About GAS

Göteborg Art Sounds, or the GAS-Festival, was founded in 1999. Today it is Sweden’s largest festival for sound art, modern composition, improvisation and electronica. Live performances are intertwined with sound installations, and pre-recorded sounds and compositions are mixed with live improvisations and sheet music. During the previous eight festivals we have hosted artists such as Laurie Anderson, Kim Gordon, Tan Dun, Pharoah Sanders, the Arditti Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Keith Rowe, Phill Niblock, William Basinski, Machinefabriek, Supersilent, Philip Jeck, Sidsel Endresen and Kangding Ray to name a few.

In addition to the musical elements, public talks, workshops and seminars have always been an integral part of the festival. The artistic director for the festival has since 2009 been Swedish composer and sound artist Staffan Mossenmark. The festival has an international profile and the main focus is to present exciting contemporary artists of high quality. During the coming years we will continue collaborating with other festivals, culture- and educational organizations and promotional networks, both national and international.

Göteborg Art Sounds Board
Christina Molander | Communication and Organization strategist
Staffan Mossenmark | Composer and Sound Artist
Staffan Svensson | Musician
Anders Hultqvist | Composer

Festival Organization
Staffan Mossenmark | Artistic Director
Staffan Svensson | Chief Financial Officer
Malin Enberg | Project Manager
Dag Rosenqvist | Communications and Coordination Officer

Program Committee
Lisa Nordström | Musician and Sound artist
Johan Svensson | Composer and musician
Dag Rosenqvist | Composer and musician
Staffan Svensson | Musician and Sound Artist
Staffan Mossenmark | Composer and Sound Artist