Finnian Treherne

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Finnian Treherne is a composer of experimental and electroacoustic, film and game music based in Vienna.

Recent projects

21/08/2024

Release of Ebbing Tide

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Composer and Producer

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Music

Organisation

Finnian Treherne

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Finnian Treherne

09/08/2024 | 10/08/2024

Bad Ischl | Water Sound Flows

"In this acousmatic concert, we present electro-acoustic compositions inspired by these landscape forms and stage them in the courtyard of the imperial stables via 20 loudspeakers. The pieces utilise field recordings, i.e. original recordings made at various locations in the region. Synthetic soundscapes are added, reflecting the textures and shapes of the terrain.

Compositions by: Kasho Chualan, Thomas Grill, Jonas Hammerer, Wolfgang Musil, Markus Sepperer, Finnian Treherne

In co-operation with the course for electroacoustic and experimental music (ELAK) and the ÆSR research project"

Water Sound Flows

Thomas Grill and his team connect the places in the region by presenting the sounds of water in various forms and using different artistic strategies.

More about the project at salzkammergut-2024.at

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Composer

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Music

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Bad Ischl

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Bad Ischl

© water sound flows
© water sound flows
© water sound flows

28/06/2024

Release of "Silent Contemplations"

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Composer and Producer

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Music

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Finnian Treherne

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Finnian Treherne

2024/06/01

Boden - Silent Contemplations

The project was organised by the Medienfrische, a festival offering residences to artists from various backrounds to explore new media and experimental art. As part of this project I composed "Silent Contemplations" and performed it as 16 channel on the new IKO loud spearks by Sonible.

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Composer

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Music, Sound Design

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Medienfrische

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Medienfrische

2024/02/22

ORF Ö1 Words like Music

“Ö1 Worte wie Musik” radio programme on how language is deeply connected to music and the musical characteristics of languages. As part of a lecture at my university called “Radio Production” together with a colleague I wrote, edited and moderated this programme.“Every language has its own melodies and its own rhythms - think of English, Italian or French. Stresses manifest themselves differently, syllables vary in length and articulation sometimes takes on special significance. But how are the different musics of the world and their languages connected? How do lyrics sound when they are sung in a language that is not the singer's mother tongue, and can music help us to learn a new language?”

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Moderator and Pogramme Creator

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Script and programme creator

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ORF Ö1

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ORF Ö1

2024/01/27

Sonic Positions ELAK Concert

Sonic Positions ELAK concert in the Klangtheater of the FAL. New works by ELAK students. Here I played my piece “Ebbing Tide” performed live by Sabina Islam.Here the complete list of artists:Moritz Bernhard, Kasho Chualan, Ilija Danziger, Helena Dechentreiter, Pit Frantzen, Valentin Gruber, Miriam Jochmann, Marija Jociute, Philipp Kleinwort, Moritz Kölnbauer, Bo Leiter, Marius Neuner, Ellen Preuss, Stefan Raschbacher, Moritz Seidel, Markus Sepperer, Simon Spielhofer, Finnian Treherne, Georg Volkert, Anatol Wetzer

Sonic Scratch Ensemble (Georg Volkert, Bo Leiter, Markus Sepperer, Raphael Dombrowski)

Guests : Lan Sticker, Emanuel Hohl & Sebastian Meier
The photos are of the Klangtheater at the mdw and includes the set-up of different performances by my colleagues.

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Composer and Performer

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Music and Performance

Organisation

ELAK mdw

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ELAK mdw

2023/12/01

FFM Scoring Competition 2023

My entry to the second FFM film scoring competition in 2023.

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Film Composer

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Film Music

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FFM

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FFM

2023/10/26

Sonic Cell 2023

Adding an extra layer of awareness to the streets of Hernals.SONIC CELL temporarily borrows urban spaces to transform our perception and make us aware of the meanings embedded in the spaces’ relations with the city’s history. As an editor, if you will, writing on its genome.Thursday 26. October 2023, 19 :00 – 22:00
Dornerplatz, 1170 Vienna.Artists:
Elizaveta Trukhanova (AT/RU), Finnian Treherne (UK/CZ/DE), Philipp Kleinwort (AT).From synthetic chlorophilia across technoid amphibians to appeasing the techno-animistic deities.

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Performer

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Multi Channel Performance

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Czirp Czirp

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Czirp Czirp

2023/10/23

Der gute Ton: Soundscapes

Der gute Ton 23.10.2023: Soundscapes


What does a forest sound like when it is pierced by light? Who can imagine music in the midst of construction site noise? And what influence does film music have on our attitude to film? A wide variety of images can be painted with the help of soundscapes. Everything from music and natural sounds to the human voice can be used to create a sceneComposer and student on the electroacoustic and experimental music programme Finnian Treherne talks to sound engineering student and presenter Maximilian Fugger about the connection between music and images.Guest: Finnian TreherneDesign & sound engineer: Maximilian Fugger Quelle: https://guteton.blogspot.com/2023/10/der-gute-ton-23102023-klangkulissen.html

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Interviewee

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Interview and Music (Photonic Forest)

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Der gute Ton

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Der gute Ton

2023/09/17

Ö1 Kunstradio: Sound Miniatures

In these electro-acoustic miniature worlds we suddenly and quite clearly see different signatures of the ten young composers who are currently students of ELAK (course for electro-acoustic and experimental music). The miniatures are presented in a kind of Petersburg hanging for the ears - postcards from other worlds. These ten experimental works are magical and precise soundscapes. With works by Kasho Chualan, Ilja Danzinger, Valentin Gruber, Miriam Jochmann, Philipp Kleinwort, Sebastian Meyer, Marius Neuner, Ellen Preuss, Stefan Raschbacher and Finnian Trehern

