I am Carmen Kleykens Vidal, a multimedia composer, researcher and performer originally from Gandia, Spain, and now based in Hamburg, Germany. I collaborate with diverse artists to create audiovisual expiriencies, multimedia projects in experimental setups and my own pieces using Unreal, Unity and another videogame softwares. At the moment I work as a freelance doing music and playing music for spaces as ZKM, Kampnagel, Films and Videogames, Foundation Royaumont, Litchhoft theater, WePresent, next_generations etc.

Carmen Kleykens Vidal

I am Carmen Kleykens Vidal, a multimedia composer, researcher and performer originally from Gandia, Spain, and now based in Hamburg, Germany. I collaborate with diverse artists to create audiovisual expiriencies, multimedia projects in experimental setups and my own pieces using Unreal, Unity and another videogame softwares. At the moment I work as a freelance doing music and playing music for spaces as ZKM, Kampnagel, Films and Videogames, Foundation Royaumont, Litchhoft theater, WePresent, next_generations etc.

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I am Carmen Kleykens Vidal, a multimedia composer, researcher and performer originally from Gandia, Spain, and now based in Hamburg, Germany. I collaborate with diverse artists to create audiovisual expiriencies, multimedia projects in experimental setups and my own pieces using Unreal, Unity and another videogame softwares.

At the moment I work as a freelance doing music and playing music for spaces as ZKM, Kampnagel, Films and Videogames, Foundation Royaumont, Litchhoft theater, WePresent, next_generations etc.

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Work Experience

Reviewer - ICMC Jury Member (Music) at Ligeti Zentrum
January 1, 2026 - Present
Reviewer for the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) music tracks.
Erasmus+ Teacher - Digital Audio, Multimedia and Composition at Conservatorio Superior de Música Murcia
December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
32 hours as Erasmus+ teacher teaching digital audio, multimedia and composition (Dec 2025).
Erasmus+ Teacher - Multimedia at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
September 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Erasmus+ teaching in the Multimedia department; supported master students in their compositions.
Master Exam Reviewer - Multimedia Master at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Reviewer member of the Entrance exams for the Multimedia Master program.
Teacher - Composition and Cello at Ohmoor Gymnasium
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026
Teacher for teenagers focusing on composition and cello practice.
Coordinator and Technical Assistant at COPECO Master
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Coordination and technical assistance for the CoPeCo Master (Composition and Performance of Contemporary Music) across Hamburg, Lyon and other partner institutions.
Workshop Facilitator - AI Tools and Motion Tracking for Composition at Deichtorhallen Hamburg
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Workshop on AI tools and motion tracking for composition; part of Code Week Germany 2024.

Education

PhD in Multimedia Art / Artistic Research at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2027
Master Erasmus+ in Composition and Performance of Contemporary Music (CoPeCo) at Erasmus+ Master across EMTA Tallinn, KMH Stockholm, CNSMDL Lyon, HFMT Hamburg
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Master in Multimedia Composition at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg (HFMT)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

Förderfonds für die Produktion (Ligeti Zentrum)
January 1, 2026 - January 1, 2027

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services