Hugo Paquete - Academic Portfolio | Sound Artist, Researcher, Educator

About

Hugo Paquete (b. 1979) is a Portuguese sonic media artist, researcher, and educator whose practice redefines sound as a medium for epistemic inquiry and infrastructural critique. With over two decades of activity, his career bridges higher education, funded research-creation projects, and international presentations across Europe, North and South America.

Central to his methodology are the concepts of micro-sound and maximum sound, articulated through algorithmic sabotage, the hacking and repurposing of biometric data, satellite tracking, electromagnetic fields, and generative algorithms. Working within a post-techno aesthetic, Paquete develops cybernetic ecologies where human and non-human agents intra-act, transforming glitch, entropy, and systemic collapse into vibrational knowledge.

His work has received international recognition, including the Distinction in Interactive Art at the Prix Ars Electronica for Talking Doors (with Julijonas Urbonas, 2010), a Jury Recommendation at the Japan Media Arts Festival (Tokyo, 2010), and an Honorable Mention at the Live 2011 Grand Prix Media Festival (Turku, Finland), among others.

Over the past decade, notably during his residency at ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics and the Hertzlab (Germany, 2011–2020), he has advanced methodologies in multichannel spatialization, algorithmic composition, data sonification, and real-time audiovisual systems. To date, he is the author of more than 40 works presented internationally, including at ZKM, Ars Electronica, the ATLAS Institute, the B2 Center for Media, Arts & Performance, and In-Sonora Festival in Madrid.

Paquete’s artistic research integrates institutional frameworks with independent experimentation, positioning the artist as a sonic theorist and system builder. His practice constructs intersections between academia, artistic creation, and autonomous research, offering a vital listening methodology for navigating the technological unconscious of the 21st century.

Academic Background

PhD in Digital Media Art (2022) – Universidade Aberta (UAb) and Universidade do Algarve (UAlg), Portugal. Thesis: Spectral Immanences: Reflection on the Post-Digital in Sound Arts — supervised by PhD Adérito Fernandes-Marcos (University of Saint Joseph, Macao). Completed with louvor e distinção (highest honors).
PhD in Musical Sciences – Curricular Component (2017) – Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FSCH/NOVA). Specializations in Ethnomusicology and Historical Musicology, supervised by PhD Isabel Pires.
Master’s in Contemporary Artistic Creation (2014) – Universidade de Aveiro.
Thesis: Dysfunctional Entropy: Noise, Glitch and Chaos in the Sound Arts — exploring noise and glitch as emerging artistic media through art-science methodologies and post-digital aesthetics.
Degree in Fine Arts and New Media (2011) – ESAD.CR, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
Professional Lighting Technician Course, RTP Porto (2007).
Secondary arts training in the General Studies in Visual Arts (1999) — Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis, Porto.

Workshops and Courses

Sonic Pi (coding), Sampler design, Xfer Serum sound design, Music theory for electronic producers, Audio & mixing, ChatGPT for music producers; plus Course Planning with ChatGPT. Udemy (2024–2025)

Research Affiliations

iA*lab – Sensoria (UBI), Collaborating Researcher (2025–present).
CIAC – Research Center for Arts & Communication (UAlg/UAb), Researcher (2019–present).
ID+ (UA/DeCA) — Praxis & Poiesis group, Researcher (2014–2024).
NOVA FCSH — CysMus (2016–2018); CESEM/GIMC (2011–2018)

Laboratories & Initiatives

Founder of Absonus Lab and the Center for the Study of Music and Post-Digital Culture (2022), dedicated to sonic experimentation and interdisciplinary research. Registed at The Foundation for Science and Technology.

Academic & Teaching Appointments

Adjunct Guest Professor , University of Algarve – ESEC (2022–present)
BA in Animated Image: Digital Sound Editing for Animation; Project III; Internship/Project; Sound for Animation. Post-Grad: Image & Sound Editing.
Lecturer, ESAP – Escola Superior Artística do Porto. Co-founder (with PhD Eduarda Santos) of the Post-Graduation program in Sound Art and Media Art (2023–present).
Adjunct Professor, ISCE Douro (2018–2019) TeSP & BA Interactive Media Labs (sound, interaction, performance, composition, design).
Adjunct Professor, ESAP – Escola Superior Artística do Porto (2011–2017)
BA Fine Arts & Intermedia (Sound); BA Multimedia Communication Design (Sound; Art & Multimedia Communication).
Guest teaching invitation at the BEYOND: Pygmalion Workshop: Image, Body, Space Interaction with Chris Ziegler and Bertha Bermudez at ICK: International Choreographic Arts Centre, Amsterdam (2011).

Secondary/Art Schools

Escola Secundária Alves Martins, Viseu (2025, Drawing A).
Soares dos Reis Art School, Porto (2025, Drawing).
Agrupamento de Escolas Coelho e Castro, Fiães (Visual Art, 2023).

National Classification of Education and Training Competences

Hight Education: CNAEF Areas: 211, 213, 219, 481.
Secondary/Art Shools Recruitment Groups: 600, 530

Hight Education: Code CNAEF 211 corresponds to the field of study "Fine Arts," encompassing visual forms of creative expression, their theory, history, techniques, and production, with a focus on plastic, pictorial, and sculptural arts.

Hight Education: Code 213 in the CNAEF corresponds to the field of "Audiovisual and Media Production," which includes training related to audiovisual production techniques, film, radio production, television, and digital media in general.

Hight Education: Code 219 in the CNAEF corresponds to the general area "Other Arts," within Group 2: Arts and Humanities. It includes arts-related education and training programs that do not fall under more specific categories such as Fine Arts (211), Performing Arts (212), Audiovisuals and Media Production (213), Design (214), or Handicrafts (215). Code 219 ensures that all remaining artistic disciplines are properly classified for statistical and administrative purposes in Portugal’s national education system.

Hight Education: Code 481 CNAEF is the official classification for the field of Computer Sciences in Portugal. It encompasses a broad spectrum of disciplines, including programming, data analysis, systems architecture, and network engineering, and supports both technical training and academic degrees across various branches of IT and engineering.NBeyond its technical scope, CNAEF 481 also includes interdisciplinary programs such as the PhD in Digital Media Art, which is formally classified under this code. These advanced studies merge technological innovation with artistic expression, exploring the creative potential of digital tools through media theory, interactive design, and computational aesthetics. By aligning with international standards, CNAEF 481 ensures that both engineering excellence and artistic experimentation are recognized and integrated within the Portuguese higher education system.

Secondary/Art Shools Recruitment Groups: The recruitment group 600 corresponds to the group that covers the subject of "Visual Arts" for the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and Secondary Education within the Portuguese educational system.

Secondary/Art Shools Recruitment Groups: Recruitment Group 530 refers to the field of Technological Education in Portugal. Definition and Context Group 530 includes educators specialized in technical and technological subjects taught in Portuguese schools, typically at the basic and secondary education levels, especially within vocational programs, EFA (Education and Training for Adults), and professional courses.

Academic & Teaching Appointments

Adjunct Guest Professor , University of Algarve – ESEC (2022–present.
BA in Animated Image: Digital Sound Editing for Animation; Project III; Internship/Project; Sound for Animation. Post-Grad: Image & Sound Editing.
Lecturer, ESAP – Escola Superior Artística do Porto. Co-founder (with PhD Eduarda Santos) of the Post-Graduation program in Sound Art and Media Art (2023–present).
Adjunct Professor, ISCE Douro (2018–2019) TeSP & BA Interactive Media Labs (sound, interaction, performance, composition, design).
Adjunct Professor, ESAP – Escola Superior Artística do Porto (2011–2017)
BA Fine Arts & Intermedia (Sound); BA Multimedia Communication Design (Sound; Art & Multimedia Communication).
Guest teaching invitation at the BEYOND: Pygmalion Workshop: Image, Body, Space Interaction with Chris Ziegler and Bertha Bermudez at ICK: International Choreographic Arts Centre, Amsterdam (2011).

Secondary/Art Shools

Escola Secundária Alves Martins, Viseu (2025, Drawing A).
Soares dos Reis Art School, Porto (2025, Drawing).
Agrupamento de Escolas Coelho e Castro, Fiães (Visual Art, 2023).

Mentorship

Paquete, H. (2016). open.circuit [Audiovisual performance mentorship]. Mentored Pedro Ferreira and Assunta Alegiani during artist residency at AV. Espaço Montepio, Porto. Guided development of live audiovisual collage exploring non-places and concrete spaces through processed field recordings, generative visuals, and critical media theory. Performance addressed territoriality and communication systems in globalization, incorporating real-time sound processing and essay narration.

Supervision

Paquete, H. (2018). Thesis Supervision: "Do Agora Que Já Não É: uma experiência nos limites do objeto artístico". Supervised Master's thesis by Maria Joana Gomes D'Oliveira da Costa Torrinha, Master in Contemporary Art Practices, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto.
Paquete, H. (2016). Jury Member & Artistic Mentor. Served on selection jury for Artistic Residency at AV. Espaço Montepio (directed by Cláudia Melo, Porto Lazer). Mentored artists Assunta Alegniani and Pedro Ferreira on their project Open.circuit, providing guidance on interactive systems, audiovisual integration, and conceptual development within public space contexts. Porto, Portugal.

Curatorial

Hugo PAQUETE. "Hyper-Objects: Acousmatic Music in Connection." 2024 event at the Porto Planetarium Dome - Centro Ciência Viva, Porto, Portugal, May 29-30, 2024. Produced by Absonus Lab in collaboration with the Porto Planetarium - Centro Ciência Viva. Supported by CIAC and FCT. This work is financed by national funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under project UIDB/04019/2020. This event presents acousmatic music compositions from fourteen artists, exploring the concept of hyperobjects through an eight-channel immersive audio system. Featuring works by artists such as João Pedro Oliveira, Manuella Blackburn, and Panayiotis Kokoras among others, the event aims to offer new perspectives on complex phenomena such as climate change, promoting dialogues between science and art. By decoupling sounds from their visual sources, it encourages participants to contemplate abstract concepts beyond immediate human experience, potentially expanding their sensory and intellectual boundaries.

