Joshua Weitzel

Joshua Weitzel is a German musician, composer, improviser, curator and interdisciplinary artist born in Kassel in 1989. His work crosses sound art, visual media, field recordings, experimental composition and collaborative social practices. He plays guitar and the Japanese shamisen, often extending their materials through preparations and unusual playing gestures.

He works with Takatsuki Trio Quartett, the Tan Bone collective and varied improvising groups. His contemporary shamisen practice draws on traditional techniques but also incorporates altered bridges, tunings, objects and vibrations. He has organised concerts and art projects and has received Musikfonds support to develop experimental shamisen performance.

On Creative Sources, Joshua Weitzel is credited on Live in Hessen (CS682).