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JENA JANG
Jena Jang is a South Korean experimental musician (noise, improvised vocals), DIY instrument builder, and performance-based sound researcher based in Prague, Czechia. Their multidisciplinary practice centres on necrocore: the exploration of trauma healing through the raw intensity of somatic live performance, the circulation of energy between artist and audience, emotional connections with non-human beings, and the musical interpretation of organic structures in nature.
Working with hand-soldered, battery-powered electronic circuits and open-source synthesisers, Jang experiments with circuit bending, hybrid acoustic–electronic performance techniques, and unconventional sound production methods. Inspired by childhood memories, they have developed the Tupperware Synthesiser series—referencing nostalgic associations with lunch boxes—as well as the Hairdryer Performance series, stemming from recollections of their mother drying their hair after showers. These projects extend into workshops on DIY synthesiser building and research into wind-blowing techniques combined with electronic circuits for sound creation.
Member(s): Jena Jang (solo project, occasionally collaborating)
Genres: Experimental / Noise / Power Electronics / Drone / Metal
Record labels: Elektramusic, Econore, Shanav Lab, Mahorka
Origins: Seoul, South Korea / Prague, Czech Republic
“CURE VIII(Contemporary Art of Healing)” Live performance at Bärenzwinger im Köllnischen Park, Berlin, DE (24 October 2024)
Nov Noise Istanbul festival, Istanbul, TR
1.8 Sonoscopia festival, Porto, PT
Jun Klang Festival, Copenhagen, DK
TBA ZK/U residency, Berlin, DE
2025
12.12 Das LOT, Vienna, AT
05.12 Kulturverein Einbaumöbel, Vienna, AT
29.11 UIUI Fest vol 3, Cinetol, Amsterdam, NL
28.11 ACU, Utrecht, NL
15.11 Cashmere radio, Berlin, DE
13.11 ORWOhaus eV, Berlin, DE
29.10 Hörbar eV, Hamburg, DE
*27–28.10 DIY Workshop, Sound Arts & Creative Music Technology, Musikhochschule Lübeck, DE
15–25.10 CTM Festival × Korkut Sonic Arts Triennale Artistic Research Lab, Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture, Almaty, KZ
10.10 Enchant series, Rello, Brno, CZ
04.10 Taxi Salon, Import Export, Munich, DE
03.10 WGN project, Bregenz, AT
OCT Live streaming, Radio Rumahoma, Jakarta, ID
08–10.09 SoundCzech ProVisit Hungary, various locations, Budapest & Pécs, HU
04.09 Supernoise Festival, Mayhem, Copenhagen, DK
27.08 The Performance Kitchen, Metronomen, Copenhagen, DK
21.08–03.09 Sound Art Lab, Struer, DK
10–17.08 MØNTAGE Camp, Urhof20 – Kunsthaus am Schneeberg, AT
01–10.08 HOMEMADE, Wartburg, Salenstein, CH
31.07 Secret location, Zürich, CH
22–28.07 Electric Wonderland (EW2025 Scholarship for Women), RADIONA – Zagreb Makerspace, Baški Oštarije, HR
10.07 Live streaming, Radio Tsonami, Valparaíso, CL
07–14.07 Art Labo Retreat 2025, Château de Kerminy, Rosporden, FR
01.07–31.11 SoundCzech On Road (touring support), CZ
17–23.06 Live streaming, zweikommasieben, Luzern, CH
15.06 Asimmetric Bar, Cologne, DE
13.06 Schaumburg Ateliergemeinschaft, Bonn, DE
12.06 Studio DB, Berlin, DE
01.06 Parlour, Amsterdam, NL
31.05 WORM, Rotterdam, NL
29.05 VIBRA, Lauschangriff, Berlin, DE
30.04 Enchant Series, Rello, Brno, CZ
24.04 Workshop at Meta Lab, Vienna, AT
18.04 GATE – Gather All The Electronics, London, GB
17.04 Vorwerkstift, Hamburg, DE
15.04 Mayhem, Copenhagen, DK
14.04 Underwerket, Copenhagen, DK
12.04 SOTU Festival, Vondelbunker, Amsterdam, NL
07.04 Live stream, Radio Phrenia, Glasgow, GB
