BIO
Verena Marisa is an award-winning German-Brazilian composer, sound artist and multi-instrumentalist. She is an expert performer of the theremin – an early electronic instrument, which is played without touching it.
Verena has premiered orchestral works, such as NEW ERA at Munich Philharmonic Hall and MORPHOLOGY at Tonhalle in Munich with great critical acclaim ("one of the best new works", NMZ).
As a performer Verena appears at festivals in the experimental realm, including Jazz, Pop, New Music and Gothic. Verena is the first thereminist to compose an entire solo concert program for this unique instrument, and continues to present it throughout Europe.
Her multifaceted work also comprises various feature film scores. She has worked repeatedly with directors Rudi Gaul, Rainer Kaufmann and Golden Globe-nominee Max Färberböck.
In theater she has composed for Neuköllner Oper in Berlin and Schauspiel Frankfurt, with directors Sommer Ulrickson and Ersan Mondtag.
AWARDS
German Film Music Award
Berlin Opera Award
Franz Grothe Film Music Award
Music Award of the City of Munich
aDevantgarde Opera Award
Golden Remi / WorldFest-Houston
(team Koma Kid)
German Television Award
(team Best Picture OPERATION ZUCKER)
Hamburg Producers Award for FREUNDINNEN
Jury statement: “The composed film music is to be especially emphasized...“
Rolf-Hans Mueller Award for Film Music (2x)
International Peer Raben Award
aaber award
Grimme Award
(team OPERATION ZUCKER)
Deutscher Filmmusikpreis
Berliner Opernpreis (Förderpreis)
Franz-Grothe-Filmmusikpreis
Förderpreis Musik der Stadt München
aDevantgarde Opernpreis
Golden Remi @ WorldFest-Houston
(Team Koma Kid)
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
(Team Bester Film OPERATION ZUCKER)
Hamburger Produzentenpreis für FREUNDINNEN
Jury statement: “Besonders hervorzuheben ist auch die komponierte Filmmusik...“
Rolf-Hans Müller Preis für Filmmusik (2x)
International Peer Raben Award
aaber award
Grimme-Preis
(Team OPERATION ZUCKER)