Curatorship of the event "Intertwining Infinities of Humans, Earth, and Sky" integrated in the Negentropy Nexus Residency. On December 11th, Dan Antoniu presented an online telematic performance entitled "Intertwining Infinities of Humans, Earth, and Sky", organized by Absonus Lab. Real-time brainwave sounds captured by Edward Cunneen. The live performance will feature pianist Jixue Yang and percussionist Edward Cunneen.
Hugo PAQUETE, “SARS-COV-2: Sound Analogies and Radical Sonification: Curatorial Ontology and the Viral Sonic Dissemination in the Trembling Pandemic Forces”, Portugal, Torres Vedras, Emerge and IVS: Institute of Viral Sonology, March 2020.
Paquete, H. (2013–Present). Founder & Director, Institute of Viral Sonology (IVS). Established and lead an autonomous research platform dedicated to sonic disobedience, electromagnetic activism, and viral aesthetics through curatorial, broadcast, and publication initiatives. IVS orchestrates subversive broadcasting operations, including interventions via Rádio Manobras, that introduce noise, glitch, and algorithmic compositions into public spectra to disrupt mainstream media narratives. Curated and produced large-scale collaborative sound projects involving over 60 international artists, with releases on experimental labels such as Modisti NetLabel (Viral Sonology, Phonos 01). Directed the album project Sonic Virology, which explored computational stochasticity and algorithmic transformation of contributed materials, applying custom compositional systems to generate avant-garde collective works. The institute’s research outputs include video art, radio art, spectral performances, and critical publications that challenge communicative conventions and investigate sound as a medium for cognitive resistance and ontological re‑engineering within digital capitalism.
Paquete, H. (2012). Recording of a Time Travel [Curated]. Institute of Viral Sonology. Concept & Image: Susana Pedrosa. Sound: ESJA: Jarek Plonka.
Paquete, H. (Dir.). (2012). Rituals to Technology: Preparations for the Ontological War [Video performance]. Institute of Viral Sonology, New York/Portugal. Performer: J. C. Díaz. Collaborators: J. Shamblin, J. C. Díaz, P. Ferrara.
Paquete, H. (Dir.). (2012). Virology of the Affection [Video performance/concert]. Institute of Viral Sonology, New York/Portugal. Collaborators: J. Shamblin, J. C. Díaz, P. Ferrara.
Paquete, H. (2007). Experimental Acousmatic Night For Transhuman Damaged Listeners [Curated performance and SSTFM audiovisual set]. Organized and performed at Censura Previa, Braga, Portugal. As curator, presented multichannel acousmatic works by Tiago Morais Morgado and other experimental artists. As performer, delivered SSTFM audiovisual set featuring analog noise systems, circuit-bent electronics, and real-time visual processing exploring post-human auditory perception. Event created immersive environments investigating sonic augmentation, technological manipulation, and altered states of consciousness within underground art space context.
Paquete, H. (2016). Deep Listening Workshop [Curated educational event]. Hosted and organized workshop led by composer Sharon Rene Stewart at AXA Building and 1ª Avenida Art Project, Porto. Event focused on Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening practices, incorporating sonic awareness, meditation, and interactive sound exercises.

Outreach Activities

Paquete, H. (2017). Interview on RTP Açores 24 [Television feature]. Discussed artistic residency partnership with Divino Espírito Santo Hospital and Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Center on Episode 106 of Açores 24 (June 14, 2017).

Technology Development and Artistic Prototyping

Paquete, H., Zlaket, C., & Stingley, D. (2023–2024). CO₂ to MIDI Conversion System [Hardware/software development]. Created for Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland, featuring real-time carbon dioxide measurement transformed into musical control data. System enabled environmental data sonification through custom sensor arrays and signal processing algorithms.
Paquete, H. (2024). Motion-to-Sound Conversion System [Interactive technology development]. Developed for Yugen project with Christine Bonansea Saulut and Chris Ziegler. Created integrated interfaces translating movement parameters into real-time sonic structures.
Paquete, H. (2018–2021). Orbital Eccentricity [Satellite sonification system]. Real-time hardware/software platform tracking commercial and military satellites for sonic data generation. Funded by European i-Portunus funds. Resulted in ACM-published research (2021) and multichannel performances at ZKM Karlsruhe exploring orbital mechanics through sound.
Paquete, H. (2020). *SARS-CoV-2 RNA Conversion: COVID-19 to MIDI* [Algorithmic composition system]. Developed at EMERGE and IVS: Institute of Viral Sonology, Torres Vedras, Portugal. Implemented biological data sonification processes translating SARS-CoV-2 RNA sequences into MIDI protocols for musical composition.
Paquete, H. (2018). Obscure Radiation [Generative patch for multichannel spatial composition]. Developed custom software patches exploring stochastic synthesis using solar panel input and environmental electrical amplitudes. Implemented at LAVA: Laboratorio de las Artes de Valladolid, Spain.
Paquete, H. (2018). Cosmos [Generative patch for 48-channel embodied composition]. Developed custom software system integrated with dancer's body for acousmatic spatialization premiered at ZKM Kubos, Germany.
Paquete, H. (2018). Obscure Radiation [Kontakt instrument library]. Developed sample library for Native Instruments Kontakt featuring urban electromagnetic field recordings. Transformed hidden spectra into playable sonic material through advanced sampling techniques.
Paquete, H. (2018). Dark Materiality and the Ontology of the Vibrational Forces [Generative composition system]. Developed Plogue Bidule-based algorithmic system generating automated sound variations through feedback processes interacting with projected imagery.
Paquete, H., Zlaket, C., & Stingley, D. (2018). Dark Materiality and the Ontology of the Vibrational Forces [Hardware/software satellite tracking system]. Developed prototype system converting real-time satellite data into MIDI control messages for sonic/visual parameters.
Paquete, H. (2017). ZOE: ACTANT [Generative patch for multichannel spatial composition]. Developed two custom software patches exploring stochastic synthesis using solar panel input and environmental electrical amplitudes for performances at Arquipélago Centro de Artes Contemporâneas dos Açores.
Paquete, H. (2017). ZOE: ACTANT [Generative patch and hyper-instrument system]. Developed custom software patch integrated with constructed hyper-instrument featuring amplified X-ray lamp structures for bio-electroacoustic environments.
Paquete, H. (2017). Magnetic Field [Kontakt instrument library]. Developed sample library featuring electromagnetic field recordings from Divino Espírito Santo Hospital laboratory in Azores.
Paquete, H. (2017). Hospital Sounds [Kontakt instrument library]. Developed sample library featuring mechanical and environmental recordings from Divino Espírito Santo Hospital laboratory.
Paquete, H. (2017). DNA Leptospirose [Generative composition system]. Developed IanniX-based algorithmic system using stylized DNA imagery of Leptospirosis bacteria as graphical interface for automated sound variations.
Paquete, H. (2016). Phase Shift [Light-sound transduction system]. Created prototype for real-time conversion of light intensity to audio signals using solar panels, sensor arrays, and modular programming for stochastic sound generation at Atelier Salzamt, Linz.
Paquete, H. (2016). Synthony under 20Hz [Infrasonic technological development]. Created specialized equipment for sub-audible frequency generation (<20Hz) during residency at Atelier Salzamt, Linz.
Paquete, H. (2016). Symphony for less than 20 Hz [Prototype development]. Developed system for infrasonic frequency generation and light-to-sound transduction using custom photoresistor arrays and low-frequency oscillators.
Paquete, H. (2023). EMF Capture System: Inductive Microphone Array [Hardware prototype].
A custom-built system for capturing and sonifying electromagnetic fields (EMF) from electronic devices and environments. The system translates inaudible electromagnetic radiation, exploring hidden technological atmospheres.
Paquete, H. (2014). *(404///+E<ratic8) – Speculative Software Instruments* [Software suite development]. Designed and implemented a suite of custom modular software instruments for noise-based performance and improvisation using Synthmaker/FlowStone. Developed opaque, non-intuitive interfaces to foster exploratory human-machine interaction and computational indeterminacy, aligning with speculative software principles and post-digital aesthetics.
Paquete, H. (2014). Ontologics & Ontometa [Hybrid software synthesizers]. Created sample-based synthesizers with integrated granular control, real-time parameter manipulation, and modular signal routing. Features included pitch/speed/duration modulation, external audio input processing, and multi-type filtering (LP/HP/BP/BR) with LFO modulation for live improvisation via PC keyboard or MIDI.
Paquete, H. (2014). Noiser & Micro [Noise synthesis systems]. Developed two experimental noise instruments:

Noiser: Dual spectral editors, four 16-step sequencers for micro-rhythms, and integrated effects processing
Micro: Feedback-based synthesizer combining 12 impulse waveforms through layered filtering circuits

Paquete, H. (2014). Metanoiser & ZeroZero [Spectral sequencer synthesizers]. Built additive spectral synthesizers with integrated step sequencers for rhythmic generation. ZeroZero was subsequently featured on Pharmakustik's album Particle Tracking (Nostress Netlabel, 2014), demonstrating applied research impact in experimental electronic music production.
Paquete, H. (2013–2014). USC (Unpredictable Systems and Collapse) [Speculative hyper-instrument software]. Developed custom modular software system integrating real-time audio, video, and interaction for performance and installation contexts. Built using AudioMulch, Acousmodules, and VST/VSTi architecture with stochastic MIDI generators, audio-to-MIDI conversion, and multichannel spatialization. Implemented patches for glitch accumulation, algorithmic composition, and audiovisual synchronization, compiled as standalone executable (C++/Visual Basic via Autorun Pro). Presented at PNEM Sound Art Festival (2013), installed at Primeira Avenida/AXA Building, Porto (2014), and featured on Antena 2 – Arte Eletroacústica broadcast (2013) with support from Miso Music Portugal.

Paquete, H. (2014). Trashology [Hyper-hardware instruments for performance and installation]. Built a suite of performative hyper-hardware instruments through circuit bending and hardware hacking, expanding on the foundational "Death Amplitude Synchronization (D.A.S.)" system for capturing environmental variables. Key instruments include "Amplitude Death: Chaotic Buffer Delay" (a modified Ibanez DL5 Digital Delay for light and gesture-controlled stochastic audio), the "Trashology VGA" (a hacked 8-bit game console chip for glitched, real-time audio-visual synthesis), and "Junksynth" (a monophonic noise synthesizer built from parallel feedback loops of hacked Behringer and Danelectro pedals to generate autonomous rhythmic pulses). The project, which emphasizes the reuse of electronic materials, demonstrates applied research impact in experimental electronic music and live visual performance through its exploration of noise, glitch, and indeterminate, environmentally-reactive systems.

Paquete, H., & Kesler, F. (2013–2014). Death Amplitude Synchronization (D.A.S.) – Hyperinstrument for Site-Specific Sound Interaction [Interactive sound installation and performance system]. Developed a custom hyperinstrument integrating environmental sensors, contact microphones, and webcam-based motion tracking to capture chaotic variables (light, vibration, movement). Processed data through a hybrid analog/digital system (Max/MSP, with custom DRK Livecam4 software) for real-time transformation into audio and MIDI, exploring stochastic sound generation and vibrational ontologies. The system was implemented in performance and installation contexts, demonstrating applied research in glitch aesthetics and the philosophical framing of sound as an emergent, event-based phenomenon.
Paquete, H., & Kesler, F. (2013–2014). DRK Livecam4 [Custom software for data sonification]. Collaboratively developed a specialized Max/MSP environment for the D.A.S. project to optimize real-time processing of video and sensor data for advanced MIDI routing and control. The software enabled the translation of chaotic environmental inputs into nuanced musical parameters, facilitating complex improvisation and establishing a technical framework for subsequent hardware experiments in the Trashology suite.

