CURRICULUM VITAE
Vladimir Vlaev
e-mail: vladimirvlaev@yahoo.com
OCCUPATION
Composer
sonologist
Performer
Researcher
Sound Designer
Music Producer
developer
Music Educator
Teacher of the guitar
conductor
EDUCATION
Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, 2022 – 2025, PhD
Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatory, Den Haag (Netherlands), 2016 – 2018, MMus
Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatory, Den Haag (Netherlands), 2015 – 2016, One Year Course
Academy of music, dance and fine arts, Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 2005 – 2009 MA (Master of Arts) in Composition awarded in 2009. Diploma with Honors
Academy of music, dance and fine arts, Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 2005 – 2006, MA (Master of Arts) in Media Music Editor awarded in 2006. Diploma with Honors
Academy of music, dance and fine arts, Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 2000 – 2005, BA (Bachelor) in Music Education. Awarded in 2005
SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION
ROC Mondriaan, The Hague, NL. Dutch Language Course Level B1, 2018 – 2019v
ROC Mondriaan, The Hague, NL. Dutch Language Course Level A2, 2016 – 2017
Karol Lipinski Academy of Music, Wroclaw (Poland). Erasmus Exchange Program Computer composition, Electroacoustic music, 2008
Lingua Mundi Language School, Plovdiv (Bulgaria). German language course, Grundstufe 2, July 2007
Lingua Mundi Language School, Plovdiv(Bulgaria). German language course, Grundstufe 1, May 2007
Master Classes and seminars:
Juan Carlos Alonso Lopez & Eduardo Pascual Diaz (Spain) – guitar master class, 2001
Martin Renert (Universität der Künste, Berlin) – guitar master class, 2001, 2002
COMPUTER LITERACY
OS – Mac OS X (excellent) /// Windows (Very good)
Office – Pages, Numbers, Keynote (excellent) /// Word, Excel, Power Point (very good)
Sound – Ableton, Logic Pro, Max/MSP, Cubase, Reason, Sibelius, Finale (excellent) /// Pro Tools, FL Studio, SuperCollider, Pure Data, Reaper (very good)
Video – Final Cut Pro, iMovie (excellent)
Graphics – Adobe Illustrator, photoshop (very good)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Artefact Sound Lab & Music School – sound design, recording & music production, music education, music software development, Sofia, BG, 2022 – recent
Courses, Lectures & Workshops on Programming in music with Max/MSP, Design of plugins for Max4Live, Electroacoustic Ensemble Improvisation at the National Music Academy; Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts; New Bulgarian University; Resonator – Co-innovation Hub; Sofia and Plovdiv, BG, 2021 – recent
Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – PhD researcher , Sofia, BG, 2022 – recent
Artefact Performance, own enterprise with a wide range of musical activities – music education (guitar, piano, music softwares), sound design, recording & sound production, music performance, The Hague, NL, 2017 – recent
Teacher of music, Foundation NBU “Zora”, The Hague, NL, 2016 – 2017
Teacher of the guitar, computer music technology, music theory, Private Music School “Bekar”, Varna, BG, 2013 − 2015
Teacher of the guitar, National School of Arts “Dobri Hristov”, Varna, BG, 2010 – 2012
Member of the jury of the 24th, 25th & 26th edition of the “Classical guitar days” festival, Varna, BG, 2010, 2011
Teacher of the guitar, “Otec Paisiy” Community Center, Varna, BG, 2008 – 2010
Teacher of the guitar, Elementary School “Ivan Vazov”, Provadiya, BG, 2008 – 2009
Lectures at Academy of music, dance and fine arts, Plovdiv, BG, September 2008 – Electroacoustic music and use of the computer for its composing and performing
Teacher of music theory and acoustics, Professional Gymnasium “Hristo Botev”,
Plovdiv, BG, 2007 – 2008
Teacher of the guitar, “Zahary Stoiyanov Community Centre”, Plovdiv, BG, 2007 – 2008
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Conductor and manager of the “GuitArte” Student Guitar Ensemble, National School of Arts “Dobri Hristov”, Varna, BG, 2010 – 2013
Bulgarian National Radio, Plovdiv, BG, Music Editor, 2005 – 2006
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
“Friends of the Classical Guitar” association – Varna, since 2014
Union of the Bulgarian Composers, since 2009
FESTIVALS, CONCERTS & MAJOR PERFORMANCES
Pervade the Space, electro-instrumental performance, NIME (New Interfaces for Musical Expression) world conference, utrech, NL, 05/09/2024
Pervade the Space, electro-instrumental performance, Sofia Underground Performance Arts Festival,sofia BG, 28/04/2024
Pervade the Space, multichannel electro-instrumental performance,sicmf (Seoul International Computer Music Festival), seoul, KR, 06/10/2023
Evolution, multichannel electro-instrumental performance, Noise Floor Festival, stoke on trent, UK, 12/05/2023
SOTU (Sound of the Underground) Festival, Аmsterdam, NL, 14/04/2023
The Seashell & The Clergyman, University of Amsterdam, classical silent film screening, amsterdam, nl, 26/04/2022
SOTU (Sound of the Underground) Festival, Amsterdam, NL, 22/04/2022
The Seashell & The Clergyman, 1928 silent film by Germaine Dulac, soundtrack commissioned to be premiered at the Sounds of Silence Festival, The Hague, NL, 30/10/2021
Hallowed be Thy Name for 5.1 channel, electroacoustic at SONIX – Triada, evenig of acousmatic music, Brno, CZ, 27/11/2020