05.04 T3 – kultúrny prostriedok, Bratislava, SK
04.04 Výměník 1, České Budějovice, CZ
28.03 Oberstübchen eV, Regen, DE
22.03 SLUMP OOL vol 4, Vekks, Vienna, AT (Mvd0ae, Myst K, Ora Et Labora, David Wallraf, Laptop Ensemble Novi Sad)
21.03 Enchant Series, Rello, Brno, CZ (Mvd0ae, Myst K, David Wallraf)
17.03 Klubojadalnia Młodsza Siostr, Warsaw, PL
01.03 Punctum 10th Anniversary Event, Prague, CZ
21.02 Saadet Türköz & Jena Jang, Café OTO, London, GB
20.02 Interpenetration, ARTist’s, Graz, AT
09.02 Hetero Space, Solo, ID
08.02 De'Cored Coffee & Bar, Yogyakarta, ID
07.02 Klar Archive, Bandung, ID
06.02 Kios Ojo Keos, Jakarta, ID
26.01 SLUMP OOL vol 3, Senggi Studio, Seoul, KR (Jena Jang, Leon Eckard, Passing Josh, Joyul)
25.01 Noisoom – Critical Listening Community, The Booming Studios, Seoul, KR (Jena Jang, Leon Eckard, POV Noise)
24.01 Club Bbang, Seoul, KR (+ Leon Eckard)
22.01 Dotolim, Seoul, KR (Jena Jang, Leon Eckard, Dayoon Lee)
19.01 Trigger Shanghai, Shanghai, CN
18.01 Gebi Bar, Yiwu, CN
17.01 Foamy Foamy, Hangzhou, CN
17.01 Habibi Culture Market, Radio LoRa, Zürich, CH
14.01 Raw Material Space (人之原料重组), Beijing, CN
15.01 Xiaozu (小组工作), Beijing, CN (+ Zhao Ziyi, CN)
12.01 Trigger Shanghai, Shanghai, CN
10.01 Revolver, Taipei, TW
09.01 Outer Pulsation, Taipei, TW
(* curated events, workshops)
2024
27.12 Forestlimit, Tokyo, JP
26.12 Oriental Force, Tokyo, JP
26.12 Chinabot episode 8, Radio Alhara, Bethlehem, PS
23.12 火影-hokage, Osaka, JP
22.12 Bar Isshee, Tokyo, JP
21.12 Chef-d’oeuvre, Osaka, JP
13.12 Noh Extended, Istanbul, TR (+Kunsf)
10.12 Noh Radio, Istanbul, TR
7–8.12 BRUITAL LEIPZIG FURORE I, ZxRx, Leipzig, DE
17.11–5.12 Sound Art Lab Residency, Struer, DK
15.11 Audio Art Festival, Krakow, PL
12.11 Tresor Linz, Linz, AT
6.11 Vocal Improv Workshop, Studio Emad Eddin, Cairo, EG *
3–10.11 Perform Czech Pro Visit, Cairo, EG
31.10 Vocal + Butoh + Workshop + Artist Talk, Ping Pong Art Platform, Berlin, DE *
30.9–3.11 Ping Pong Art Platform Residency, Berlin, DE
27.10 Muthers Studio, Birmingham, GB (w/ Si Paton)
26.10 Spanners, London, GB (w/ Si Paton)
25.10 The Turner House, Cardiff, GB (w/ Si Paton)
24.10 Bärenzwinger im Köllnischen Park, Berlin, DE
18.10 LOM Space, Bratislava, SK
12.10 Harsh Voices, OGH Berlin, DE
6.10 Noiseberg, Atelier Äuglein, Berlin, DE
5.10 NIX NOISE, Kontor 80, Leipzig, DE
3.10 Tagada Club, Vienna, AT
18.9 Hanse 3, Dresden, DE (w/ Si Paton)
15.9 Rello, Brno, CZ (w/ Si Paton)
14.9 VEKKS, Vienna, AT (w/ Si Paton)
12.9 PIE – Collective Improvisation, Cross Attic, Prague, CZ
11.9 SLUMP.O.O.L vol.2, Punctum, Prague, CZ
26.8–6.9 Theatre in Palm Residency, Turun AMK, Turku, FI
19.8 Sound Art Lab, Struer, DK
1–31.7 Copper Leg Art Residency, Vaskjala, EE
31.7 Kauno Menininkų Namai, Kaunas, LT
27.7 Saund Festival, Suuresadama, Hiiumaa, EE
14.7 Cabaret Voltá, Tallinn, EE
12.7 Kultuuriklubi Salong, Tartu, EE
10.7 3 SOLOS, Circle in Cube, Tallinn, EE
5.7 Shelter, Tallinn, EE (w/ Gabber Modus Operandi, Prison Religion, Hungr)
16–26.6 Cabin Studio Residency by Studio Hrdinů, Pěčice, CZ
19.6 SLUMP.O.O.L vol.1, Punctum, Prague, CZ
13.6 Funeral Marching Band Opening, Kaštan Scéna Unijazzu, Prague, CZ
7.6 APORON 21, Kunst Klub Kräftner, Graz, AT
6.6 Vašulka Kitchen, Brno, CZ
28.5 Studium P, Vilnius, LT
26.5 XI 20, Vilnius, LT
25.5 Festivalis Druskomanija, Lithuanian Composers' Union, Vilnius, LT
17.5 Multiversal Series Vol. 138, Kastanienkeller, Berlin, DE
14.5 Unheimlich Unheimlich, xxxster, Berlin, DE
11.5 Sphere Radio, Leipzig, DE
