Modulism #14

Antonio Raúl Russek Martínez

Antonio Raúl Russek Martínez is a Mexican composer of electroacoustic music and considered a pioneer of sound art in Mexico.

Russek began his studies in Torreón where he belonged to a children's orchestra, playing the saxophone, while studying piano with private teachers between 1969 and 1972. He composed his first pieces for theater and dance.
In 1973, he moved to Mexico City and began to compose music for theater plays + began the construction of "musical objects", motivated by the desire to unite the sound and the visual. In 1974, Russek set up his personal electroacoustic music studio in the Condesa neighborhood, becoming the first of its kind in Mexico. In 1978 he founded the Centro Independiente de Investigación Musical y Multimedia (CIIMM), where he carried out musical production, recordings, as well as publications and editorial and academic work. Concerts, conferences and events related to electronic music and alternative media were held at CIIMM for several decades.

Since 1981 he has been working on interdisciplinary works and has created sound environments for exhibitions. He also specializes in installation pieces, video art, radio art, sound sculpture, ephemeral pieces and music for dance and theater.

In the compositional field, his work focuses on electroacoustics and the use of electronic resources and his catalog includes more than 100 works, including sound art pieces and collaborations with other artists and composers.