Tomas Korber (*1979) lives and works in Zurich. He studied psychology and computer science at the University of Zurich (degree: Master of Science UZH) and wrote his master's thesis on audio design and cognition. Today he works as a composer, producer and improvising musician and is mainly active in the fields of electro-acoustic music and film music.​

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In addition to his work as a solo artist, he has collaborated with numerous renowned musicians from around the world, including Olivia Block, Martin Bezzola, Dimitri de Perrot, Dieb13, Jason Kahn, Christian Kobi and Hans Koch, Ulrich Krieger, eRikm, Sachiko M, Lionel Marchetti, Butch Morris, Norbert Möslang, Günter Müller, Toshimaru Nakamura, Otomo Yoshihide, Keith Rowe, Christian Weber, Ralf Wehowsky, Stephan Wittwer, Christian Wolfarth and many more.​

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Korber has composed the music for films such as “No More Smoke Signals” (Swiss Film Award 2009; director: Fanny Bräuning), “Ein Lied für Argyris” (Award for Best Film Music Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2023; director: Stefan Haupt), “Finsteres Glück” (director: Stefan Haupt), “Downtown Switzerland” (directors: Fredi Murer, Stefan Haupt, Christian Davi, Kaspar Kasics), “Zürcher Tagebuch” (director: Stefan Haupt, nomination German Documentary Film Music Award 2021) and many others and has also written various compositions for theater, dance and radio play productions.

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In his career, Tomas Korber has participated in the production of over two dozen recordings, has toured Europe, the USA and Asia extensively and has performed at renowned festivals around the world, including: Steirischer Herbst (Austria), Musica Genera Festival (Poland), FIMAV (Canada), Ultrasound Festival (Hungary), ReMusik (Russia), LMC Festival (UK), Wien Modern (Austria), Erstquake Festival (USA), and many more.​​

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He was awarded the “Artist in Residence” scholarship (New York) of the City of Zurich in 2009 and has received several commissions from the City of Zurich and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia throughout his career.​ In 2024, he was awarded the annual grant (Werkjahr) of the City of Zurich in “Classical/New Music”.