours and projects with a.o.  Sonic Youth, Merzbow, Jim O´Rourke, Barry Guy, Otomo Yoshihide, Yoshimi, Peter Brötzmann, Neneh Cherry, Chrsitian Marclay, ALbert Oehlen, Ken Vandermark and in working groups FIRE!, THE END, LUFT, ANGUISH and Gush. Projects with The Underflow, Boots Brown, Swedish Azz and Fake (the facts), BNNT. Large ensemble work with FIRE! Orchestra, Klangforum Wien and the NU – ensemble. Over 2000 concerts and over 250 record productions in Europe, Australia, Africa, North & South America and Asia.
Collaborations with contemporary dance, theatre, art, poetry as well as projects with noise, electronica, contemporary rock and free jazz.
Discaholic – running the discaholic corner website as well as discaholic.com
Producer of international festivals and concert tours as well as previous work with his own record labels Slottet, OlofBright Editions, Crazy Wisdom and Blue Tower Records.