Dirk Johan Stromberg

Dirk Johan Stromberg is an American improviser, composer and music technologist. His body of work explores dynamic interaction between performer, technology and performance practice, often questioning how performers interact and perceive technology in improvisation. Designing electronic instrument hardware and software is an integral part of the process and has led to the development of several instruments.

Dirk’s music has been performed in Europe, Asia and the United States including; Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Manila, Bucharest, Istanbul, Amsterdam and New York City. He has released three albums with the Turkish improvisation group Islak Kopek as a performer and engineer and his music appears on a number of compilations. In de Knipscheer released a two CD set of his composition, Tropendrift, in 2006, a collaboration with Dutch poet Albert Hagenaars.

He has been composer in residenc at STEIM (Studio for Electronic Instrumental Music) and Brooklyn Center for Computer Music and has received recognition for his work from ISAM (Institute for Study in American Music) and MATA (Music at the Anthology). His 2008 album, Islak Kopek, was in the top 20 albums in Turkey for 2009.

Dirk Stromberg. He was a founder of the Contemporary Music Festival of Ho Chi Minh City and was formally on faculty at Istanbul Bilgi University and Saigon Technology University. Dirk is currently on faculty at School of the Arts (SOTA), Singapore. He holds a Masters of Music from Brooklyn College and a Bachelor of Music from Texas Tech University.

Dirk Johan Stromberg – BM, MM

Composer, Performer, Music Technologist, Educator and Consultant

Head of Department – School of the Arts (SOTA) – Singapore

Co-Director – Duong Dai Festival – Vietnam

Part-Time Faculty – Nanyang Technology University – Singapore