About

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Martin Ritter is an Austrian composer and researcher based in Graz, specializing in electronic music, microtonal music, and contemporary composition. His work spans both electronic and instrumental formats and has been performed across Europe, North America, and Asia. As a composer, he explores the spaces from which sound emerges and investigates the intersections of music, technology, and performance practices. His recent compositions often focus on microtonality as a conceptual and artistic framework.

As a music researcher, Martin uses advanced digital tools to analyze and understand the structure and aesthetics of electronic music. His music and academic work have been featured at major international festivals and conferences, including Wien Modern, Ars Electronica, ICMC, NIME, EMS, TENOR, Darmstadt, MikroFest Helsinki, and Impuls.

He has been recognized with several prestigious scholarships and awards, such as the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, the Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures Scholarship, and the Joseph and Melitta KANDLER Scholarship for Advanced Music Study.

Martin Ritter actively contributes to the contemporary music scene through his involvement in various arts organizations including Zeitschleife, Die Andere Saite, OEGZM, and the Graz Orchestra of Noise and Distortion. He is also a member of the ORGANON research group at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, which focuses on the creation, performance, and analysis of contemporary organ music.

He holds a DMA in composition from the University of British Columbia and a PhD in Computational Media Design from the University of Calgary. His mentors have included Keith Hamel, Robert Pritchard, Friedemann Sallis, Jeffrey E. Boyd, Klaus Lang, and Marko Ciciliani.

Martin currently works as a Senior Scientist at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where he continues to combine composition, research, and digital technology in innovative ways.