Janek Schaefer

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Born 1970.

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Janek Schaefer is a London-based sound artist, musician, and composer born in England to Polish and Canadian parents in 1970. He is known for his innovative work with sound and installation art. In 2008, he won The British Composer of the Year Award for Sonic Art & The Paul Hamlyn Award for Composers Prize. In 2009 the Bluecoat gallery in Liverpool mounted a retrospective exhibition of his 20 year career.

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