[Texto disponible solo en inglés] Matthew Schoen’s unique background has led him to gather knowledge and skills in a wide variety of creative fields such as animation, 3D design, video editing, sound design,and graphic design. He began his artistic journey while studying electroacoustic composition at the Montreal Music Conservatory. While completing his Master’s degree, he became interested in visual art and motion design, which he combined with his musical practice. As a result, he managed to extend his work towards...[Texto disponible solo en inglés] Matthew Schoen’s unique background has led him to gather knowledge and skills in a wide variety of creative fields such as animation, 3D design, video editing, sound design,and graphic design. He began his artistic journey while studying electroacoustic composition at the Montreal Music Conservatory. While completing his Master’s degree, he became interested in visual art and motion design, which he combined with his musical practice. As a result, he managed to extend his work towards various media such as video and installation. This new path was marked by a desire to renew audience experience while blurring the lines between music, sound art and visual arts. He was a regular contributor to Montreal's AKOUSMA festival and featured at the Cluster New Music festival, the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), Athens Digital Arts Festival, Rewire and more recently at the Kaboom Film Festival in Amsterdam. While presenting his work in various festivals throughout Europe and North America, he has also pursued a career as a freelance motion graphic designer. From 2016 to 2019, he worked at the award-winning animation and VFX studio Onesize, in Amsterdam. His work has been supported by the Canada Arts Council as well the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec. He is now solely focusing on design and visual art, collaborating with other musicians to create audiovisual works. He currently lives and works in Leiden.
