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'''Jonáš Gruska''' is a sound enthusiast and field recordist. He operates [https://zvukolom.org/ Lom], an experimental art and music label presenting East/Central European artists (since 2009), the [http://space.lom.audio/ Lom] sound laboratory based in Petržalka, Bratislava (opened 2018), and organises , an outdoor solar-powered experimental music festival [http://zvuk.zvukolom.org Zvůk] (since 2013).  
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'''Jonáš Gruska''' is a sound enthusiast and field recordist. He operates [https://zvukolom.org/ Lom], an experimental art and music label presenting East/Central European artists (since 2009), the [http://space.lom.audio/ Lom Space] sound laboratory in Petržalka, Bratislava (opened 2018), and organises the outdoor experimental music festival [http://zvuk.zvukolom.org Zvůk] (since 2013).  
  
Born in Czechoslovakia, Jonáš Gruska studied at [[Institute of Sonology KONCON The Hague|Institute of Sonology]] in [[The Hague]] (Netherlands) and at Music Academy in Cracow (Poland). His main focus is chaotic rhythms and the exploration of psychoacoustic properties of sound and field recording. He has created several site-specific sound installations based on resonant properties of spaces and materials and given workshops on sonification, field recording, printed circuit board design and programming for artists. He has authored interactive poems and visual performances, and is also a developer of open source computer instruments and artistic software. Gruska has also been active as part of various Gamelan orchestras in Netherlands, and is currently rehearsing with the Bratislava-based Merak Jagad orchestra. His monikers include Mrkva and Binmatu.  
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Born in Czechoslovakia, Jonáš Gruska studied at [[Institute of Sonology KONCON The Hague|Institute of Sonology]] in [[The Hague]] (Netherlands) and Music Academy in [[Cracow]] (Poland). His main focus are chaotic and polymetric rhythms, unconventional tunings, exploration of psychoacoustic properties of sound and field recording. He has created several site-specific sound installations based on resonant properties of spaces and materials and gave workshops on sonification, field recording, electromagnetic listening, and programming for artists. He is the creator of [https://store.lom.audio/products/elektrosluch-3 Elektrosluch] – electromagnetic listening device. His monikers include Mrkva and Binmatu.  
  
Gruska has performed and exhibited his work Europe-wide at festivals such as Kraak (Belgium), Norberg (Sweden), Sonic Experiments @ ZKM (Germany), Audio Art (Poland), Mélos-Ethos (Slovakia), Parallel Vienna (Austria), and Next (Slovakia).  
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Gruska performed and exhibited in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom; at festivals such as Kraak (Belgium), Unsound (Poland), Norberg (Sweden), Sonic Experiments @ ZKM (Germany), Audio Art (Poland), Borealis (Norway), Mélos-Ethos (Slovakia), Parallel Vienna (Austria), Ultrahang (Hungary) and Next (Slovakia). [http://jonasgru.sk/biography (2019)]
  
 
; Selected writings
 
; Selected writings
* ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20140912082701/http://mrkva.ovecka.be/stuff/thesis.pdf Streams and Currents]'', 2013. Bachelor's thesis.
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* ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20140912082701/http://mrkva.ovecka.be/stuff/thesis.pdf Streams and Currents]'', The Hague, 2013. Bachelor's thesis.
  
 
; Interviews
 
; Interviews
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* Jakub Juhás, [http://easterndaze.net/post/116297066250/jonas-gruska-from-creating-to-listening-from-pcb "Jonáš Gruska: From creating to listening, from PCB to walks"], ''Easterndaze'', 13 Apr 2015.
 
* Jakub Juhás, [http://easterndaze.net/post/116297066250/jonas-gruska-from-creating-to-listening-from-pcb "Jonáš Gruska: From creating to listening, from PCB to walks"], ''Easterndaze'', 13 Apr 2015.
 
* Regine Debatty, [http://we-make-money-not-art.com/the-chaotic-rhythms-of-industrial-structures-an-interview-with-jonas-gruska/ "Sounds from bridges, ventilation systems and other industrial spaces. An interview with Jonas Gruska"], ''We Make Money Not Art'', Jun 2016.
 
* Regine Debatty, [http://we-make-money-not-art.com/the-chaotic-rhythms-of-industrial-structures-an-interview-with-jonas-gruska/ "Sounds from bridges, ventilation systems and other industrial spaces. An interview with Jonas Gruska"], ''We Make Money Not Art'', Jun 2016.
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* [https://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/sonia-318-jonas-gruska "Son(i)a #318: Jonáš Gruska"], Barcelona: Radio Web MACBA, Oct 2020, 100 min. Audio.
  
 
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; Links
 
* [http://jonasgru.sk Personal website]
 
* [http://jonasgru.sk Personal website]
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* [https://lom.audio/releases/ Releases]
 
* [http://zvukolom.org Lom] label
 
* [http://zvukolom.org Lom] label
 
* [http://space.lom.audio/ Lom] sound laboratory
 
* [http://space.lom.audio/ Lom] sound laboratory
 
* [http://binmatu.net Binmatu]
 
* [http://binmatu.net Binmatu]
* [http://kraa.sk/mrkva/ Mrkva]
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* [http://kraa.sk/jonas-gruska/ Profile on Kraa]
 
* Videos from the performances: [http://vimeo.com/39258677], [http://vimeo.com/33858336], [http://vimeo.com/44455499] [http://vimeo.com/jonasgruska more]
 
* Videos from the performances: [http://vimeo.com/39258677], [http://vimeo.com/33858336], [http://vimeo.com/44455499] [http://vimeo.com/jonasgruska more]
  
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Revision as of 13:53, 1 October 2020

Born Czech Republic
Lives in Bratislava, Slovakia

Jonáš Gruska is a sound enthusiast and field recordist. He operates Lom, an experimental art and music label presenting East/Central European artists (since 2009), the Lom Space sound laboratory in Petržalka, Bratislava (opened 2018), and organises the outdoor experimental music festival Zvůk (since 2013).

Born in Czechoslovakia, Jonáš Gruska studied at Institute of Sonology in The Hague (Netherlands) and Music Academy in Cracow (Poland). His main focus are chaotic and polymetric rhythms, unconventional tunings, exploration of psychoacoustic properties of sound and field recording. He has created several site-specific sound installations based on resonant properties of spaces and materials and gave workshops on sonification, field recording, electromagnetic listening, and programming for artists. He is the creator of Elektrosluch – electromagnetic listening device. His monikers include Mrkva and Binmatu.

Gruska performed and exhibited in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom; at festivals such as Kraak (Belgium), Unsound (Poland), Norberg (Sweden), Sonic Experiments @ ZKM (Germany), Audio Art (Poland), Borealis (Norway), Mélos-Ethos (Slovakia), Parallel Vienna (Austria), Ultrahang (Hungary) and Next (Slovakia). (2019)

Selected writings
Interviews
Links