WEI
KANG BEH
Selected Education:
06.2022 - 07.2022 Diploma in Practice-based Sound Studies for Installation and Performance at Berlin School of Sound, Berlin, DE
09.2018 - 07.2021 B.A. in Electronic Music Production and Performance Arts at Catalyst Berlin(former dBs Music Berlin) at Funkhaus, Berlin, DE
09.2017 - 01.2018 Diploma in Audio Engineering at Hits Recording Studios, Penang, MY
01.2014 - 11.2016 High School Diploma in Arts & Design at Han Chiang High School, Penang, MY
Selected Commission & Stipendium:
Musikfonds e.v. Berlin - STIP III 12.2022 - 05.2023
blaues rauchen 2021 - ‘4^2’
OutsideininsideoutinsideoutoutsideiN 2021 - ‘I’m no longer sitting in the room’
MATCA Artspace 2021 - ‘the tendency of time’
xocolat Fribourg 2021 - ‘4^2’
Selected Research & Residency:
16.12.2022 - 20.01.2023 'fier' self-curated research and production laboratory at Liebig12 Berlin, DE
14.08.2021 - 30.08.2021 _-𝒎(- 𝒖-)𝒍𝒕𝒊-𝒚𝒐(- 𝒖-)𝒖-𝒔-𝒎(- 𝒖-)𝒍𝒕𝒊-¯ art & research laboratory in nature by OutsideininsideoutinsideoutoutsideiN at Torhaus Wehlen in Stadt Wehlen, DE
Selected Exhibitions:
20.07.2022 - 25.07.2022 ‘the point of no return’ performative sound sculpture for ‘exhale(s)’ group exhibition at Errant Sound in Berlin, DE
27.06.2021 - 20.07.2021) ‘tendency of time’ kinetic-optic-sound installation for ‘To be more site-specific’ exhibition at MATCA artspace in Cluj-Napoca, RO
Selected Performance & Tour:
17.02.2023 - solo & b2b (live) for phantom emission tour at Moutou Kuala Lumpur, MY
16.02.2023 - extended ~pulsation~ EP (live) for phantom emission tour at fono Kuala Lumpur, MY
05.02.2023 - Wei Kang Beh & Yang Cheng (computer improv) for phantom emission festival at Hin Bus Depot, MY
03.02.2023 - 4^2 (A/V live) for phantom emission festival at Hin Bus Depot Penang, MY
19.12.2022 - 'Ctrl + H' by Dan Su & Wei Kang Beh (improv) for in the sea of voices: laboratory performance program #4 from 'fier' residency at Liebig12 Berlin, DE
19.12.2022 - Cecilia Xuetong Feng & Wei Kang Beh (improv) for in the sea of voices: laboratory performance program #4 from 'fier' residency at Liebig12 Berlin, DE
16.12.2022 - Mariana Carvalho, Marie Takahashi, Paula Sanchez & Wei Kang Beh (improv) for in the sea of voices: laboratory performance program #4 from 'fier' residency at Liebig12 Berlin, DE
16.12.2022 - Marie Takahashi & Wei Kang Beh (improv) for in the sea of voices: laboratory performance program #4 from 'fier' residency at Liebig12 Berlin, DE
13.12.2022 - Eric Wong & Wei Kang Beh (improv) for in the sea of voices: laboratory performance program #3 from 'fier' residency at Liebig12 Berlin, DE
06.12.2022- Eliad Wagner & Wei Kang Beh (improv) for sonic levitation:
laboratory performance program #2 from 'fier' residency at Liebig12 Berlin, DE
21.12.2022 anath & Wei Kang Beh (improv) for what if we chase the light: laboratory performance program #1 from 'fier' residency at Liebig12 Berlin, DE
09.12.2022 solo drone set for RAUSCH VOL.04 at backsteinboot Berlin, DE
22.11.2022 solo live set for FOFs X OIIOOIIO mini-fest at AL.Berlin, DE
18.11.2022 solo live performative installation for MISANTROPIA Festival at Orfeão Universitário do Porto, PT
09.11.2022 hybrid set for for friends of friends' (F.O.Fs') #4 at AL.Berlin, DE
05.11.2022 Henri Falk & Wei Kang Beh (improb) for BADETHAL Festival 2022 at Floating University Berlin, DE
02.11.2022 ~pulsation~ (live) for friends of friends' (F.O.Fs') #3 at AL.Berlin, DE