26.4 Femmetruckdrivers, xxxster, Berlin, DE
12.4 ENCHANT vol.2, Rello, Brno, CZ
26–31.3 SLAGROOM Residency, The Hague, NL
14.3 Cikada Collective vol.1, Prague, CZ
2.3 Vekks, Vienna, AT (Jang/Pátra & Zimmermann/Lienhard)
18.2 BNSU, SECRET AEROBIC CLUB, TIMMI (JENA JANG replaced), SÄKKIKANGAS, Punctum, Prague, CZ
13.2 Wakushoppu, Punctum, Prague, CZ
19.1 Dotolim, Seoul, KR (w/ Kim Gu)
10.1 Invertor 02, Oriental Force, Tokyo, JP
7.1 Bar Isshee, Tokyo, JP (w/ Ayako Kanda)
2023
31.12 Denoize Festival: Docking Around, Seoul, KR
30.12 Accidental Collision – Jena Jang // Passing Josh, The Gravitational Field, Seoul, KR
28.12 Why Are You So Annoise?!, YenTown Saigon, Saigon, VN
26.12 A Night of Jena Jang, Cù Rú Bar, Da Lat, VN
7.12 Gob Gob Label Event (duo w/ Arnica Montana), Auditorium, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, CZ
3.12 Live set for silent film “Häxen (1922)” w/ Ingrid Frivold, Punctum, Prague, CZ
27.11–1.12 Patch Point Residency (Modular Synth), Berlin, DE
29.11 ALGOMYSTICA: Kunsf (TR) x Jena Jang, PAS, Berlin, DE
26.11 Hard to Talk! w/ JoJi (CA), PAS – Petersburg Art Space, Berlin, DE
19.11 Prague Headphone Festival, Punctum, Prague, CZ
20.10 Duo w/ Bilwa, Anomalie Art Club, Berlin, DE
13.10 Live Visuals, Altenburg, Prague, CZ
5.10 ENCHANT: Accou, Nuances d'engrais, Jena Jang & sayэ no fire, Skleněná louka, Brno, CZ
30.9 Performance w/ Marína Abramovič Po Sebe Neupratuje, Biela Noc, Bratislava, SK
21.9 Střešovická kramle, Underdogs’, Prague, CZ (w/ Jadran)
10.9 Ars Electronica Festival, Stadtwerkstatt, Linz, AT (w/ Udasi, Mia Zabelka)
30.8 Bramborack vol.1, Petrohradska Kolektiv, Prague, CZ
7–10.8 Sharing Lab / Nature of Us by Bazaar Festival, Lókút, HU
26.7 Sonic Garden vol.4, Zámek Troja, Prague, CZ
15.7 Duo w/ Ivana Marina Holla, Hradby Samoty, Jablonica, SK
31.5 CURE IV Performance, UM Gallery, Prague, CZ
3.5 Guest Vocal for B.Y.S., “It’s About Spirituality,” Sparti, GR
29.4–15.5 Koumaria Residency by Medea Electronique, Sellasia & Athens, GR
21.4 CURE III Performance, Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art, Yerevan, AM
20.4 CURE II Performance, Hay-Art Cultural Center, Yerevan, AM
19.3 Punctum, Prague, CZ (w/ Anouck Genthon, Lionel Marchetti, Joke Lanz, vrrrbitch)
2022
19.12 Hauskonzert drei / třetí sklepní koncert, Kamenicka 48, Prague, CZ
17.12 Noční Setup, Studio Hrdinů, Prague, CZ
11.12 Brœk (experimental music/art series), xxxster, Berlin, DE
29.11 Experimental: Electroacoustic Noise, Klub Paliarka, Prague, CZ
12.11 SONDA Festival (w/ Jakub Nečas), Hvězdárna a planetárium, Brno, CZ
10.10 Hauskonzert zwei / sklepní koncert dva, Kamenicka 48, Prague, CZ
27.9 Guest musician, Simon Whetham: ChannellingAV, GAMPA, Pardubice, CZ
18.9 Duo w/ Ivana Marina Holla, Biela Noc, Bratislava, SK
10.9 A Day of Sound (curated by Pavel Klusák), GASK, Kutná Hora, CZ
11–22.7 "Valdis Bušs" Plein Air Residency, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, LV
2.7 Finissage Covidoki (collective improvisation), Pałac Sztuki, Krakow, PL
11.6 #Oooh_London – International AV Free-Improvisation Festival, New River Studios, London, GB
28.4 Hybrid Sessions (collective improvisation), Kampus Hybernska, Prague, CZ
2021
20–28.9 JAWO Music Residencies, IT
19.7–1.8 Associació Cultural Konvent (residency), ES
9.6 Purple Ears: Phonon & Noise Kitchen (solo debut), Punctum, Prague, CZ
2020
1–30.9 Zaratan – Arte Contemporânea Residency, Lisbon, PT
2.8 Shamanic New Wave: GÜLD (Jena Jang, Aldana Duoraan, Ladislav Prusenovský), Kampus Hybernska, Prague, CZ