Paquete, H. (2014). Onto(M)etA> [Wearable hyper-controller for biometric interaction]. Designed and prototyped a wearable interface built into modified technical glasses, integrating a webcam and LED to track ocular reflexes and movement. Reverse-engineered and repurposed open-source software (FacetrackNoIR) to translate biological data into MIDI control messages. Patched a stochastic software environment (Plogue Bidule, Arkaos VJ) to interpret this input for generative audiovisual improvisation. The work explores biomediation, low-tech solutions, and non-conscious human-machine interaction in a performance context at AXA Porto.

Paquete, H. (2013). EXO:N/EX [Custom audiovisual software environment]. Developed original performance system integrating audio and video modules through modular programming and databending techniques. Created executable in C++/Visual Basic that transformed desktop graphic primitives (windows, lines, colors) into real-time audiovisual performance elements. Implemented reverse engineering of corporate software (Autorun Pro) to create speculative interface for live improvisation and media art contexts. Work contributed to research in software art, interface criticism, and audiovisual improvisation through multiple performances and installations.
Paquete, H. (2009). Acoustic Place: Spatial Sound Localization System [Sculptural interface / Multi-channel sound installation]. Developed for the Final Degree Exhibition, ESAD.CR. The system featured a sculptural acoustic interface designed to experiment with sound spatialization and psychoacoustics, using multi-speaker arrays and algorithmic sound generation to create an immersive, navigable sound field that investigated auditory spatial perception and memory.

Art Residences / Resarch

2024 | MODINA / Yugen Project Residency
Tanzhaus NRW (Düsseldorf, Germany); Sōltumatu Tantsu Lava (Tallinn, Estonia); Trafó House of Contemporary Arts (Budapest, Hungary); Kino Šiška (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
EU-funded project on dance and digital technology. Composed music and designed sound for a performance exploring AI and motion capture, creating a real-time feedback loop between a dancer and a VR avatar.
2019-2020 | Research & Production Residency (i-Portunus Grant)
ZKM | Hertz-Lab (Karlsruhe, Germany). Developed a real-time satellite tracking system for musical composition "Dromology of orbital bodies".
2019-2020 | Research & Production Residency. ZKM | Institut für Musik und Akustik (IMA) / Hertz-Lab, Karlsruhe, Germany Developed the 48-channel composition "ODO: No Body Lives Here" with Chris Ziegler.

2019 | Production Residency (CreArt - EU Cultural Funds)
Kauno kūrybinių industrijų centras (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Developed and presented the multichannel sound Performance "Obscure Radiation: events of decay and extrude" and “The Terminal Body: Connection Network and Aesthetic Obsolescence“.
2018 | Research & Production Residency. ZKM | Institut für Musik und Akustik (IMA) / Hertz-Lab, Karlsruhe, Germany Developed the 48-channel composition “Cosmos”.
2018 | Production Residency (CreArt - EU Cultural Funds)
Laboratorio de las Artes de Valladolid - LAVA (Valladolid, Spain)
Presented the sonification project "Obscure Radiation".
2018 | Studio Residency
1ª Avenida Art Project, Município do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
Awarded a studio for independent artistic research and development.
2017 | Art & Science Research Residency (Salutem Program)
Arquipélago – Centro de Artes Contemporâneas and Divino Espírito Santo Hospital (Ribeira Grande and Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal)
Developed the multimedia project "ZOE: Actant" embedded in a hospital laboratory, investigating the sonification of biological processes and non-human agency.
2016 | Production Residency (CreArt - EU Cultural Funds)
Atelierhaus Salzamt, Stadt Linz (Linz, Austria)
Developed works exploring electromagnetic sonification: "Synthony under 20Hz" and "Phase Shift".
2011 | Research & Production Residency. ZKM | Institut für Musik und Akustik (IMA), Karlsruhe, Germany Developed the 16-channel composition “Corpus Pygmalion”.
2011 | Research Residency (Leonardo da Vinci Grant & Invitation) ZKM | Institut für Musik und Akustik (IMA) / Hertz-Lab, Karlsruhe, Germany, Germany. Conducted advanced research in sound spatialization for multichannel environments, acousmatic composition, and eletronic music.

Grants, Awards & Distintions

2024: DGARTES Grant for Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland.
DGARTES and Torres Vedras Municipal Council (2021): Support for Sars-Cov2: Sound Analogies and Radical Sonification – Control Oscillating Voltage + 2.
2019: i-Portunus Grant (EU). Residency at ZKM, Karlsruhe for satellite tracking project.
2017–2022: FCT PhD Scholarship. SFRH/BD/129887/2017 & COVID/BD/151889/2021.
CreArt Project – EU Cultural Funds (2016–2019): Supported works such as Synthony under 20Hz (Atelier Salzamt, Linz, 2016), Phase Shift, and Obscure Radiation (LAVA Valladolid, 2018; Kaunas, 2019).
2018: Emerge Media Art Residency Award. Lisbon, Portugal.
1ª Avenida Art Project (2018): Studio residency, Porto Municipal Council.
2017: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Grant. For Obscure Radiance project in Lithuania.
Salutem: à tua saúde Project (2017): Resident artist with the support of Governo dos Açores, Divino Espírito Santo Hospital (Ponta Delgada), and Arquipélago – Centro de Artes Contemporâneas (Azores). Produced Zoe Actant, a multimedia project crossing biology and music.
Hyper-Instrument: A.SO+VID (2015–2016): Researcher and lead artist on a project developing performative technologies for musical expression, supported by ESAP.
Leonardo da Vinci Grant (2011): Six-month guest residency at ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics (Karlsruhe), researching sound spatialization and acousmatic composition.
2011: 3rd Prize, Mértolarte contest for video mapping installation Drift.
2010: Distinction in Interactive Art, Prix Ars Electronica for Talking Doors (with Julijonas Urbonas).
2010: Jury Recommendation, 14th Japan Media Arts Festival for Talking Doors.
2010: Honorable Mention, Media Festival Live Grand Prix, Turku, Finland for Talking Doors.
2007: Acordo Tripartido Grant (Gulbenkian Foundation & DGARTES). Support for SSTFM project at FILE Festival, São Paulo, Brazil.

Presentations and Festivals

Paquete, H. (2025). Pulsar [Multichannel composition]. Selected for presentation at the Colloquium on Spatial Audio, Image, and Movement. National School of Cinematographic Arts (ENAC), UNAM. Organized by ICSI – Research and Creation in Sound and Image.
Paquete, H. (2025). Pulsar [Multichannel sound composition]. To be presented at In-Sonora: International Sound and Interactive Art Festival of Madrid. 20th Anniversary edition (2005-2025) at Cruce, Madrid.
Paquete, H. (2024). Pulsar [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at 40.4 Festival: Sonic Saturday, Black Box Experimental Studio, Roser ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder. USA
Paquete, H., Saulut, C. B., & Ziegler, C. (2024). Yugen [AI-integrated multimedia performance]. Premiered at Temps d'Images Festival 2024, Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Paquete, H., Saulut, C. B., & Ziegler, C. (2024). Yugen [Multimedia performance development]. MODINA Residency at Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava, Tallinn, Estonia, September 28 – October 2. Work-in-progress showing of AI-integrated performance exploring real-time motion-to-sound transduction and neural network-mediated choreography.
Paquete, H., Saulut, C. B., & Ziegler, C. (2024). Yugen [Multimedia performance development]. MODINA Residency at Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, Budapest, Hungary, October 27 – November 1. Work-in-progress showing of AI-integrated performance exploring real-time motion-to-sound transduction and neural network-mediated choreography.
Paquete, H., Saulut, C. B., & Ziegler, C. (2024). Yugen [Multimedia performance development]. MODINA Residency at Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 24–30. Final development phase of AI-integrated performance exploring real-time motion-to-sound transduction and neural network-mediated choreography.
Paquete, H. (2024). Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland [Multimedia opera]. Planetário do Porto – Centro Ciência Viva, Porto. June 21.
Paquete, H. (2024). Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland [Multimedia opera]. Planetário do Porto – Centro Ciência Viva, Porto. June 22.
Paquete, H. (2024). Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland [Multimedia opera]. Lisboa Incomum, Lisbon. July 5.
Paquete, H. (2024). Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland [Multimedia opera]. Centre Court Festival, LTK4, Cologne, Germany. July 31.
Paquete, H. (2024). Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland [Multimedia opera]. Museu da Música Mecânica, Pinhal Novo. October 5.
Paquete, H. (2024). Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland [Multimedia opera]. Galeria Dinamo – Escola Superior Artística do Porto, Porto. October 18.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2024). Corpus [Interactive performance]. Temp D.Image Festival: Dance and Technology Festival, Tanzhaus NRW. Media and stage: Chris Ziegler; music and sound: Hugo Paquete.
Paquete, H. (2023). Live Electroacoustic Performane ”Dark Energy Synthesis”. Festival BINNAR, Escola Profissional do INA, Portugal. November 17.
Paquete, H. (2022). Pulsar [Multichannel composition]. Ars Electronica Festival, Medium Sonorum Concert, Anton Bruckner Private University, Austria. September 10.
Paquete, H. (2022). Mystery Protein [Sound composition]. Healing. Listening to a Brave New World, MAD LAB, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus. April 22.
Paquete, H., & Carvalho, S. (2022). Fricção (in) Temporal [Sound installation]. Collaborative work presented at Bienal de Arte Contemporânea de Trás Os Montes, Portugal.
Paquete, H., & Ezequiel, C. (2022). Aurora [Sound installation]. Collaborative multimedia installation with fine artist Cátia Ezequiel, exhibited at Military Elvas Museum, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2021). *SARS-COV-2: Sound Analogies and Radical Sonification - Control Oscillating Voltage + 2* [Live electronic performance]. Multichannel sound work premiered at Festival Novas Invasões, Torres Vedras, Portugal.
Hugo PAQUETE, "No Body Lives Here (ODO)", Germany, Munich, Muffathalle / Muffatwerk, 2020.
• Hugo PAQUETE, "No Body Lives Here (ODO)", Germany, Karlsruhe, ZKM Karlsruhe, 2020.
Hugo PAQUETE, “Palimpsesto” [group exhibition], Portugal, Penafiel, Museu Municipal de Penafiel, 2020.
Paquete, H. (2020). Unevenness [Electroacoustic composition]. Presented at MGC TALKS!: Communication and Culture in the Age of the Internet of Things, School of Arts and Design, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
Paquete, H., & Carvalho, S. (2020). Fricção (in) Temporal [Sound installation]. Collaborative work presented at Galeria Ana Lama, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2019). Zoonose leptospirose e os ritmos espirais como infeção sonora e musical [Sonification Sound research presentation]. Presented at #RHI: Think Arts Talk Business Make Culture, MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal. Project demonstrating bacterial rhythm analysis through sonic transduction methodologies.
Paquete, H. (2019). The Terminal Body: Connection Network and Aesthetic Obsolescence [Multimedia installation]. Part of the (BE)COMING exhibition at Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2019). Obscure Radiation [Multichannel sound performance]. Presented at Noise Istanbul Festival #1, Borusan Müzik Evi, Istanbul, Turkey. Work exploring electromagnetic transduction and spectral manipulation through custom-built audio hardware.
Paquete, H. (2019). The Terminal Body: Connection Network and Aesthetic Obsolescence [Multimedia installation]. Presented at Galerija Ars et Mundus: Artkomas, Kauno kūrybinių industrijų centras, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Paquete, H. (2019). Obscure Radiation: events of decay and extrude [Performance]. Presented at Festival StreetArt jaunųjų menininkų scena, Sakramentas, organized by kūrybinių industrijų centras, Kaunas, Lithuania. Work exploring radioactive decay processes through analog synthesis and electromagnetic signal processing.
Paquete, H. (2019). Anisotropy [Electroacoustic composition and video]. Presented at Fringe Festival, Zagare, Lithuania.
Paquete, Hugo. The Terminal Body: Connection Network and Aesthetic Obsolescence. FACTT – Festival of Art & Science, curated by M. de Menezes, R. Buiani, & J. Ong Yu-Zhi. Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada, March 9, 2019.
Paquete, H. (2018). Corpus-augmented cinematic action [Sound performance]. Presented at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Prague, Czech Republic.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2018). Corpus-augmented cinematic action [Interactive sound performance]. Collaborative work presented at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Prague, Czech Republic .
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2018). Ovid's 'Pygmalion' redefined - a body in morphogenesis [Interactive media performance]. Collaborative work presented at Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria.
Paquete, H. (2018). Obscure Radiance [Multichannel sound Performance]. Presented at International Contemporary Art Festival Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania. Work exploring electromagnetic spectral data through audio transduction and multi-channel spatialization techniques.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2018). Cosmos [Interactive Dance Performence]. Collaborative work presented at ZKM / Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany. Featured 48-channel sound spatialization and real-time satellite data sonification systems exploring cosmic phenomena through computational aesthetics.
Paquete, H. (2018). Dark Materiality and the Ontology of the Vibrational Forces [Multimedia Performance]. Presented at Temp studio, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2018). Obscure Radiation [Performance and Installation]. Presented at Laboratorio de las Artes de Valladolid, Spain.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2018). Corpus [Interactive performance with sound spatialization]. Presented at Theater Dortmund, Germany.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2018). Corpus [Interactive performance with sound spatialization]. Presented at Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria.
Paquete, H. (2018). Sound object contributions [Multichannel composition elements]. Featured in Pedro Tudela & Miguel Carvalhais' Anotações Sonoras: Espaço, Pausa, Repetição [Sonic Annotations: Space, Pause, Repetition]. Generative sound installation commissioned for the 15th anniversary of Crónica, exhibited at Museu - Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto (March 24 - June 30, 2018). Contributed sonic materials to collaborative work featuring over 50 international artists exploring algorithmic composition and spatial sound phenomena.