29.10.2022 New Music Syntax (in-testing) Kyoka & Wei Kang Beh A/V (live) for Signals 2022 at Funkhaus Berlin, DE.
26.10.2022 Wei Kang Beh + Vito Willems (live) for UMEDESEME event at Punctum Prague, CZ
18.10.2022 Dani Williamson & Wei Kang Beh A/V (live) for otherscapes event at AL.Berlin, DE
15.10.2022 Alöis Yang & Wei Kang Beh (live) for _~M(-U-)LTI-HO(~ME~)-M(~U~)LTI-HEAL-(IN)_ oiioiooi at Studio Alta Prague, CZ
05.10.2022 Wei Kang Beh & Samin Son drone (live) for Keine Zeit Drone event at AL.Berlin, DE
28.o9.2022 Zito Tseng & Wei Kang Beh 'QQ' (live) for F.o.F's friends of friends event#2 at AL.Berlin, DE
23.o9.2022 'radiance' (live) for Festival SÝPKA x Trať x MENU at Hradec Králové, CZ
17.09.2022 - solo live set (computer improv) for Berlin Noise Festival 2022 at Galilakirche Jugend[widerstands]museum Berlin, DE
15.09.2022 - we will be the broken singers - w/U N K N O W N + B E H + K U N S F + T H R E A D E D . D R E A M S™ for UNHEIMLICH UNHEIMLICH un, deux, tois.. at TrXXXtR Berlin, DE
10.09.2022 Mor Wenn & Wei Kang Beh (live) for Glory Affairs & Punctum event at Punctum Prague, CZ
30.08.2022 Mor Wenn & Wei Kang Beh (live) for 𝑁𝑜w𝐼𝑁𝑇𝐻𝐸𝑃𝐴𝑆𝑇𝐼𝑁𝑇𝐻𝐸𝐹𝑈𝑇𝑈𝑅𝐸𝐼𝑁𝑇𝐻𝐸𝑁𝑂𝑊 event by OutsideininsideoutinsideoutoutsideiN at Torhaus Wehlen, DE
17.08.2022 Elif Gülin Soğuksu, Kuntay Seferoglu & Wei Kang Beh (noise improv) for F.o.F's friends of friends event#1 at AL.Berlin, DE
12.08.2022 ’4^2’ audiovisual & graphic score performance for Traumburg Festival 2022 at Schloss Dornburg an der Elbe, Gommern, DE
25.07.2022 ‘the point of no return’ performative sound sculpture electroacoustic improv - part of exhale(s), Breaths/LP/Deaths Berlin School of Sound presentation at Errant Sound Berlin, DE
05.07.2022 Ultrasonic feedback performance presentation from Workshop: Speaking in Tongues by John Driscoll at Berlin School of Sound, DE
11.06.2022 Eli Ningú & Wei Kang Beh (noise improv) for Unheimlich Unheimlich at TrXXXtR Berlin, DE
26.5.2022 EGÆL hip hop (ish) (computer improv) for EGÆL event series at Villa Kuriosum Berlin, DE
30.09.2021 ’4^2’ audiovisual & graphic score performance for blaues rauchen festival 2021 at Künstlerhaus Dortmund, DE
31.08.2021 Solo noise improvisation for Teddybär Café event at Bagelmann Cafe in Berlin, DE
29.08.2021 ‘I’m no longer sitting in the room’ spatial electroacoustic performance for NowINTHEPASTINTHEFUTUREINTHENOW event at Torhaus Wehlen, Stadt Wehlen, DE
29.08.2021 ‘counting’ sound performance directed by William ‘Bilwa’ Costa for NowINTHEPASTINTHEFUTUREINTHENOW event at Torhaus Wehlen, Stadt Wehlen, DE
07.08.2021 ‘score_123’ sound performance by William ‘Bilwa’ Costa feat. Elif Gülin Soğuksu & Wei Kang Beh for d t f - down to ferry event at Baumschulenstr./Fähre and Wilhelmstrand, Berlin, DE
28.04.2021 Noise improvisation duo bilwa / wei ex 01 feat. C L E L for Get in the van music #12, live streaming and tracking performance event in Berlin, DE
26.03.2021 ‘4^2' - a graphical score and audiovisual project for Re-Connect online performance festival 2nd edition live from Berlin, DE
27.02.2021 ‘4^2' - a graphical score and audiovisual project for Hasard3 performance live stream festival at bluefactory, Fribourg, CH
18.02.2021 Audiovisual noise improvisation w/ Mizuki Ishikawa and VJ Synthezia for SønDER TIDAL Live Showcase //003 at studio.db, Berlin, DE
17.10.2020 Noise improvisation w/ Mizuki Ishikawa for Signals Festival 2020 at Funkhaus Berlin, DE
