podcast 44-Martin Schüttler

Composer Conversations with Daniel Vezza

Martin is a composer based in Berlin as well as theory and composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt. His music has been performed by such ensembles as Trio Accanto, Ensemble Modern, MusikFabrik and the RSO Frankfurt. In 2002 Martin won the Kranichsteiner Kompositionspreis of the Darmstadt Summer Courses. You can listen to more of his works at martinschuettler.wordpress.com.

In our conversation we talk about the year long break he took from composing, being part in the decision making process when working with institutions, and the relationship he has to the pop music of his childhood.