Paquete, H., & Eliseu, S. (2017). Snow Cristal [Interactive audio visual installation]. Collaborative work presented at Mercado do Bolhão, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2017). A Paisagem Sonora em que Vivemos [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Presented at Festival DME: Dias da Música Eletroacústica, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2017). ZOE: Actant [Multimedia bio-sonification installation]. Presented at International Festival of Creativity, Innovation and Digital Culture, TEA: Tenerife Espacio de Las Artes, Canary Islands, Spain. Organized by Espaciocenter.
Paquete, H. (2017). ZOE: Actant [Multichannel bio-sonification installation]. Premiered at Arquipélago Portuguese Center for Contemporary Art, Azores, Portugal. Work featured real-time biological data transduction and interactive sound systems developed through artistic residency at Divino Espírito Santo Hospital laboratory. Supported by Azores Government and Portuguese Republic Culture .
Paquete, H., & Ferreira, P. (2017). (UN)evenness [Audiovisual composition]. Award-winning work presented at Concurso Jovem Criador, Museu de Aveiro, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2017). ZOE: Actant [Video mapping and sound installation]. Site-specific work presented at Divino Espírito Santo Hospital, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal.
Paquete, H., Kolar, J., & Radius. (2017-2018). Radial Transference [Multichannel sound composition]. Collaborative work featured in Sonic Arcade: Shaping Space with Sound exhibition at Museum of Arts and Design, Chicago, USA.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2017). Corpus [Interactive performance with sound spatialization]. Presented at World Stage Design, Taipei, Taiwan.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2017). Corpus [Interactive performance with sound spatialization]. Presented at Transart festival of contemporary culture, Bozen, Italy.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2017). Corpus [Interactive performance with sound spatialization]. Presented at KulturBrauerei, Berlin, Germany.
Paquete, H. (2017). Industrial fuel-burning tower [Site-specific sound performance]. Presented at Festival DME: A Paisagem Sonora em que Vivemos. Four-channel composition created through performative activation of deactivated industrial infrastructure in Rosário, Moita, Portugal.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2017). #KUB20XX – Kulturelle Bildung im Digitalen Zeitalter [Interactive dance performance]. Performed at Kulturelle Bildung im Digitalen Zeitalter conference, Berlin, December 18. Collaboration with choreographer Chris Ziegler and dancer Unita Galiluyo featuring real-time motion-sound transduction and interactive spatialization.
Paquete, H. (2016). Phase Shift [Generative metamedia installation and performance]. Presented at the 8th International Festival of Creativity, Innovation & Digital Culture (Art Science Innovation), December 12-18, 2016.
Paquete, H. (2016). Synthony under 20Hz [Video Installation]. Developed during residency at Atelier Salzamt, Linz, Austria. Work explored sub-audible frequencies (below 20Hz) through electromagnetic transduction and infrasonic synthesis, examining physiological and psychological effects of imperceptible sound phenomena. Supported by CreArt (Network of Cities for Artistic Creation) and European Cultural Fund. Represented Aveiro, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2016). Unevenness [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at the 13th edition of La Semaine du Son: Faire et écouter le son dans l'espace, Atelier Des sons dans l'air, Saint-Étienne, France.
Paquete, H. (2015). Unpredictable Systems [Performance and Software Art]. Presented at The 3rd International Symposium Formal Methods in Architecture, Escola Superior Artística do Porto (ESAP), Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2016). Unevenness [54-channel electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at La Semaine du Son's 13th edition (Saint-Étienne, France). Work implemented granular synthesis and stochastic algorithms through Wave Field Synthesis and higher-order ambisonic spatialization.
Paquete, H. (2015). unevenness [Fixed media electroacoustic composition, 4 channels, duration: 20 minutes]. Selected for presentation at aveiro_síntese 2016, Museu da Arte, Aveiro, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2015). Trashology of the unevenness [Live performance with electronics]. Presented at 14th International Meeting of Art and Technology (#14.ART): Art and Human Development, Universidade de Aveiro.
Paquete, H. (2016). USC (Unpredictable Systems and Collapse) [Software art and Performance]. Presented at Festival In-sonora, La Casa Encendida, Madrid.
Paquete, H. (2016). USC (Unpredictable Systems and Collapse) [Software art and performance]. Presented at International Festival of Creativity, Innovation and Digital Culture, TEA: Tenerife Espacio de Las Artes, Canary Islands, Spain. Organized by Espacioenter.
Paquete, H. (2016). unevenness [Electroacoustic composition]. Selected for inclusion in NASA's #WeTheExplorers campaign aboard the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. Composition encoded on spacecraft's digital storage as part of cultural time capsule representing human creativity. Work represents one of few Portuguese sound artworks launched into space, orbiting Bennu 2018-2020 before returning to Earth with asteroid samples in 2023.
Paquete, H. (2015). USC (Unpredictable Systems and Collapse) [Live software performance]. Presented at Natal dos Experimentais, Passos Manuel, Porto. Organized by Crónica Label.
Paquete, H., & Radius. (2015). Processing Radio [Live radio art performance]. Collaborative work presented at CONA Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Featured real-time electromagnetic signal processing and broadcast art techniques using software-defined radio and custom transmission systems.
Paquete, H. (2015). USC (Unpredictable Systems and Collapse) [Live performance with electronics]. Presented at Performa'15: Conference on Performance Studies, Universidade de Aveiro. Museu de Aveiro, DeCA Auditorium, and Igreja das Carmelitas as part of interdisciplinary dialogue on performance studies.
Paquete, H. (2014). Radial Transference [Multichannel sound composition]. Presented at Invisible Places, Sounding Cities: Sound, Urbanism and Sense of Place, Viseu, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2014). USC: Unpredictable Systems and Collapse [Software art installation]. Presented at 1ª Avenida art project, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2014). Radial Transference [Acousmatic Composition]. Selected for Sweet Thunder Festival Listening Room curated by Tom Erbe, Elliot Patros, Jamie Pawloski, Zachary Seldess, Rick Snow, Steven Schick, and Rand Steiger. Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, USA. Presented at Sweet Thunder Festival, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, USA.
Paquete, H. (2011-2013). Dispersive Velocity of the Masses [16:00, multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at IMA/Structures, ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics, Karlsruhe, Germany, December 4, 2013. Work explores sonic entropy and spatial dispersion through drifting sound masses, granular synthesis, and glitch aesthetics. Composition creates immersive auditory ecosystems investigating post-functional technology use, temporal perception, and spatial experience. Presented alongside works by Michael Edwards, Mario Verandi, Panayiotis Kokoras, and Orestis Karamanlis in the ZKM Sound Dome series focusing on musical structures and electroacoustic innovation.
Paquete, H. (2013). USC: Unpredictable Systems and Collapse [Software Art]. Presented at International Festival of Creativity, Innovation and Digital Culture: Art Science Innovation, TEA: Tenerife Espacio de Las Artes, Spain. Organized by Espacioenter.
Paquete, H. (2013). USC: Unpredictable Systems and Collapse [Software Art and Performance]. Presented at PNEM Sound Art Festival, Platform New Experimental Music, Uden, Netherlands. Work.
Paquete, H. (2013). Radial Transference [Multichannel sound installation]. Presented at FAR Listening Post: Facility for Arts Research, Florida State University, USA.
Paquete, H. (2013). USC: Unpredictable Systems and Collapse [Software art and Sound]. Presented at Third 0P3NR3P0 Gli.tc/h Festival, conference and gathering, Furtherfield Gallery, London, UK.
Paquete, H. (2013). USC: Unpredictable Systems and Collapse [Software art and Sound]. Presented at Second 0P3NR3P0 Gli.tc/h Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA.
Paquete, H. (2013). USC: Unpredictable System and Collapse [Software Art and Performance]. Presented at Museu Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2013). DAS: Death Amplitude Synchronization [Interactive sound installation]. Presented at Museu Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2013). Tellus Tools Remix [Multichannel sound composition]. Collaborative work presented at Harvestworks: Technology, Engineering Art and Music space, New York, USA .
Paquete, H. (2013). Acousmatic Composition [Multichannel electroacoustic work]. Presented at Are You Listening? exhibition curated by Antonio Della Marina and Alessandra Zucchi, Spazioersetti, Udine, Italy.
Paquete, H. (2013). DRIF [Video installation]. Presented at JCE Young Creation Europe exhibition, Museu Amadeu de Sousa Cardoso, Amarante, Portugal.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2012). Corpus Pygmalion [Interactive sound application]. Awarded ZKM App Award 2012, ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2012). Corpus Pygmalion [Interactive performance with sound spatialization]. Presented at Lola Montez Kunstverein/Club, Frankfurt, Germany.
Paquete, H. (2012). DRIF [Video-sound installation]. Presented at JCE Young Creation Europe exhibition, Ville de Klaïpeda, Lithuania.
Paquete, H. (2012). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronic performance]. Presented at Festival NAA, ESAF Auditorium, Barcelos, Portugal.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2012). Corpus Pygmalion [Interactive performance with sound spatialization]. Presented at Kwai Tsing Theatre, Hong Kong, China.
Paquete, H. (2012). Plastic Bag [Sound Object]. Presented at Sput&Nik Sincronia event, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2012). DRIF [Audiovisual installation]. Presented at JCE Young Creation Europe exhibition, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Germany.
Paquete, H. (2012). Striping strings and broken objects [16:00 electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at Audiorama Ars Acustica concert series, Stockholm, Sweden (February 2, 2012). Work featured amplified object manipulation and string resonance exploration through contact microphones and real-time processing. Composition employed granular synthesis and spectral processing techniques to transform physical materials into complex sonic architectures. Presented alongside historical electronic works by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Kaija Saariaho, Else Marie Pade, John Chowning, and Susanne Skog as part of curated program on electronic music history and innovation.
Paquete, H., & Nobel, M. (2012). Sound is Art: Listen to Field Recording, Instruments, Performances and Organized Noise [Collaborative sound project]. Collaboration with British sound artist Margaret Nobel exploring auditory perception through field recordings, instrumental experimentation, and structured noise.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2011). Corpus Pygmalion [Interactive performance with 16-channel sound spatialization]. Premiered at ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Paquete, H. (2011). DRIF [Audiovisual installation]. Exhibited at 8th Prémio Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Museum Amadeu de Sousa Cardoso, Amarante, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2011). DRIF [Audiovisual installation]. Exhibited at JCE Young Creation Europe, La Fabrique, Ville de Montrouge, France.
Paquete, H. (2011). Experiments for a Tragic Day [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at *90-10: 20 Years Fine Art ESAD* exhibition, Somafre, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2011). *299 792 458* [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at Between Document and Fiction, Maus Hábitos, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Acousmatic Composition [Multichannel electroacoustic work]. Presented at MEECAS: The Midwestern Experimental Electronics Conference and Showcase, Lizard's Liquid Lounge, Chicago, USA.
Paquete, H. (2010). Experiments for a Tragic Day [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at 6x6 Punto de Encontro, Drop-d Contemporary, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). SoundGate [Acousmatic Composition]. Presented as part of Port2010 cultural program across Kunsten Museu, Utzon Centre, and Platform4, Aalborg, Denmark.
Paquete, H. (2010). Experiments for a Tragic Day [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at Quem são eles?, Galeria Nova Ogiva, Óbidos, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Ode Triunfal Meshup [Audio-visual installation]. Exhibited at Quem são eles?, Galeria Nova Ogiva, Óbidos, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Nowherezone [Video mapping installation]. Exhibited at Arrastão: Projecto Colector, Museu da Quinta de Santiago, Leça da Palmeira, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Multiverse [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at Sonic Vigil V, Sound Station, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Ireland.
Paquete, H. (2010). UntiV [video installation]. Exhibited at Bienal de Ansião, Leiria, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Experiments for a Tragic Day [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at Maura, Galeria Pedro Serrenho, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Nowherezone [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at Bracadeiras 2, Museu Moinho de Papel, Leiria, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Nowherezone and Objects [Video installation]. Exhibited at IKAS ART, Bilbao, Spain.
Paquete, H. (2010). Quadrivium Project [Multimedia electroacoustic performance]. Premiered at Museu de Serralves, Portugal. Collaborative work with Diogo Lopes (clarinet) and Fátima Santos (accordion) featuring real-time instrumental processing and multi-channel spatialization.
Paquete, H. (2010). Quadrivium Project [ Multimedia electroacoustic performance]. Presented at Laboratório das Artes, Guimarães, Portugal. Collaborative work with Diogo Lopes (clarinet) and Fátima Santos (accordion) featuring real-time instrumental processing and multi-channel spatialization.
Paquete, H. (2010). DRIF [Video mapping installation]. Exhibited at Mértolarte, Mértola, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Politics of War and Noise [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited for International Museums Day at Museu Bernardo, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2010). Counting Numbers [sound installation]. Presented at CLN: Caldaslatenight, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2009). Objects [Video Object]. Exhibited at Prémio Amadeu de Sousa Cardoso, Museum Amadeu de Sousa Cardoso, Amarante, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2009). Acousmatic Composition [Multichannel electroacoustic work]. Premiered at Festival Música Viva, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2009). Sub-Actions (Fragment) [Multichannel electroacoustic work]. Premiered at Zeppelin Festival: Sounds of Power / Listening of Fear, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Spain. 8-channel composition explored microsonic phenomena and perceptual thresholds through granular synthesis and spectral decomposition.
Paquete, H., & Lopes, D. (2009). Power Electronics Improvisation [Live performance]. Presented at Praga Festival, Braga, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2009). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronics performance]. Presented at Meno Parkas Galerija, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Paquete, H. (2009). Projeto Nome [Live sound performance]. Presented at Festival Imaginarius, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2009). Space Dynamics [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Selected for 39th International Competition of Bourges (IMEB), Electroacoustic Music and Electronic Arts, France.
Paquete, H. (2009). Space Dynamics [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Exhibited at 10th Biennale de Lyon, MAPRA (Maison des arts plastiques Rhône-Alpes), integrated in Biennale Resonance, France.
Paquete, H. (2009). XYZ [Interactive sound installation]. Exhibited at Meno Parkas Galerija, Kaunas, Lithuania. Work featured motion sensors Alesis FXand pirated radio hacking techniques exploring electromagnetic interception and interaction. Installation employed real-time signal processing and multi-channel spatialization, creating responsive environments that investigated wireless communication, surveillance technologies, and participatory sound systems within international cultural exchange contexts.
Paquete, H. (2009). Magnetic Tapes [Object]. Exhibited at Arte Lisboa: Contemporary Art Fair, representing Galeria Alvarez, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2009). The End of Something [ Electroacoustic work]. Exhibited in A Collection of Reflections on the Global Crisis, London, United Kingdom.
Paquete, H. (2009). Open Compositions [Electroacoustic work]. Presented at Open Compositions event, London, United Kingdom.
Paquete, H. (2009). [Video Art]. Presented at Festival de la Imagen, Torre de Herveo, Manizales, Colombia.
Paquete, H., & Urbonas, J. (2009). Talking Doors [Interactive sound installation]. Premiered at Lithuanian Academy of Music, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Paquete, H. (2009). Procedurals [Video-performance installation]. Presented at Artlab: Emerge, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2008). Acousmatic Composition [Multichannel electroacoustic work]. Premiered at Festival Música Viva, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2008). Just Noise [SSTFM live performance]. Presented at Velha a Branca, Braga, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2008). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronics performance]. Presented at Alice: Museu D. Diogo de Sousa, Braga, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2008). Articulating Function [Interactive sound installation]. Exhibited at Museu D. Diogo de Sousa, Braga, Portugal
Paquete, H. (2014). Space Dynamics [Octophonic electroacoustic composition]. Selected for international exhibition SORDERAS at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB).Zepplin Festival.
Paquete, H. (2007). [Digital Music Composition]. Selected for Prix Ars Electronica in Digital Musics category, Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria.
Paquete, H. (2007). [New Media Artwork]. Exhibited at Art Tech Media, Madrid, Spain.
Paquete, H. (2007). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronics performance]. Presented at FILE: Electronic Language International Festival, São Paulo, Brazil.
Paquete, H. (2007). [Video Artwork]. Exhibited at O.K. Video: International Video Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Paquete, H. (2007). Space Dynamics [Sound installation]. Exhibited at Artists' Television Access (ATA), San Francisco, USA .
Paquete, H. (2007). [Video Artwork]. Exhibited at XIV Bienal Internacional de Arte de Cerveira, V.N. de Cerveira, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2007). Space Dynamics [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at Digital Art Weeks (DAW'07), ETH Zurich, Computer Systems Institute, Switzerland.
Paquete, H. (2007). Code [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at I.M.A.N. Festival de Arte Contemporânea, Casa das Artes de Famalicão, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2007). Live Electronics [Sound performance]. Presented at I.M.A.N. Festival de Arte Contemporânea, Casa das Artes de Famalicão, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2007). Corner Procedures [Performance-installation]. Presented at XV Performance Art Conference E.P.I., Zentrum Europäisches Performance Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Paquete, H. (2007). Overloud [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at 2nd Kargart International Video Festival, Istanbul, Turkey.
Paquete, H. (2007). Overloud [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at Art Channel Inf: Television as Art, Festival Video Forms, France.
Paquete, H. (2007). Overloud [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at Data Transfer: Exhibition of Technology Drive-Art, Scene Metro-space Gallery, United States.
Paquete, H., & Sönmez, B. (2007). Occident-Orient [Power noise performance with live electronics]. Presented at DF Arte Contemporânea Gallery, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Collaborative work with Batur Sönmez (Noise Istanbul) featuring harsh electronics, modified gear, and real-time noise generation exploring cross-cultural power aesthetics.
Paquete, H. (2007). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronics performance]. Presented at Projecto Fábrica, Guimarães, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2007). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronics performance]. Presented at Maus Hábitos Club, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2007). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Site-specific sound performance]. Presented at Museum of Olaria, Barcelos, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2007). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronics performance]. Presented at Fábrica do Som, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2006). Overloud [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited in Films in the Window, Gallery Aferro, New York, USA.
Paquete, H. (2006). [Video Artwork]. Exhibited at Art Channel Inf: Television as Art, Mac Manifestation D’Art Contemporain, Paris, France.

