Composer · Artistic Researcher

Martin Loridan

Composition through breath, resonance, gesture and transformed acoustic instruments.

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Fig. 01 — String tension under light

2026

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Emergence of Speakings

2026 · flute, double bass and electronics

A dialogue between breath, bow activation and discreet electronics, shaped through two contrasting augmented instrumental bodies.

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Close detail of hands articulating an augmented flute

Emergence of Speakings

2026 · flute, double bass and electronics

A dialogue between breath, bow activation and discreet electronics, shaped through two contrasting augmented instrumental bodies.

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Close detail of piano wood grain surface

Feed the Monster

2024 · Spatialised ensemble

Five musicians project sounds toward an augmented piano that absorbs, transforms and redistributes them as a living collective instrument.

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SOUFFLE

Air and Breath as Compositional Material

Air, breath and friction become compositional material, moving between gesture, resonance and form.

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Extended Pedal

Rethinking Piano Resonance

A removable mechanism makes the grand piano’s resonance controllable beyond the keyboard.

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ORGANIC AUGMENTED INSTRUMENTS

Non-Invasive Active Amplification

External systems return sound through acoustic bodies, creating active resonant instruments.

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Research

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SOUFFLE

Air and Breath as Compositional Material

Air, breath and friction become compositional material, moving between gesture, resonance and form.

Explore Souffle

Extended Pedal

Rethinking Piano Resonance

A removable mechanism makes the grand piano’s resonance controllable beyond the keyboard.

Explore Extended Pedal

ORGANIC AUGMENTED INSTRUMENTS

Non-Invasive Active Amplification

External systems return sound through acoustic bodies, creating active resonant instruments.

Explore Organic Augmentation

Research

Explore the Research

SOUFFLE

Air and Breath as Compositional Material

Air, breath and friction become compositional material, moving between gesture, resonance and form.

Explore Souffle

Extended Pedal

Rethinking Piano Resonance

A removable mechanism makes the grand piano’s resonance controllable beyond the keyboard.

Explore Extended Pedal

ORGANIC AUGMENTED INSTRUMENTS

Non-Invasive Active Amplification

External systems return sound through acoustic bodies, creating active resonant instruments.

Explore Organic Augmentation

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Live Excerpt · 2022

Reverberated Impacts

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Live Excerpt · 2022

Reverberated Impacts

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SEP 5, 2026

Un eco di soffio — Belgian Premiere

Festival Mosaïques · Brussels

SEP 5, 2026

Un eco di soffio — Belgian Premiere

Festival Mosaïques · Brussels

SEP 5, 2026

Un eco di soffio — Belgian Premiere

Festival Mosaïques · Brussels

SEP 30, 2026

Vestiges du Temps — World Premiere

Le Senghor · Brussels

NOV 10, 2026

Quatre fragments d’un rêve

Belgian Music Days · Ghent

Restrained environmental portrait of Martin Loridan by a window

About

Martin Loridan is a French composer and artistic researcher based in Brussels, and Professor of Composition and Orchestration at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels. His work explores breath, resonance, gesture and the transformation of acoustic instruments.

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