Bio
Luis Fonseca (Brazil, 1974-) is a polyvalent artist; architect, professional Double Bass player, professor and composer stablished in Madrid. He studied composition by Prof. Sergio Luque and Prof. Alberto Bernal in the CSKG center in Madrid, where he could also assist to open lessons from Alberto Posadas, Mesías Maiguashca, Enrique Tomás, José Manuel Berengher and Michael Beil. These studies were in the electronic field, but after all, learning computer assisted composition as well as algorithmic composition brought him to another way of composing, with or without electronics in his works. He has a PhD investigation in the algorithmic composition field in the “Universidad Autónoma de Madrid” by professors José Luis Carles and Sergio Luque, which he finished in 2021 with a Cum Laude mention. He finds himself nowadays developing new ways to generate music algorithmically focusing it on the production of sound through the use of different algorithms, whether acoustically or electronically speaking, as well as the connection to its visual forming graphics and mixing it with other compositional techniques. He also seeks an expansion in the use of new technologies, crossing new frontiers and stepping in completely new forms of artistic and musical expression.
Luis Fonseca has several international prizes such as the "Honorable Mention" on the "David Walter International Composition Competition 2016" promoted by the ISB (International Society of Bassists/ USA) for his piece "Mandelbrot Sonata" for Double Bass and Piano; first prize in the 4th International Competition of Choral Composition “Ennio Morricone” 2017 in Florence - Italy for his piece “Hommage a Rothko” for Choir a Capella and also a first prize in the "2018 David Walter International Composition Competition - Double Bass and media category" from the ISB for his piece “homeTown" for Double Bass, video and electronics. His piece “Sabbath v.2 (2019)” for live video and live electronics has been selected in the Call for scores from the “23rd computer and electronic music days” 2019 promoted by the JIEM - Madrid - Spain and received its world première in the Auditorio 400 at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid in March 2020. Sabbath has also been selected in the Call for scores from the ICMC (International Computer Music Conference) 2022 in Ireland and has been presented in a new version for 16 channels in the Irish World Academy Theater in Limerick / Ireland.
Despite his unique composing technique, he has been frequently invited to open talks, seminars and conferences to expose his work, such as in the ABC museum in Madrid / Spain, in the Brno Conservatory of Music in Brno / Czech Republic and in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, Ireland. His music has been played in Spain, Brazil, Germany, Australia, United States, Venezuela, Lithuania, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, México and Ireland, to name just a few. Among important premières of his pieces, we can mention "homeTown" for double bass, video and electronics premièred in the "In-Sonora" Festival - Madrid / Spain in March 2015, "Four random pattern sketches" has received its world première in December 2018, as well as his piece "Light & Sand" for trumpet, english horn, bassoon, piano and live-video in February 2024, both in the Royal Theater in Madrid, "Von Einsamkeit zum Ende des Herbstes" for female voice, ensemble and live-electronics premièred in Torri dell'acqua in Budrio - Bologna / Italy in June 2023 and "Hommage a Rothko" for choir a cappella, premièred in the Sala Accademica Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra - Roma / Italy in March 2025.
His pieces are frequently recorded by the label Da_sh recordings, among them, his Sonata for viola, double bass and piano (Da_sh ensemble), Re-formed for piano solo (Duncan Gifford), Shadows of ambiences for flute accordion and live-electronics (Dúo Xistra), Mohr code for alto flute solo (Alessandra Rombolà), “Von Einsamkeit zum Ende des Herbstes” for female voice, ensemble and live electronics (Istantanea ensemble / Elisa Prosperi - soprano), and most recently in Rome / 2025, Hommage a Rothko for choir a cappella, with the Resonare vocal ensemble.
His compositions are published by Da_sh Editions in Madrid - Spain.