Paquete, H. (2006). Power Electronics Performance with Radios and Signal Noise [Live transmission art]. Presented at I.M.A.N. Festival of Contemporary Art, Casa das Artes de Famalicão, Portugal. Work featured modified radio transmitters, analog noise generators, and electromagnetic interference exploring broadcast hijacking and signal corruption.
Paquete, H. (2006). Overloud [Video-sound installation]. Exhibited at Art Channel Inf: Television as Art, Emergences Festival, Paris, France.
Paquete, H. (2006). [Untitled Video Artwork]. Exhibited at Outvideo'06 International Festival Film, Moscow, Russia.
Paquete, H. (2006). [Overloud ]. Exhibited at Art Tech Media, Madrid, Spain.Paquete, H. (2006). Paquete, H. (2005). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronics performance]. Presented at Menos Que Zero, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2005). Overload [Video Installation]. Exhibited at XIII Bienal Internacional de Arte de Cerveira, V.N. de Cerveira, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2005). SSTFM: Synthetic Sound to Fit Mind [Live electronics performance]. Presented at Maus Hábitos Club, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2005). *0+1=1-0* [Video Installation]. Presented at I.M.A.N. Festival de Arte Contemporânea, Casa das Artes de Famalicão, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2003). Objects. Exhibited at Art Cologne, represented by Galeria Alvarez, Köln, Germany.
Paquete, H. (2003). RSFF [Sound installation]. Exhibited at Galeria Alvarez salaUM, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2003). Alvarez Horror Show [Noise-object]. Exhibited at Galeria Alvarez, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2002). [Video Artwork]. Exhibited at Festivideo: International Video and Photography Festival, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2002). [Painting]. Exhibited at VI Prémio Fidelidade Jovens Pintores, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2000). Entre o real e o virtual [Audiovisual installation]. Exhibited at People et Culture Lr, Montpellier, France.

