The Jury
The independent body of currently 154 jurors is as heterogeneous as the range of musical genres and word art productions. At present, there are 32 juries. Five experts per jury determine and evaluate the best new productions. What all jurors have in common is a profound knowledge of the genre they asses. All jury members of the PdSK e.V. do their work for the »German Record Critics’ Award« voluntarily.
Jury Electronic and Experimental
Dominik Kautz
Dominik Kautz studied musicology and philosophy at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (B.A.) and at the University of Cologne (M.A., focus on ethnomusicology with Federico Spinetti and systematic musicology with Uwe Seifert). He worked for the Enjoy Jazz Festival in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. As a freelance music editor, he wrote for laut.de, popmatters.com and regioactive.de. Kautz completed a scientific traineeship in the field of electronic music and sound art at Hertzlab, the artistic research and development department of the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Since then, he has worked there as project manager and co-curator of the institution’s music program, including festivals such as the Giga-Hertz Award for Electronic Music, Europe’s largest gathering of young composers from university studios for electronic music »next_generation« and the concert series »Sonic Experiments« which presents contemporary developments in various genres of experimental electronic music. Has worked with Alvin Lucier, Laurie Spiegel, George Lewis, Christina Kubisch and Lea Bertucci, amongst others. Likes to listen to experimental and progressive music ranging from electronic to psychedelic and doom.