Alexis Georgopoulos aka Arp is a composer/producer and DJ
whose ever-evolving, genre-fluid work works across sensory,
speculative and historical registers, veering from ambient and
Fourth World to Modern Classical and Club-adjacent strategies.
His CV includes over 20 albums in solo & collaborative contexts
(for labels such as Smalltown Supersound, RVNG Intl, Mexican
Summer, Type, Beats in Space, Geographic North and Opal Tapes),
gallery installations, museum performances, and commissioned
scores for visual artists, filmmakers and prestigious fashion houses.
Of his debut album, "In Light," Pitchfork wrote it was "the sort
of thing I hope becomes a trend in electronic music." In fact,
it did. Nonetheless, Georgopoulos sought new ground, and has
continued to pursue a distinctive path that has excited, occasionally confounded, and always engaged. His 2018 album "Zebra," was
named "N°2 Contemporary Album of the Year" by The Guardian
and by The Vinyl Factory's as a "Top 50 Albums of the Year."
A frequent collaborator across media, he has worked with
a cast of visionary filmmakers, visual artists, and choreographers
— among them Savanah Leaf, Frank LeBon, Tauba Auerbach,
Paul Clipson, and Jonah Bokaer, as well as with musicians such as
composer Meara O'Reilly, techno producer Patricia and ambient
producer Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. He has also accepted commissions
from fashion houses such as Bottega Veneta, Dior, Chanel, Lanvin,
Kenzo, and others.
He has performed internationally and has been presented in
gallery and museum contexts by MoMA PS1, Goethe-Institut,
Deitch Projects, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Walker Art
Center, The Kitchen, MoMA, New Museum, White Columns,
303 Gallery, Jacob's Pillow, SFMoMA, Luggage Store Gallery,
and Jack Hanley Gallery.
His most recent album, "Drifts" is his most abstract and alluring
album to date, conjuring emotional landscapes through glowing,
elliptical loops of piano, harp, strings and modular synthesizer.