Individual Exhibition

Paquete, H. (2017). ZOE: Actant [Multimedia bio-sonification installation]. Premiered at Arquipélago Portuguese Center for Contemporary Art, Azores, Portugal. Work featured real-time biological data transduction and interactive sound systems developed through artistic residency at Divino Espírito Santo Hospital laboratory. Installation employed microbiological signal processing and multi-channel spatialization, creating immersive environments that investigated non-human agency, biological rhythms, and interspecies communication within contemporary art center context. Supported by Azores Government and Portuguese Republic Culture.
Paquete, H. (2010). Forecasting [Sound object installation with multimedia elements]. Exhibited at Sputenik, Porto, Portugal. Work featured kinetic sound sculptures, electromagnetic transducers, and generative graphics exploring predictive systems and auditory divination.
Paquete, H. (2009). Process [Video-performance installation with objects and graphics]. Exhibited at Galeria Alvarez, Porto, Portugal. Work explored relationships between performance practices and sound-image correlations through media materiality and technological temporal flow.
Paquete, H. (2008). Articulation Function [Interactive installation with wood objects and media systems]. Exhibited at Galeria Alvarez, Porto, Portugal. Work featured kinetic wooden objects, video projection, and custom interactive systems exploring mechanical movement translated into light and sound through analog and digital interfaces. Installation employed sensor-based technology, real-time audio processing, creating responsive environments that investigated material-digital hybridity, functional aesthetics, and systemic behavior within commercial gallery context.
Paquete, H. (2006). XYZ [Interactive sound installation with pirate radio transmission]. Exhibited at Galeria Alvarez, Porto, Portugal. Work featured Alesis FX processor with movement sensors, converting kinetic input into processed radio collages. Installation employed real-time signal manipulation and unauthorized FM broadcasting, transmitting collected radio recordings from Portugal and international sources through national airwaves. Created dual-channel environment investigating electromagnetic territories, signal piracy, and participatory interference within commercial gallery context.
Paquete, H. (2003). RPR: Realidade Paradoxalmente Ruidosa [Multichannel sound installation with integrated visual components]. Exhibited at Galeria Alvarez sala Um, Porto, Portugal. Installation employed 27 loudspeakers, custom electronics, and graphical elements to create an immersive auditory environment based on binaural field recordings of public transit systems. Work implemented real-time signal processing and multi-channel spatialization to generate dynamic interactions between raw documentary audio and computationally transformed versions. The piece architecturally positioned these contrasting sonic perspectives in oppositional spatial arrangements, creating perceptual collisions that interrogated auditory cognition, phenomenological engagement, and mechanisms of acoustic dissociation within institutional gallery contexts.

Comisioned Work

Paquete, H. (2024). Yugen [Musical composition and sound design]. Collaboration with Christine Bonansea Saulut (choreography) and Chris Ziegler (media). Work explores AI-integrated motion-to-sound conversion and real-time spatialization for contemporary dance performance. A project exploring the integration of artificial intelligence in contemporary performance and motion-to-sound conversion. Funded by the EU MODINA fund for Dance and Technology, Tanzhaus NRW, and MIREVI Mixed Reality Lab, FH Düsseldorf. Partners: University of Tallinn, Estonia (Coordinator); Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava (Estonia); Hochschule Düsseldorf (Germany); Tanzhaus NRW (Germany); ITI, IST-ID, University of Lisbon (Portugal).
Paquete, H. (2024). Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland [Multimedia opera]. Premiered at Planetário do Porto and LTK4 Festival, Cologne. Work integrates AI, scientific visualization, and real-time CO₂ data sonification. Funded by DGARTES and Portuguese Republic/Culture. Institutional support from CIAC, ESAP, Universidade do Algarve, and Museu da Música Mecânica.
Paquete, H. (2022). EOSS — Exosphere Opera System Soundscape [Multimedia operatic work]. 84:34 composition featuring vocalists Rui Baeta and Katia Leonardo. Copyright: STIM IPI 67523338. Work explores exospheric acoustics and spatial sound design through integrated libretto, imagery, and composition.
Paquete, H. (2020-2021). *Sars-Cov-2: Sound Analogies and Radical Sonification* [Interdisciplinary research project]. Principal Investigator. Transform RNA sequences into interactive sound/visual compositions. Developed during residency at Divino Espírito Santo Hospital through Salutem program. Funded by DGARTES. Presented at Novas Invasões Festival (Portugal) and MediSouP's Healing events (Cyprus, Spain, Turkey).
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2020). ODO: NO BODY LIVES HERE [Interactive performance]. Collaboration with Chris Ziegler. Developed at ZKM Hertz Laboratory exploring AI, gesture mediation, and multimedia performance. Supported by ZKM, Arizona State University, and Fonds Darstellende Künste Berlin.
Paquete, H. (2017-2022). ZOE: Actant [Multimedia sound installation]. Investigates non-human agency through biological sonification. Residency at Divino Espírito Santo Hospital laboratory. Premiered at Arquipélago — Centro de Artes Contemporâneas, Azores.
Paquete, H. (2018). Continuous structure [Electroacoustic composition commission]. Created for Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais' Sonic Annotations: Space, Pause, Repetition installation. Commissioned by Museu and Exhibitions Office of Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto for Exhibitions Pavilion (March 24 - June 30, 2018). Work contributed sonic materials to collaborative project featuring over 50 international artists exploring algorithmic composition and spatial sound phenomena through generative systems.

Paquete, H. (2018). Cosmos [48-channel electroacoustic composition for interactive dance performance]. Commissioned for ZKM / Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany. Created real-time satellite data sonification system and spatial audio architecture for collaborative work with media artist Chris Ziegler. Funded by Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg through Landesverband Freie Tanz- und Theaterschaffende Baden-Württemberg e.V.
Paquete, H., & Eliseu, S. (2017). Snow Cristal [Interactive audio visual installation]. Commissioned by Porto Municipal Council for presentation at Mercado do Bolhão, Porto, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2017). Industrial fuel-burning tower [Commissioned site-specific sound performance]. Four-channel field recording work created for Festival DME: A Paisagem Sonora em que Vivemos. Documented performative activation of deactivated industrial tower in Rosário, Moita, Portugal using contact microphones and real-time radio frequency transmission from coordinates 51.8995, 7.64055 via glSDR v1.50 APK. Work explored industrial patrimony through architectural intervention, electromagnetic territories, and spectral documentation practices. Funded by Festival DME program.
Paquete, H., & Stewart, S. R. (2016). [Musical Experiments]. Collaborative research conducted at Escola Superior de Artes do Porto studios exploring electroacoustic composition and improvisation strategies. Work involved experimental sound processing, spatialization techniques, and interdisciplinary approaches combining Dutch-American and Portuguese sonic practices.

Paquete, H. (2011). Corpus Pygmalion [Commissioned electroacoustic composition for interactive dance performance]. Created 16-channel spatialized score for Chris Ziegler's reinterpretation of Ovid's myth, premiered at ZKM | Institute for Visual Media, Karlsruhe. Developed motion-responsive sound system integrating granular synthesis and real-time spatial modulation synchronized with Moya Michael's choreography. Composition explored themes of embodiment/digitality through algorithmic processing of kinetic data into multi-layered sonic architectures. Technical collaboration with André Berhardt, Niko Völzow, and Martin Bellardi. Supported by ZKM's production resources for interdisciplinary research in body-technology interfaces.
Paquete, H. (2010). Blatant [Commissioned music for theatrical production]. Composed original electroacoustic score for Jack Shamblin's theatrical production performed at Dixon Palace, New York.

Paquete, H. (2008). Revofuckinglution [Commissioned music for performance]. Composed original score for Jack Shamblin's Portuguese edition theatrical production performed at Maria Vai Com As Outras, Porto.

