Karl Stirner

- born in vienna. - studied zither, classical composition, people, survival strategies, circumstances. - is into writing and visual art as well. - composed stage music for "das schauspielhaus" in vienna in 1991/92. - was co-author and mc of the radioprogram "sodawossa und kitarrn" on radio1476 (AM radio program of OE1). - lived in ireland for a couple of years; worked there as a private teacher for musical creativity.

- writes radio plays, film scripts , film music and generally music for all sorts of ensembles
and situations.
- plays vintage old viennese music together with button-accordeonist walther soyka.
- loves to mix viennese/classical music with electronic music and jazz-elements.
- since 2002 working as a composer and musician (sporadically as a translator and dramatic
advisor) at burgtheater in vienna .
- collaborations with walther soyka, hannes l?schel, claus riedl, otmar klein and many more.
- since 2007 co-director of ensemble "Labyrinthe"(project to fuse "classical" and "non-
classical" music....whatever these terms might mean)
- signed to White Label Music in july 2007, first album ' "only playing live",said the dead man.'
was released on itunes in september 2007
- also 2007: new electronic music project "Duo Elternteil" with Arthur Pelzmann,
aka ElectroMungo (who's also released on WLM/Soyuz)