Sérgio Basbaum

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Also known as

Sérgio Roclaw Basbaum

Genres

MPB, experimental, visual-music

Instruments

acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Biography

Sérgio Roclaw Basbaum is a Brazilian multi-artist, musician, researcher, and professor born in São Paulo in 1964. With an interdisciplinary career, his work moves between perception, art, and technology. Basbaum holds a degree in Film from ECA-USP, a master's and a doctorate in Communication and Semiotics from PUC-SP, as well as a post-doctorate in Philosophy from UNESP. Currently, he teaches in the graduate program in Intelligence Technologies and Digital Design (TIDD) at PUC-SP.

As a musician, Basbaum works as a composer, instrumentalist (acoustic guitar and electric guitar), singer, arranger, and producer. He has released two albums of original compositions: "Capitão Nemo no Forró de Todos os Santos" (1999) and "PopuP o contráiro de Pop" (2012). He has also participated in various events and group exhibitions with interactive video works, poetry, and sound pieces, collaborating on contemporary dance projects. He is a pioneer in research on visual-music in Brazil and has dedicated himself to audiovisual improvisation.

In addition to his artistic career, Sérgio Basbaum is the author of theoretical books such as "Sinestesia, Arte e Tecnologia" (2002) and "O primado da Percepção e suas consequências midiáticas" (2016), as well as several articles published in Brazil and abroad. His academic research covers topics such as cognition, art, technology, philosophy, and film.

Discography

• Popup: Pop é o contrário de pop (2011)