19.08.2020 Noise improvisation w/ Vincent Laju for the akousmatik bush: season finale festival at Plänterwalk forest in Berlin, DE
28.08.2020 ‘the feedback ensemble’ performance for Sonic Curiosities V event at Villa Kuriosum, Berlin, DE
08.08.2020 Noise improvisation w/ Mizuki Ishikawa for the akousmatik bush: Bilwa, Diane Barbé, fanfin, Leonie Roessler and more event at Eichbuschallee 55, in Berlin, DE
12.07.2020 Noise improvisation as omega b for the akousmatik bush: Eliad Wagner, Pablo Diserens and more event at Eichbuschallee 55, Berlin, DE
27.06.2020 Noise improvisation as omega b for the akousmatik bush: Bilwa, alys, Dario Peris, omega b event at Eichbuschallee 55, Berlin, DE
12.04.2020 Noise improvisation as omega b for Das Schalllabor#2: In the Ether on Ethernet live stream event from Berlin, DE
11.03.2020 Noise improvisation as omega b for Das Schalllabor#1: The Premiere
at Funkhaus Berlin, DE
Selected Broadcast:
18.12.2021 'Studio Akustische Kunst Blaues Rauschen III - Allbee, Kang Beh broadcasted for WDR radio
Selected Composition:
15.12.2021 Short film composition for Mextensions 2022 mex e.v.
26.04.2021 Short film composition for David Reason's MA Thesis Extract - Singularity SS21
25.02.2021 Short film composition for Korg Germany, Tatsuya Takahashi’s Powers of Ten - A Synthematic Journey
Selected Releases:
09.11.2022 ~pulsation~ (live) 2022 balloon SD card release at AL.Berlin, DE
26.10.2022 ~pulsation~ (live) 2022 CD release at Punctum Prague, CZ
08.06.2021 ‘extended ~pulsation~ 2021’ 7 tracks experimental dance EP Bandcamp & Soundcloud digital self-release
23.02.2021 ‘pulsation’ two tracks experimental dance EP Bandcamp & Soundcloud digital self-release
18.12.2020 ‘reward system’ five tracks experimental noise EP Bandcamp & Soundcloud digital self-release
Selected Curation:
16.12.2022 - 20.01.2022 Curator for research and production laboratory at Liebig12, DE
08.2022 - 11.2022 Curator for friends of friends' (F.O.Fs') + mini-fest at AL.Berlin, DE
07.08.2021 Organiser for d t f - down to ferry event on Fähre F11 in Berlin, DE
12.06.2021 Organiser for sonic picnic event at Mercury Hill in Baumschulenweg, Berlin, DE
28.05.2021 Organiser for experimental balcony concert at Heinrich-Schlusnuss-Straße in Berlin, DE
30.04 - 07.5.2021 Curator for Mutualism art & sound exhibition at Heinrich-Schlusnuss-Straße 7 in Berlin, DE
06.2020 - 09.2020 Curator for The Akousmatik Bush - summer open air spatial live performance event series in Plänterwald, Berlin, DE
15.07.2016 Co-curator for Flashback - The 5th Art and Design Graduation Exhibition at Han Chiang High School, in Penang, MY
Selected DJ set:
17.02.2023 solo & b2b DJ set w/Cumboard & Mulan Theory for phantom emission tour at Moutou Kuala Lumpur, MY
12.02.2023 solo DJ set for sadboizzz.club pop-up event at Travelodge Hotel Penang, MY
22.11.2022 solo DJ set for FOFS x OIIO mini-fest at AL.Berlin, DE
19.11.2022 solo DJ set for MISANTROPIA Festival at AL859. Artspace Porto, PT
09.11.2022 solo DJ set for friends of friends' (F.O.Fs') #4 at AL.Berlin, DE
30.09.2022 solo & b2b DJ set w/.PK. for 3 Patitos, 2 DJs at Petersburg Art Space Berlin, DE
13.08.2022 solo DJ set for Traumburg Festival 2022 at Schloss Dornburg an der Elbe, Gommern, DE
05.08.2022 solo DJ set for EGÆl ...special L€O edition... at Villa Kuriosum Berlin, DE