Pervade the Space multichannel electro-instrumental performance at the virtual edition of NYCEMF (New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival), New York, US,30/06/2020
Stories in Sound at Cyber SOTU (Sound of the Underground) Festival, Amsterdam, NL, 17/04/2020 (online edition)
Stories in Sound, album release concert, Studio Loos, The Hague, NL, 5/12/2019
“Mixed studies #01: Diffused Gestures” for amplified accordion & live electronics atMarch Music Days 2019 Festival, Rouse, BG, 17/03/2019
Pervade the Space, multichannel performance at klingt gut! Symposium on Sound, Hamburg, DE, 08/06/2018
HexApp, performance at the WFS Festival, The Hague, NL, 10/05/2018
Concerto for electronically prepared keyboard, 13 strings, percussions and computer at the Chamber music festival, Gabrovo, BG, 12/09/2015
Bells for guitar quartet at the “New bulgarian music” festival, Sofia, BG , 22/10/2014
Variations for brass quintet at the “New bulgarian music” festival, performed by “Sofia” brass, Sofia, BG, 6/10/2014
Concerto for electronically prepared keyboard, 13 strings, percussions and computer – at the “Polish – German Sound Factory – music for computers and orchestra”, Sound Factory Orchestra, Wroclaw, PL, 26/10/2014
Water – Forum – Festival COMPUTER MUSIC SPACE, Sofia, BG, 16/12/2013
Bells reflections – “65 Anniversary of “Karol Lipinski” Academy of music, concert, Wroclaw, PL, 09/10/2013
Bells for guitar quartet – “In memoriam of prof. Dimitar Tupkoff”, concert at the Academy of music, dance and fine arts concert hall, Plovdiv, BG, 31/05/2013
Sonata for flute&guitar – Classical guitar days festival, Varna, BG, March 2012
Toccata – New Bulgarian Music festival, “Filip Koutev” concert hall, Union of the Bulgarian Composers, Sofia, BG, 02/2011
Prelude & Scherzo – Sound & Relation – New music days festival, “Filip Koutev” concert hall, Union of the Bulgarian Composers, Sofia, BG, 12/2009
Water – Karol Lipinski Academy of music, Computer Composition Studio summer concerts, Wroclaw, PL, 06/2008
Suite, Sonatina, Yin & Yang – “Filip Koutev” concert hall, Union of the Bulgarian Composers, Sofia, BG, 11/2007
Asimetrico, Nostalgy – prof. Stela Miteva – Dinkova guitar recital, Meng Concert Hall, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA (USA), 09/2007
Concert with only own works, Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts concert hall, Plovdiv, BG, 06/2007
Concert with only own works, Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts concert hall, Plovdiv, BG, 06/2005
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
International Rostrum of Composers, liubliana, slo – selected to present Bulgaria with the piece “warning! … a chronicle of now …”, commissioned by the Bulgarian National Radio, May 2025
National Culture Fund, Cultural Contacts Program “Mobility” – granted for the performance of pervade the space in seoul during seoul international computer music festival,october, 2023
International Rostrum of Composers, Budapest, HU – selected to present Bulgaria with the piece “Towards Singularity”, commissioned by the Bulgarian National Radio, May 2018
National Culture Fund, Cultural Contacts Program “Mobility” – granted for the world premiere of my work “Concerto for electronically prepared keyboard, 13 strings, percussions and computer”, May 2014
Erasmus Student Exchange Program, Computer Music Composition at Karol Lipinski Academy of Music, Wroclaw, PL, 2008
PRIZES AND AWARDS
Crystal Lyre – Annual National Music Award in Sound Design category, Sofia, BG, november, 2024
Computer Space – International Computer Art Forum, second place in category Computer & Electronic Music category, Sofia, BG, october 2023
klingt gut! Symposium on Sound, young artist award for the multichannel performance Pervade the Space, Hamburg, DE, June 2018
International guitar festival “Acad. Marin Goleminov”, Kyustendil, BG, 1st Prize as conductor of “GuitArte” Student Guitar Ensemble, 2011
Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts, awarded with publication of works, 2008
National Song Festival, Panagiurishte, BG, 1st Prize for writing a new song, 2007
International guitar festival “Acad. Marin Goleminov“, Kyustendil, BG, 2nd Prize (2003), 2nd Prize (2002), 3th Prize (2001)
International guitar festival, Gotze Delchev, BG, 3th Prize (2003), 2nd Prize (2002)
RECORDINGS
Bulgarian National Radio, Warning! … a chronicle of now… for amplified flute, accordion, cello and live electronics, 2025
Bulgarian National Radio, Mixed studies #01: Diffused Gestures for amplified accordion and live electronics, 2022
Bulgarian National Radio, Towards Singularity for an ensemble of 8 performers, 2018
Bulgarian National Radio, Bells for guitar quartet, 2015
PUBLISHED WORKS
Pieces for piano by young bulgarian composers, published by the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts, Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 2008
Pieces for Guitar, edited by prof. Stela Miteva-Dinkova, ISBN: 978-954-8824-78-1, Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 2008
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive background in music, in particular in composition, performance, teaching and conducting.
Much experience in working with music software – recording, editing, mixing, sound design, interactive and algorithmic composition
Much experience in teaching music.
Knowledge of Bulgarian, English, Dutch, Polish, German and Russian languages.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.