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For Ivana Mer, music emerges from silence, inspired by the chants of the sea, forces of nature, and by the inner world of the soul.
The Slovak-born composer and singer began her artistic journey in Prague while finishing her studies in cultural anthropology. Here she produced her first electro-acoustic compositions that were used in the Belgian dance project "Dancers!" and got into the semifinals of the international electro-acoustic festival LEM Le Prix Russolo.
Her musical activities are closely connected to travels, which, besides opening new horizons, are the source of collaborations with producers and talented musicians from Europe and the world.
In 2015, she was nominated in the category "Discovery of the Year - RadioHead Awards" (music awards in Slovakia), and her song "Diamond Fields," created with producer Marc-Eric Laine, was leading at the first position in RADIO_FM chart, Slovakia. Her singing voice is heard in the song "Tak sa stále pýtam" for the Slovakian film "Hrana - 4mfy o Marekovi Brezovskom," directed by Patrik Lančarič.
In 2016, her debut album titled “EARLY WORKS” was released by the Slovakian record label Slnko Records with a very positive reception from the audience and critics in various parts of the globe. You can also hear her music in the dance film "Personal Pronouns" from director Andrea Sudorová, awarded at the Dance Film Festival San Francisco, USA.
2017 is the year of “EARLY WORKS REMIXED vol.1” (the album of remixes of her debut, with artists from Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Australia, and Greece), as well as her concerts in France, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
At the beginning of 2018, Ivana was touring in Argentina, sharing her compositions with local renowned musicians hosting at her concerts. Returning to Slovakia, Ivana launched Asteroidea Digital Records, her own record label. The album of remixes now has a brand-new format called a digital disk. This extended edition adds new versions of producers from Ukraine, Slovakia, Argentina, and Hungary.
She was composing the music for the theater play “American Emperor” (an adaptation of Martin Pollack's book), received with great success. Nowadays, she is creating the songs for the next album.
Ivana Mer perceives life itself as music that includes all genres, which naturally leads her to participate in a wide range of projects from composing music for the theatre, video art, or contemporary dance, and singing for poetic rap and acoustic minimalism.
The Slovak-born composer and singer began her artistic journey in Prague while finishing her studies in cultural anthropology. Here she produced her first electro-acoustic compositions that were used in the Belgian dance project "Dancers!" and got into the semifinals of the international electro-acoustic festival LEM Le Prix Russolo.
Her musical activities are closely connected to travels, which, besides opening new horizons, are the source of collaborations with producers and talented musicians from Europe and the world.
In 2015, she was nominated in the category "Discovery of the Year - RadioHead Awards" (music awards in Slovakia), and her song "Diamond Fields," created with producer Marc-Eric Laine, was leading at the first position in RADIO_FM chart, Slovakia. Her singing voice is heard in the song "Tak sa stále pýtam" for the Slovakian film "Hrana - 4mfy o Marekovi Brezovskom," directed by Patrik Lančarič.
In 2016, her debut album titled “EARLY WORKS” was released by the Slovakian record label Slnko Records with a very positive reception from the audience and critics in various parts of the globe. You can also hear her music in the dance film "Personal Pronouns" from director Andrea Sudorová, awarded at the Dance Film Festival San Francisco, USA.
2017 is the year of “EARLY WORKS REMIXED vol.1” (the album of remixes of her debut, with artists from Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Australia, and Greece), as well as her concerts in France, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
At the beginning of 2018, Ivana was touring in Argentina, sharing her compositions with local renowned musicians hosting at her concerts. Returning to Slovakia, Ivana launched Asteroidea Digital Records, her own record label. The album of remixes now has a brand-new format called a digital disk. This extended edition adds new versions of producers from Ukraine, Slovakia, Argentina, and Hungary.
She was composing the music for the theater play “American Emperor” (an adaptation of Martin Pollack's book), received with great success. Nowadays, she is creating the songs for the next album.
Ivana Mer perceives life itself as music that includes all genres, which naturally leads her to participate in a wide range of projects from composing music for the theatre, video art, or contemporary dance, and singing for poetic rap and acoustic minimalism.