Compositions

Hugo PAQUETE, development of the sonic and musical composition for the project Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland. (2023-2024)
Paquete, H. (2024). Yugen [Musical composition and sound design]. Multimedia performance work exploring AI integration and motion-to-sound conversion in contemporary performance. Collaboration with Christine Bonansea Saulut (choreography) and Chris Ziegler (media). Funded by EU MODINA program for Dance and Technology. Premiered at Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf, with subsequent performances across Europe.
Hugo PAQUETE. (2022). "EOSS — Exosphere Opera System Soundscape" [multimedia operatic work]. Composition, imagery, and libretto by Hugo Paquete. Performers: Rui Baeta (male voice), Katia Leonardo (female voice), Hugo Paquete (other voices). Duration: 84:34. IPI/CAI: 67523338. Copyright protected.
Paquete, H. (2022). EOSS — Exosphere Opera System Soundscape [Multimedia operatic work]. Composition, imagery, and libretto by Hugo Paquete. Duration: 84:34. Performers: Rui Baeta (male voice), Katia Leonardo (female voice), Hugo Paquete (other voices).
Paquete, H. (2020–2021). *Sars-Cov-2: Sound Analogies and Radical Sonification* [Interactive sound installation]. Interdisciplinary work transforming RNA sequences into interactive sound and visual compositions. Developed during artistic residency at Divino Espírito Santo Hospital, Ponta Delgada. Funded by DGARTES and Portuguese Republic/Culture.
Paquete, H., & Ziegler, C. (2020). ODO: NO BODY LIVES HERE [Composition and Spacialization]. Collaboration exploring AI and data incorporation in performance, focusing on physical gesture and digital environment mediation. Developed during residency at ZKM Karlsruhe Hertz Laboratory. Supported by multiple institutions including ZKM Karlsruhe and Arizona State University.
Paquete, H. (2017-2022). ZOE: Actant [Multimedia electroacoustic composition]. Investigates non-human agency through biological sonification and interactive sound art. Created during artistic residency at Divino Espírito Santo Hospital's Pathogen Analysis Laboratory, incorporating biological processes into compositional structures. Multichannel spatial audio work premiered at Arquipélago – Contemporary Arts Center, Azores.
Paquete, H., & Carvalho, S. (2022). Fricção (in) Temporal [Electroacoustic composition for multichannel sound installation]. Collaborative sound work exploring temporal friction through processed field recordings and industrial resonances. Created for and premiered at Bienal de Arte Contemporânea de Trás Os Montes, Portugal.
Paquete, H., & Ezequiel, C. (2022). Aurora [Multimedia sound composition]. Collaborative work combining acousmatic composition with visual elements, creating immersive dialogues between historical architecture and contemporary sound practice. Site-specific installation at Military Elvas Museum, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2019-2020). Apoapsis [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Part of the Orbital Eccentricity project exploring real-time satellite tracking data sonification. Created during artistic residency at ZKM | Hertz-Lab, Karlsruhe. Premiered at ZKM Karlsruhe, November 15 - December 15, 2019 (extended run until March 15, 2020).
Paquete, H. (2019-2020). Periapsis [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Part of the Orbital Eccentricity project using commercial/military satellite data for sound generation. Developed during residency at ZKM | Hertz-Lab, Karlsruhe. Premiered at ZKM Karlsruhe, November 15 - December 15, 2019 (extended run until March 15, 2020).
Paquete, H. (2018). Continuous structure [Sound composition contribution]. Featured on @c (Pedro Tudela & Miguel Carvalhais), Espaço, Pausa, Repetição [Generative sound installation and tape release]. Crónica 150~2019. Work presented at Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (March-June 2018) utilizing sound objects from over 50 international artists. Installation explored nonlinear composition, spatial audio, and multisensory experience through algorithmic systems.
Paquete, H. (2018). Obscure Radiation [Multichannel acousmatic composition]. Work explores granular synthesis processes through improvised collision of electromagnetic field recordings captured with custom-built inductor microphones.
Paquete, H. (2018). Cosmos [48-channel acousmatic composition]. Premiered at ZKM Kubos, Germany. Work features large-scale spatialization across 48 audio channels exploring celestial mechanics and orbital phenomena through granular synthesis and algorithmic composition.
Paquete, H. (2018). Obscure Synchronization and Amplitude Death [Three-part acousmatic composition for 11-channel spatialization]. Developed at ZKM Small Kubos, Germany. Work explores cosmic phenomena through multi-channel diffusion: Cosmic Pulsars: Rhythmic quantization and interstellar pulse structuresDark Radiation: Spectral ambiguity and electromagnetic transductionBinary Pulses: Orbital resonance and stochastic synchronization Capable of installation-based presentation or concert diffusion.
Paquete, H. (2018). Wave Function Collapse [4-channel acousmatic composition]. Work explores quantum auditory phenomena through multi-channel spatialization and granular synthesis
Paquete, H. (2018). *Sonification Project: Seismic Data from Lisbon 01-6* [Multichannel acousmatic work]. Series exploring seismic data sonification through 4-channel spatialization.
Paquete, H. (2018). Dark Materiality and the Ontology of the Vibrational Forces [Multichannel acousmatic composition]. Work explores granular synthesis processes through improvised collision of electromagnetic field recordings captured with custom-built inductor microphones.
Paquete, H. (2017). Industrial fuel-burning tower [Electroacoustic composition 01]. Commissioned multichannel work for Festival DME: A Paisagem Sonora em que Vivemos.
Paquete, H. (2017). Industrial fuel-burning tower [Electroacoustic composition 02]. Commissioned multichannel work for Festival DME: A Paisagem Sonora em que Vivemos.
Paquete, H. (2017). ZOE: ACTANT [Multichannel acousmatic composition]. Work explores granular synthesis processes through collision of electromagnetic field recordings and biological laboratory sounds collected at Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo. Composition employs multi-channel spatialization to create immersive environments investigating non-human agency, biomedical sonification, and interspecies communication through advanced electroacoustic techniques.
Paquete, H. (2016). Synthony under 20Hz [Infrasound composition and research project]. Developed during residency at Atelier Salzamt, Linz, Austria. Work explored sub-audible frequencies (below 20Hz) through electromagnetic transduction and infrasonic synthesis, examining physiological and psychological effects of imperceptible sound phenomena. Supported by CreArt (Network of Cities for Artistic Creation) and European Cultural Fund. Represented Aveiro, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2016). Unevenness [54-channel electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at La Semaine du Son's 13th edition (Saint-Étienne, France). Work implemented granular synthesis and stochastic algorithms through Wave Field Synthesis and higher-order ambisonic spatialization.
Paquete, H. (2016). The radio electromagnetism metafiction symphony 01 [Electroacoustic work]. Utilizes two RTL-SDR radios, WiFi connection, Android mobile, effects pedals, and computer for electromagnetic signal exploration.Paquete, H. (2016). The radio electromagnetism metafiction symphony 02 [Multichannel electroacoustic work]. Features two RTL-SDR radios, Android mobile, effects pedals, computer, WiFi connection, four-channel spatial audio system, and Casio Trackformer XW-PD1 for expanded radio wave composition.
Paquete, H. (2016). unevenness [Space-bound electroacoustic composition]. Selected by NASA for cultural time capsule aboard OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to asteroid Bennu. Launched September 3, 2016, the work represents human creativity alongside scientific exploration of planetary origins. Composition explores granular synthesis and dynamic articulation of minimal sonic elements at reproduction thresholds, creating vibrational immanence through field recordings and digital signal processing. Currently orbiting Bennu (2018-2023) before scheduled Earth return with asteroid samples.
Paquete, H. (2015). unevenness [Fixed media electroacoustic composition, 4 channels, duration: 20 minutes]. Selected for presentation at aveiro_síntese 2016, Museu da Arte, Aveiro, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2015). Trashology of the unevenness [Improvisatory composition]. Employing noise and glitch aesthetics through amplified percussion interfaces, joystick controllers, and custom circuit-bent instruments exploring fragmented sonic architectures.. Presented at 14th International Meeting of Art and Technology (#14.ART): Art and Human Development, Universidade de Aveiro.
Paquete, H. (2016). Ovid's Pygmalion redefined - body in morphogenesis [Multichannel Composition].
Paquete, H. (2014). Radial Transference [Multichannel electroacoustic composition]. At Sweet Thunder Festival, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco.
Paquete, H., & Vesic, M. (2013). Half Meaning and Wind of Darkness [Prepared piano with electronics]. Collaborative compositions with Serbian composer Marina Vesic integrating prepared piano techniques with live electronics and digital processing.
Paquete, H. (2011). Dispersive Velocity of the Masses [16:00, multichannel electroacoustic composition]. Premiered at IMA/Structures, ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Paquete, H., & Bittencourt, P. (2011). Combinatorics [Collaborative electroacoustic work]. Developed during residency at ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics, Karlsruhe. Created two versions: Acousmatic fixed-media composition exploring algorithmic saxophone processing and granular synthesisLive performance version for time-coded vinyl manipulation and free saxophone improvisation. Work investigated real-time interface between analog instrumentation and digital spatialization, bridging structured composition and experimental improvisation practices.
Paquete, H. (2010). Multiverse [Site-specific multichannel composition]. Premiered at Sonic Vigil V, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Ireland.
Paquete, H., & Ross, J. (2009). Border Time Less Journey. part 1 and 2 .
Paquete, H. (2007-2011). Many others.

