www.factmag.com/2020/05/27/primary-optics-pedro-maia
Since 2004, Pedro Maia has been developing “Live Cinema” concept, exploring the medium potentiality of Analogue Cinema, manipulating images in real-time, and interacting with sound. Presenting solo performances as well collaborations with musicians such as Vessel, Shackleton, Holy Other, Visionist, Kevin Richard Martin, Shapednoise, Jacaszek, Shxcxchcxsh, Tropic of Cancer, Craig Leon, Lee Ranaldo, Raul Refree, Fennesz, Nisennenmondai, and many others, with presentations of these worldwide in leading festivals like Sonar, Unsound, Berlin Atonal, All Tomorrow’s Party, Mutek Montreal, Mutek Mexico, Dekmantel, TaicoClub Japan, Red Bull Music Academy, as well in renowned places like CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Eye Film Museum, Contemporary Cultural Center of Valencia, CaixaForum Barcelona, among others.
with Raul Refree & Pedro Vian · Sonar Festival / Ideal Barcelona · 2021
with Shapednoise · Berlin Atonal · 2019
with Grand River· Tresor/Kraftwerk Berlin · 2022
with Vessel · Frue Festival Japan · 2019
Frequencies For Leaving Earth with Kevin Richard Martin (The Bug)
Alternativa Festival & Heartnoize Promotion · Prague 2021
with Shapednoise · Berlin Atonal · 2019 · video by FACT Magazine
with Vessel · Club2Club · 2018
Montanhas Azuis (Norberto Lobo, Bruno Pernadas, Marco Franco) · Lisbon · 2019
Written In Fire (Rakhi Singh & Vessel) · London · 2019
Texture & Lines (Drumming GP, Joana Gama, Luis Fernandes) · Porto · 2019
with Shackleton & Anika + Strawalde · Berlin Atonal 2017
Live 16mm performance with Robert Lippok · Berlin · 2018
with LCC · Berlin Atonal · 2017
with Vessel · ID Festival Portugal · 2019
with Shxcxchcxsh · 25 FPS Festival · Zagreb · 2017
with Shxcxchcxsh · Luchmeat Festival · CZ · 2016
with Shackleton & Nisennenmondai · Unsound Festival · PL · 2015
with Craig Leon & Sinfonietta Cracovia · Unsound Festival · PL · 2014
with Shxcxchcxsh · Unsound Festival · PL · 2015
with Max Loderbauer & Jacek Sienkiewicz · Berlin Atonal Festival · DE · 2015
video documentation by Theresa Baumgartner & Lukas Feigelfeld
with Vessel · Unsound Festival · PL · 2014
with Jacaszek & Kwartludium · Unsound Festival · Krakow Philharmonic Hall, PL · 2013
with Sensible Soccers· Curtas Vila do Conde Film Festival · PT · 2014 · more info
with Igor C. Silva / Remix Ensemble · Casa da Música · Porto, PT · 2012
with Palmer Eldritch · MadeiraDig Festival · Casa das Mudas · Madeira, PT · 2012
with Shackleton · Unsound Festival · Hotel Forum · Krakow, PL · 2012
with Jacaszek · Mutek Festival · Société des arts technologiques [SAT] · Montreal, CA · 2012
with Demdike Stare · All Tomorrow’s Party · Union Chapel · London, UK · 2012
with Fennesz · Semibreve Festival · Braga, PT · 2011
with Jacaszek · Unsound Festival · Krakow · 2011 (video by ZFCL)
with Lee Ranaldo & Rafael Toral · live video feedback · ZDB · Lisbon, PT · 2010
with Jacaszek · Mosteiro São Bento da Vitória · Porto, PT · 2010