About the KRS Open The KRS Open is an unusual, invite-only, two-day conference in Kristiansand November 3 – 4, bringing together Music Business Master’s students, academics and music industry practitioners to debate some of the most important questions facing today’s music industries. The idea has…
The CreaTeME International Live Electronics Workshops are developed by project leader Associate Professor Ingolv Haaland, Professor Jan Bang and Associate Professor Andreas Waaler Røshol. Together they form an international laboratory for artistic and pedagogical experimentation. During the two-year period 2025–2026 the project has visited…
Workshop at CreaTeMe Gear Library On August 26, the Innovation Team hosted a showcase at the Sound Lab at Kraftverk, giving students the opportunity to explore and test selected equipment available through the CreaTeMe Gear Library. The event had a great turnout, with curious…
25. august, kl. 16:00–17:00 – CreaTeME Lab Join us at Kraftverk/BARE, the new CreaTeME Lab, for a listening session featuring music from RE-CREATION Avetis album, presented in Dolby Atmos. We will listen to selected music from the album in its spatial format, offering a…
Anja Luvdal and Lasse Marhaug: The Soft Landscape In collaboration with Kristiansand Jazz Festival, CreaTeME presents Anja Luvdal and Lasse Marhaug’s work, ‘The Soft Landscape’ on Saturday 22th August at 12:00. CreaTeME Lab is located at Kraftverk, right in the center of Kristiansand, and is…
Re–Creation Avetis: Armenian Folk Music Reimagined Through Live Electronics The album Re–Creation Avetis by pianist Mariam Kharatyan brings together Armenian folk and sacred music, improvisation, and live electronics in a unique artistic collaboration. Recorded at the University of Agder, the project explores how traditional melodies…
Learn, collaborate, and be considered for a live remix in the PUNKT festival program. CreaTeMe is proud to continue the collaboration with the PUNKT Festival, one of the most significant European festivals in contemporary electronic music. For this year’s PUNKT Festival, CreaTeMe is offering an…
CreaTeME International and Javeriana launch intercultural Digital Co-Lab Pilot A new collaboration between CreaTeME International at the University of Agder and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá is exploring how music students can connect creatively across cultures through digital collaboration.The initiative, called Digital Co-Lab Pilot, brings together…
The University of Agder and CreaTeME is hosting Guitar Maestro T.E.A.R.S. 2026 — a three-day conference for pop/jazz/rock guitar for teachers in higher music education across the Nordic and Baltic region. Kristiansand, Norway, May 5th-7th 2026. Following the successful symposiums in 2019 and…
CreaTeME students invite you to explore the intersection between sound and visual art through interdisciplinary collaboration and shared artistic practices. The event brings together students from different art disciplines and institutions to create a practical meeting space for creative exploration, exchange of experiences, and student-driven…
Building a Space Between Artistic Practice, Education, and Research From February 23–27, CreaTeME and the University of Agder hosted Creative Synergies 2026 in Kristiansand at Kraftverk, bringing together artists, educators, researchers, and students for an intensive week ofseminars, roundtables, artist talks, group work, and showcases. …
CreaTeME and the Department of Popular Music at the University of Agder is now inviting applications for The Odderøya Collective. The collective offers free studio spaces where artists can develop their work over time, while contributing to a shared environment shaped by experimentation, exchange and…
The Odderøya Collective is a creative workspace and residency environment in Kristiansand, hosted by CreaTeME and the Department of Popular Music at the University of Agder. Located on Odderøya, just outside the city center, the collective offers space for artistic development, experimentation, and exchange within creative…
CreaTeME International at the College of Music, Mahidol University Live Electronics Performative WorkshopTuesday, March 3 2026, 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM Experience leading Norwegian electronic artists Jan Bang, Nils Petter Molvær, and Eivind Aarset as they perform, interact, and engage with students and…
CreaTeME invites students to apply for funding to develop creative student-driven projects that explore music, technology, collaboration, and new forms of artistic practice. Application form open: 1st–10th March 2026 (for students at the Department of Popular Music – UiA) Each project may apply for 8000…
Registration open for Creative Synergies 2026 Location: Kraftverk/Skippergata 24B, 4611 Kristiansand Creative Synergies returns to UiA in week 9 (23–27 February 2026), bringing together artists, educators, researchers, and students for an intensive week of seminars, group work, and performances in Kristiansand, Norway. The week opens…
CreaTeME International: Live Electronics combines an open seminar and workshop, on stage, rooted in professor and artistic director Jan Bangs (UiA) pioneer work in Live sampling and Improvisation. The project is executed together with artists and students from UiA and the visiting institutions. The project…
On September 18–19, 2025, the University of Agder (UiA) and CreaTeME hosted a dedicated drum symposium in Kristiansand. The event brought together leading educators, performers, and students to discuss the purpose and relevance of drum education in today’s evolving music industry. The symposium addressed questions…