André Stordeur facts for kids

Quick facts for kids André Stordeur
Background information
Birth name	André Stordeur
Born	1 March 1941 Haine St Paul, Belgium
Died	7 April 2020 (aged 79)
Genres	electronic, electroacoustic, acousmatic
Occupation(s)	Composer, Educator

André Stordeur (born March 1, 1941 – died April 7, 2020) was a Belgian electronic music composer. He was known for his unique electronic sounds and for teaching others about modular synthesizers.

Life and Music

André Stordeur was born in Haine-Saint-Paul, Belgium. He became a very important person in the world of electronic music.

Early Music Projects

Stordeur started his musical journey in 1977. His first big project was creating music for a film called Office Baroque. This was a tape composition, meaning he used recorded sounds to make the music.

In the late 1970s, he joined an experimental music group. It was called Studio voor Experimentele Muziek (S.E.M.). This group was founded in 1973 in Antwerp, Belgium. They explored new and unusual sounds.

Stordeur also started his own electronic music studio. He named it Studio Synthèse. He opened it in Brussels in 1973.

Working with Others

From 1978, André Stordeur often worked with Fabrice du Busquiel. They performed together, including a show in 2014. This performance was for a play called A Late Night with Laika.

In 1979, he worked with Paul-Baudouin Michel. They created an electroacoustic music piece called Phraséologie. This music was recorded at a special studio at Ghent University. Also in 1979, Stordeur released his own electronic music album. It was called 18 Days. For this album, he used special electronic instruments.

The Serge Synthesizer

From 1980 onwards, Stordeur mainly used a Serge synthesizer for his music. This was a special electronic instrument. One of his Serge synthesizers was even built just for him. It was made by Serge Tcherepnin, the creator of these instruments.

Because he knew so much about Serge synthesizers, Stordeur became an official consultant for the Serge company in Europe starting in 1983.

Teaching and Writing

André Stordeur was also a very good teacher. He taught many people about sound synthesis. This is the process of creating sounds using electronic equipment.

In 1997, he finished writing a very important guide. It was called Art of Analog Modular Synthesis by Voltage Control. This book helped people understand how to use modular synthesizers. These are electronic instruments made of different parts that can be connected in many ways.

Stordeur also had a website called Analog Cottage. On this website, he shared his advice and articles about electronic music.

Later Works

In 2004, Stordeur contributed a track to a CD. This CD was called Serge Modular Music: Now. It celebrated the Serge synthesizer.

In 2009, he appeared on a recording of music by Giacinto Scelsi. Stordeur added electronic sounds to live instruments on this recording.