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Composer

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Music

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Ö1

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Ö1

2023/09/07

Sound Campus Linz Live Stream

Radio Stream of “Photonic Forest” with the Sound Campus Linz Stream in collaboration with ARS ELECTRONICA on Res.radio. Listen HERE

”Reflecting on modes of production, distribution and visibility of music and sound art, the “Stream Compilation” is a set of self-produced, published and un-published works across genres. From electroacoustic and experimental compositions to radio art, poetic sound theatre and electro-pop explorations, these pieces intersect in a collective stream of horizontal listening”

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Composer

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Music Stream

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Ars Electronica

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Ars Electronica

2023/08/06

Release of Photonic Forest

Release of “Photonic Forest” on all major streaming platforms. This piece is about nature and the question, whether humanity with all its´ involvement in destroying the planet we live on, can still be part of nature. This piece was first composed for and performed at the “ELAK SOMMER CONCERT” of 2023 and then at the “KOMETENTURNEN #02”. This piece began in Schrattenberg, Austria. Together with my colleagues, we had a workshop there organised by my professors of the ELAK. We focused on nature and our own work, without any given rules. I spent all my time in the woods and on the grounds of the old Schrattenberg castle ruin, which was our direct neighbour for a week. Birds, wind, the train sounds from the valley below and waterfalls were the themes I explored, recording them with my field recorder. This later evolved into this piece, Photonic Forest. The photos below I took are of the old ruins and castle grounds where I recorded.

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Composer and Producer

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Music

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2023/07/24

Release of Longing

“Release of longing is my first collaboration with my good friend Paul C. Schmidt. This piece is about the feeling we all have and know, the feeling of longing. This composition was entirely improvised and created in one could say one take.” - Finnian TrehernePaul C. Schmidt on the piano and Inga Quint on the cello.

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Co-Composer

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Music

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2023/07/22

Kometenturnen #02

KOMETENTURNEN #02 in cooperation with SITTING IN A ROOM #05 and the New Vienna Musikverein 22.07.2023with Angélica Castelló, Finnian Treherne, Arthur Fussy, Matthias Makowsky & Will Lopesn. Finnian Treherne presents and spatialises the final version of “Photonic Forest

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Performer

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Music Performance

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Akusmonautikum

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Akusmonautikum

2023/07/01

ELAK Summer Concert 2023

ELAK SUMMER CONCERT 2023 with pieces by students of the ELAK course at the mdw. Finnian Treherne presented and spatialised his piece “Photonic Forest”.

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2023/06/01 - 2023/06/30

Scoring the Short Film "Shark"

Scoring the short film “Shark” by Nick Pasveer. Unfortunately this project was shelved and will hopefully be completed sometime in the near future.

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Film Composer

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Film Music

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Nick Pasveer

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Nick Pasveer

2023/03/20 - 2023/09/14

Scoring for the Short Film "Floating Above The Abyss

Scoring the short film “Floating Above the Abyss” by the director Patrick McConnell. The short film is about the serious, less known and often overlooked water pollution in England.

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Film Composer

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Film Music

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Patrick McConnell

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Patrick McConnell

2023/03/14 - 2023/04/05

Scoring the Short FIlm "Das Spiegelbild"

Scoring the short film “Das Spiegelbild” by Nick Pasveer. Unfortunately this project has been shelved and will be continued some time in the near future.

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Film Composer

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Film Music

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Nick Pasveer

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Nick Pasveer

2023/03/01 - 2023/03/31

Scoring Competition Lost in Time

This was my entry to the BIFSC Film Scoring Contest in 2023

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Film Composer

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Film Music

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BIFC

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BIFC

2023/01/28

ELAK WINTER CONCERT

ELAK CONCERT with latest pieces by the ELAK stundents at the mdw. Finnian Treherne presented his piece “Momentum” . “This piece is very special to me as it was my first piece during my first semester of studies. I decided to implement a combination of sampled instrumenents of personal recordings, some processed with effects and some not. A very personal aspect to this piece is the Djemebe I played to addrhythmic textures that were so important in my childhood in Tuscany. The yearly giostras, where many drummers would parade through my home town, something I found very thrilling and to this day believe was one of the first musical influences I had." https://esel.at/termin/117147/elak-werkstattkonzert

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Composer

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Music

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ELAK mdw

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ELAK mdw

2022/10/01 - 2022/11/05

FFM Scoring Competition 2023 Shibil

This was my entry to the first FFM scoring competition. I worked mainly with strings as my main instrument, trying to achieve a partially synthetic touch.

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FIlm Composer

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Film Music

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FFM

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FFM

About

Finnian Treherne is a composer of electroacoustic, experimental, film and game music based in Vienna

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Finnian Treherne, a composer with a mixed cultural background that includes British, Czech, and German heritage, developed an early appreciation for music while growing up in Tuscany, where he played multiple instruments including the piano, cello, accordion, and guitar. Since 2012, he has resided in Austria and recently began pursuing studies at the mdw ELAK university course and media composition at the VMI in October 2022. Finnian's musical style is characterized by a unique blend of electroacoustic and experimental elements from his mdw education, combined with classical and orchestral traditions, with a primary focus on creating compositions for film and games. His artistic influences include Thomas Newman, Ennio Morricone, Jesper Kyd, and Jeremy Soule.

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Work Experience - to be worked on

Web Developer

PixelCrafters Inc.

2018

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2020

Frontend Developer

TechVibes Co.

2016

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2018

Junior Developer

Digital Innovations Ltd

2015

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2016

UI/UX Developer

DesignGenius Studio

2014

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2015

Junior Web Designer

WebWorks Solutions

2013

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2014