Andi Otto holds a PhD in Kulturwissenschaften (Cultural Sciences). His thesis discusses the role of the performing body in electronic music along the history of the STEIM SensorLab, a device developed in the 1980s that pioneered the use of sensor technologies in experimental live music. He lectures at the Hochschule der Künste Bern (CH), University of Basel (CH), Leuphana University Lueneburg and at Humboldt University Berlin on the intersection of sound arts, media stusies and musicology. His key interest is the interface of body and sound in electronic music and the ambiguities of instrumental practice in digitally produced music. The theories of these subjects find direct links to his artistic output, especially in the concepts of his Fello system.

Academic background:

• 2020: Lecturer at the University of Basel, Dept. of Media Studies. Subject: Sound Cultures, mediality of electronic music.
• 2014-2018: Lecturer at Humboldt University Berlin (Dept. of Musicology)
• Since 2012: Artistic/ academic coach in regular “Toolbox” project weeks at HKB Bern (CH), topics: "Repetition is Change”, "Mimikry, Mimesis & Camouflage".
• 2010-2016: PhD project: Research on Michel Waisvisz’ “The Hands” and other instruments at STEIM in Amsterdam. Development of an historical overview of STEIM projects with a focus on Waisvisz' archive.
• 2011: Lecturer at MHMK in Hamburg, subject: audio technologies
• Since 2009: Lecturer at HKB Bern (CH), subject: media theories, artificial intelligence
• 2009: Lecturer at Leuphana University Lueneburg, subject: musical interfaces
• 2009: Research associate at ((audio)), Leuphana University Lueneburg
• 2008: Master in Applied Cultural Sciences at the Leuphana University of Lueneburg. Majors: Musicology and Linguistics.

Writings (Selection)

• Vermessene Körper, digitale Musikinstrumente. Drei Spurensuchen mit Gestischen Controllern. In: Karoß, Sabine/ Schroedter, Stephanie: Klänge in Bewegung. Spurensuchen in Choreografie und Performance. Bielefeld: Transcript 2017, pp 153-162. 2018. 
• "Dutch Touch. Das SensorLab und The Hands als elektro-instrumentale Pionierentwicklungen des STEIM in den Jahren 1984-2000." Lueneburg: Leuphana University 2017. Dissertation, e-book publication.
• "STEIM. A History of Shortcuts between Body and Sound", in: Barbara Büscher, Franz Anton Cramer (Ed.): Fluid Access: Archiving Performance-Based Arts. Hildesheim 2017. S. 262-271.
• "Der leise Schuss". Portrait Leo Hofmann. In: VAN, Magazin für klassische Musik, Nov. 2016.
• “STEIM Geschichten. Kurzschlüsse zwischen Klang und Körper seit den 70ern.” In: MAP # 3 PERFORMING SOUND – Sammeln, Archivieren, Komponieren und Aufführen. Released with Perfomap, University of Leipzig, April 2012.
• “Produkt des Monats - Kinect Hacks”. In: ((audio)) Ästhetische Strategien, Leuphana Uni Lüneburg. Februar 2011
• “Systemic Aspects of Auditory Interactive Art in the Public Sphere.”
  In: V!RUS # 3. University Of Sao Paolo, 2010, together with Rolf Großmann.
• “Produkt des Monats - Moldover‘s Circuit Board Instruments”.
  In: ((audio)) Ästhetische Strategien, Leuphana Uni Lüneburg, November 2009.
• “Virtuelle Musikinstrumente”. In: ((audio)) Ästhetische Strategien, Leuphana Uni Lüneburg, August 2007.
• “STEIM Crackle Box”. In: De:Bug 12/2004. Magazin für Elektronische Lebensaspekte.