In the second episode of the podcast series «You Are Here!» trumpeter Paul Hübner connects with performance artist David Helbich, on electronic instruments, and koto player Naoko Kikuchi.

»Ich finde Musik sollte nicht zu emotional sein, sondern abstrakt bleiben.»
Naoko Kikuchi

Pandemic times are reshaping our perceptions: We look at the world through screens and windows and let ourselves be carried by history. And at night, techno comes. This second episode is about moving on. And about where to unload the emotions.

The podcast series «You Are Here!» is a musical position statement. Where are we right now? An intentionally ambiguous question. Where are we socially? Artistically? With our minds? How do we (re)connect musically?

With David Helbich, Naoko Kikuchi (sound and voice), and Paul Hübner (sound)
Produced and arranged by Hannes Seidl
Editor and interviews: Theresa Beyer
Language: German

A production by Norient.

Paul Hübner has studied trumpet with Malte Burba and Mike Svoboda in Mainz and Basel. As an interpreter, performer, composer, and improvisor he is notably devoted to new and experimental music. Paul gives concerts in Germany and abroad, as a soloist and in different ensemble formations, amongst them the Ensemble Modern, BR Symphony Orchestra, ensemble phoenix as well as his own formations 3® and mam.manufaktur für aktuelle musik. Visit his website.

David Helbich, raised in Bremen, Germany, based in Brussels, Belgium, is a conceptual artist who creates experimental works on stage, in writing, online, and in public spaces. He works as a composer, street photographer, and sound/performance artist. Helbich is interested in the understanding of an audience as active individuals, and the search for an opening up of experiences in artistically restricted spaces. Therefore, the notions of guidance and self-performativity are central to his practice. Visit his website.

Naoko Kikuchi was born in Sendai, Japan. Her first steps in playing the string instrument koto were lessons from her grandmother and mother. In 2007, Naoko received a year-long fellowship to work in Frankfurt, Germany, where she currently is a member of IEMA (International Ensemble Modern Akademie). From this experience, she has been expanding her skills in contemporary and ensemble music. She is a member of AsianArt Ensemble (Berlin) and Eric Schaefer's Jazz quartet «Kyoto mon Amour». Visit her website.

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