Rúnar Magnússon

Runar Magnusson is an Icelandic composer, working in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Inspired by the sounds of nature, horror movies, noise, and meditation, Magnusson specializes in atmospheric disturbances through minimalist compositions. While an oppressive hue is often cast upon Magnusson’s work, it is nevertheless always drafted with a sly trace of humor. Over the past 10 years, Magnusson has travelled the globe presenting his work at various festivals and in various guises, including in the ensembles Vindva Mei and SameSameButDifferent. Having worked within the realm of theatre and performance for years, in recent years he has been interested in surround sound, playing multi channel concerts at various locations, in churches, galleries, clubs and theaters located throughout the world including China, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Mexico, Scandinavia, Canada and the USA. Runar is the cofounder of Hljódaklettar, a boutique record label he founded with Sabrina Joy Winogrond for the purposes of releasing rare, limited, and collectible music and organizing events of art and music.
Runar studies electronic music composition at Danish Institute for Electronic Music at the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus.

His piece, Níðingsverk, is a multichannel work for various analogue synthesizers, politics and computers.