Albums

2025 | Paquete, H. ODO (No Body Lives Here). [Album, Digital]. Germany: Absonus Lab.
Format: Digital Album (24-bit/48kHz). 29 tracks. Total Duration: 79:31.Description: A radically distributed sonic architecture premiered in the 48-loudspeaker Kubus at ZKM Karlsruhe. This work merges speculative sound design, artificial intelligence, and immersive technology into a generative audio experience. The piece transforms sound into a navigable topology, creating a non-linear system where meaning emerges from the interaction between human, machine, spatial, and sonic agents. The sonic palette is a dynamic network of planetary field recordings, fractured granular synthesis, AI-driven voices, and abstracted post-techno rhythms. Credits: Music & Spatial Sound Design: Hugo Paquete. Composed at ZKM | Hertz-Lab (2020). Concept, Direction: Chris Ziegler. Support: ZKM Karlsruhe (Hertz-Labor), Arizona State University / Synthesis Center, Landesverband Freier Theater Baden-Württemberg, City of Munich, Fonds Darstellende Künste Berlin.
2025 | Paquete, H. Cosmos: Music for Interactive Dance. [Album, Digital]. Germany: Absonus Lab.
Format: Digital Album (24-bit/44.1kHz). 19 tracks. Total Duration: 79:31.Description: This album presents the original spatial compositions for the immersive performance "COSMOS," premiered in a 48-channel loudspeaker environment at ZKM Karlsruhe. The work is a synthesis of art and science, translating cosmic phenomena into sound. The central piece, "Unevenness" (2015), uses solar panels to convert light into audio and was selected by NASA for the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. Other tracks feature generative systems driven by real-time data from military and commercial satellites, creating sonic architectures that mirror celestial movement.Featured Works & Research: "Unevenness" (NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission), "Apoapsis," "Periapsis," "Orbital Eccentricity" (Satellite data sonification).Credits: Compositions, Sonic Systems & Spatial Sound Design: Hugo Paquete. Concept & Artistic Direction: Chris Ziegler.Production: Composed and produced at ZKM | Hertz-Lab. Supported by FCT Portugal, Arizona State University, and the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg.
2025 | Paquete, H. Yugen. [Album, Digital]. Portugal: Absonus Lab.
Format: Digital Album (16-bit/48kHz). 5 tracks. Total Duration: 36:24.Description: The sonic component of a research-based performance developed under the European Union's MODINA initiative. This album captures an autopoietic sonic system composed through a unique post-techno methodology, where techno's rhythmic logic is deconstructed into a speculative terrain of post-human resonance. The music functions as a central dramaturgical force, emerging from a practice using motion capture and VR to map a continuum between virtual embodiment and acoustic materiality.Research Context: Created as part of the EU-funded MODINA project on dance and digital technology. The work explores the tension between digital technologies and physicality through motion capture and AI.Credits: Music: Hugo Paquete. Concept & Direction: Christine Bonansea Saulut & Chris Ziegler.Production: Produced by Hugo Paquete at Absonus Lab. Premiered at Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2024). Supported by the MODINA EU Network.
2023 | Paquete, H. Dark Energy Synthesis. [Album, Digital]. Portugal: Absonus Lab.
Format: Digital Album (16-bit/44.1kHz). 5 tracks. Total Duration: 78:00.Description: A deep exploration of speculative sound that channels cosmic forces into acousmatic energy. The work operates at the confluence of spatial dub, power noise, post-techno, and tape music, treating sound as a malleable substance for constructing immersive, volatile environments. Composed with a post-digital sensibility, it features pulsating rhythms, vast bass architectures, and intricate ecosystems of granular synthesis and macro-noise, challenging the conventions of its component genres to form a coherent new synthesis.Artistic Research: The album exemplifies the research focus of Absonus Lab, exploring the synthesis of complex sonic textures and immersive, genre-defying composition.Credits: Composed by Hugo Paquete (aka Da Mata Paquete).Production: Produced at Absonus Lab, Portugal.
2022 | Paquete, H. *Sound Analogies and Radical Sonification - Control Oscillating Voltage + 2*. [Album, Digital]. Portugal: Absonus Lab.
Format: Digital Album (24-bit/44.1kHz). 10 tracks. Total Duration: 103:37.Description: An acousmatic work employing a radical process of sonification, where the raw RNA genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is algorithmically transformed into a control system of MIDI data. This genomic code directly dictates all musical parameters, triggering instruments and generating complex polyrhythmic structures. The result is a stark, post-industrial aesthetic that serves as both a sonic artifact and a critical inquiry into the biological potentiality of composition, exploring the virus as a generative, structural force.Research & Technique: Premiered as a performance and installation, this work exemplifies a post-digital approach to data sonification, fusing avant-garde, post-techno, and acousmatic music practices.Credits: Composed & Produced by Hugo Paquete.Production & Support: Developed at Absonus Lab. Premiered at Festival Novas Invasões (Torres Vedras, Portugal, 2021). Supported by Direção Geral das Artes (DGArtes) and Torres Vedras Municipality.

Hugo PAQUETE aka Da Mata Paquete. Dark Energy Synthesis. Porto: Absonus Lab, (2023).
Paquete, H., & Siratori, K. (2007/2017). LAND 3000 [Experimental audiobook/sound composition series]. Collaborative cyberpunk-inspired work exploring dystopian narratives through processed voice recordings, synthetic soundscapes, and industrial textures. Composed in 2007 using Kenji Siratori's original vocal recordings; independently released November 3, 2017.
Paquete, H. (2010/2017). EthnoTech [Electroacoustic composition series]. Ethno-technological work combining Tibetan bowls, African percussion, Turkish clarinet, and electronic processing. Developed in 2010; independently released October 24, 2017. Explores techno-primitive dialogues through glitch aesthetics, micro-rhythms, and industrial soundscapes, creating trans-cultural hybrid compositions.
Paquete, H. (2020). Dogon Afro-Tech. aka Gat I [Remix]. On PIKADON [Compilation].
Paquete, H. (2017). Dark Electromagnetic Field [Generative sound composition]. Site-specific work developed during residency at Arquipélago - Contemporary Art Center in collaboration with Divino Espírito Santo Hospital, Azores. Compositions based on electromagnetic field recordings from hospital equipment and real-time light-to-sound conversion via solar panels. Stochastic algorithmic system generated autonomous musical structures without human intervention, responding to ambient light oscillations. Supported by Azores Cultural Fund for Arts. Released October 20, 2017.
Paquete, H. (2013). Invisible forces [Musique concrète composition]. On Now this is What I call Musique Concrète [Compilation].
Paquete, H. (2012). Variabel [Track from the series Viral Sonology 03]. On CC Experimental Electronic Music Compilation [Curated by Miquel Parera Jaques]. modisti50.
Paquete, H. (2010). Stubbornness [Track]. On Falésia 3 [Compilation]. Enough Records.
2013 | Paquete, H. (Ed.). Viral Sonology 06 [Curated, Co-composed Compilation Album]. Institute of Viral Sonology. Featured Artists: Magnus Bunnskog, Pedro Carvalho, Rodrigo Malvar, Pedro Guedes, Rui Bonito, James Ross.Artistic Research: This work serves as a documented experiment in algorithmic and collaborative sound art, investigating post-digital aesthetics and generative composition techniques.
2012 | Paquete, H. (Ed. & Process.). Phonon [Curated, Processed & Co-composed Compilation Album]. Institute of Viral Sonology. Featured Participants: Anton Mobin, Chris Black, Dezroy Adam, Evan x, Merz, Hugo Paquete, Irad Lee, Jaime Casal, Miguel Carvalhais, Nathalie Fougeras.
2012 | Paquete, H. (Ed.). Viral Sonology 05 [Curated, Co-composed Compilation Album]. Institute of Viral Sonology. Featured Artists: Mamabaer-Kommissar Hjuler, Nathalie Boeur, Luis Marques, Sharon Stewart, Pedro Montesinos, Pharmakustik.
2012 | Paquete, H. (Ed.). Viral Sonology 04 [Curated, Co-composed Compilation Album]. Institute of Viral Sonology. modisti netlabel. Featured Participants: Virginia Moreira, Gabi Von Dub, Catucamos (Daniel Saraiva, Joacelio Batista, Juliana Rebelo), Monkey Brain, Vítor Rua, Luis Leal.
2012 | Paquete, H. (Ed.). Viral Sonology 03 [Curated, Co-composed Compilation Album]. Institute of Viral Sonology. modisti netlabel. Featured Participants: Tony Stirner, Charles Shriner, Didier Tallec, Giorgio Cipolletta, Sue69, Ruben Costa.
2012 | Paquete, H. (Ed.). Viral Sonology 02 [Curated, Co-composed Compilation Album]. Institute of Viral Sonology. Featured Participants: Pedro Bittencourt, Luis Antunes Pena, Milton Pacheco, Raul Laidley, Diogo Lopes, Jonny Fraga.
2012 | Paquete, H. (Ed.). Viral Sonology 01 [Curated, Co-composed Compilation Album]. Institute of Viral Sonology. Featured Participants: Emidio Castro, Maeshell West-Davies, Erica Frota, Sergio, Miguel Ogoshi, Unknill.
Paquete, H. aka SSTFM. (2007). Disaffected [Album]. MiMi Records (Mi069). Portugal.
Paquete, H. aka SSTFM. (2007). Synthetic Sound To Fit Mind [Album]. Noise-Joy (NJMP3-0391). US.
Paquete, H. aka suHHup (2007). Paranormal trip into the hyperplane. test tube (tube'|264).
Paquete, H. (2007). Commutative [EP]. test tube.

Extended Media Project

Paquete, H. (2023-2024). Negentropy: The Last Man in the Wasteland [Multimedia Opera]. Roles: Artistic Director, Librettist, Scenographer, Lighting Designer, Character Designer, Composer, and Sound Designer. 3D Animation & Video: Julius Horsthuis. Produced with support from DGArtes and the Portuguese Republic / Culture. Premiered at Planetário do Porto – Centro Ciência Viva (2024).

Radio Shows

Paquete, H. (2015). Radial Transference [Radio art composition]. Broadcast on radioCona: Zima FM winter transmission program, Ljubljana, Slovenia (February 15-19, 2015). Work featured electromagnetic field recordings and VLF radio transmissions exploring nocturnal winter landscapes through radio art aesthetics. Composition was part of curated program featuring international sound artists including Kathy Kennedy, Ethan Rose, Hildegard Westerkamp, and Barry Truax. Simultaneously exhibited at radioCona Listening Hub, Pritličje, Ljubljana, alongside live performances by Simon Macuh, Robertina Šebjanič, and Jeff Kolar. Curated by Jeff Kolar, Jasmina Založnik, Brane Zorman, and Irena Pivka.
Paquete, H. (2014). [Electroacoustic composition]. Broadcast on Epsilonia Radio Libertaire: Endless Tape program. Paris, France.
Paquete, H. (2013). [Electroacoustic composition]. Featured on RTP Antena 2 program Arte Eletroacústica alongside Gerald Fiebig. Lisbon, Portugal.
Paquete, H. (2013). [Electroacoustic composition]. Presented at Quadrantid Meteor Shower: Trans-X Transmission Art Symposium alongside Mike Shifter and Brian Eno. Toronto, Canada.
Paquete, H. (2013). [Electroacoustic composition]. Featured on 24 Baja Frequencia program dedicated to Hugo Paquete and Sara Montet. Radio P.I.C.A., Barcelona, Spain.
Paquete, H. (2012). Radial Transference [Acousmatic composition]. Broadcast on Radius experimental radio platform, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Paquete, H. (2012). [Electroacoustic composition]. Broadcast on UNDÆ! Radio No. 10 alongside Alvin Lucier, Tod Dockstader, Jan W. Mortenson, and Iván Patachich. Madrid, Spain.
Paquete, H. (2012). [Electroacoustic composition]. Featured on Radius Radio: Episode 35. Chicago, USA.
Paquete, H. (2011). Acousmatic Composition [Multichannel electroacoustic work]. Broadcast internationally for Journée de la création radiophonique / International Radiophonic Creation Day.
Paquete, H. (2011). [Electroacoustic composition]. Broadcast on International Radiophonic Creation Day, Florence, Italy.
Paquete, H. (2007). Dial-A-Diva [Experimental telematic performance]. Presented in London, England. Work featured real-time noise electronics and processed voice transmission exploring telephonic networks as artistic medium.

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