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I am Niko de Paula Lefort, a musician and sound artist working between Berlin and Bahia. My practice covers music production and performance, sound art, instrument building, radio making, field recording, curation and knowledge sharing. Also known as Niko LFO, I am the co-founder of Archipel Stations & Editions, Portals Editions and the Radio Otherwise collective. My work has been commissioned for Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Bilbao, Kunsthaus Göttingen, CTM festival, and more, and I frequently collaborate on live performances, radio projects and workshops.…I am Niko de Paula Lefort, a musician and sound artist working between Berlin and Bahia. My practice covers music production and performance, sound art, instrument building, radio making, field recording, curation and knowledge sharing. Also known as Niko LFO, I am the co-founder of Archipel Stations & Editions, Portals Editions and the Radio Otherwise collective. My work has been commissioned for Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Bilbao, Kunsthaus Göttingen, CTM festival, and more, and I frequently collaborate on live performances, radio projects and workshops.

Niko de Paula Lefort

Musician, Sound Technician, Music Producer, +3

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I am Niko de Paula Lefort, a musician and sound artist working between Berlin and Bahia. My practice covers music production and performance, sound art, instrument building, radio making, field recording, curation and knowledge sharing. Also known as Niko LFO, I am the co-founder of Archipel Stations & Editions, Portals Editions and the Radio Otherwise collective. My work has been commissioned for Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Bilbao, Kunsthaus Göttingen, CTM festival, and more, and I frequently collaborate on live performances, radio projects and workshops.…I am Niko de Paula Lefort, a musician and sound artist working between Berlin and Bahia. My practice covers music production and performance, sound art, instrument building, radio making, field recording, curation and knowledge sharing. Also known as Niko LFO, I am the co-founder of Archipel Stations & Editions, Portals Editions and the Radio Otherwise collective. My work has been commissioned for Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Bilbao, Kunsthaus Göttingen, CTM festival, and more, and I frequently collaborate on live performances, radio projects and workshops.

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I am Niko de Paula Lefort, a musician and sound artist working between Berlin and Bahia. My practice covers music production and performance, sound art, instrument building, radio making, field recording, curation and knowledge sharing.

Also known as Niko LFO, I am the co-founder of Archipel Stations & Editions, Portals Editions and the Radio Otherwise collective. My work has been commissioned for Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Bilbao, Kunsthaus Göttingen, CTM festival, and more, and I frequently collaborate on live performances, radio projects and workshops.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Intermediate

Python

Intermediate

Raspberry Pi

Intermediate

Language

French

Fluent

English

Fluent

German

Fluent

Portuguese

Beginner

Spanish; Castilian

Beginner

Work Experience

Co-founder at Archipel e.V. / Archipel Stations & Community Radio

January 1, 2023 - Present

Co-founder at Archipel Editions

January 1, 2023 - Present

Co-founded the publishing label Archipel Editions in Berlin to develop experimental sound and visual media projects.

Co-founder & Technologist at Archipel e.V. / Archipel Stations & Community Radio

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Co-founder & technologist at Archipel e.V. / Archipel Stations Community Radio

January 1, 2018 - Present

Co-founded Archipel e.V. and Archipel Stations Community Radio; contributed as technologist and organizer.

Co-founder at Portals Editions (Recording Label)

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

Assistant to Professor at UdK Berlin (Alberto de Campo)

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

Designer, hardware & software at SUM Instruments (UdK / CALARTS Master Project)

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2018

Co-founder at Portals Editions

January 1, 2014 - Present

Co-founded recording label Portals Editions in Berlin.

Assistant to Prof. at Prof. Alberto de Campo - UdK Berlin

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

Assistant to Professor Alberto de Campo at UdK Berlin supporting research and development.

Designer hardware & software at SUM Instruments (UdK/CALARTS master project)

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2016

Designed hardware and software components as part of a master project at UdK/CALARTS.

Improviser (Free improvisation) at Thikwa Theater, Berlin

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Performer/Free improviser at Thikwa Theater

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Performance work and free improvisation in Berlin theater scene.

Freelance musician, sound artist, audio visual technician at Self-employed

January 1, 2000 - Present

Freelance musician, sound artist and audio-visual technician creating and performing across Berlin and Bahia; projects include music production, field recording, radio work and installation-based practice.