"Girilal Baars - born in Moscow and of Dutch and Indian origin - is a composer and performer. Voice is his main passion and instrument and he performs solo, with the Girilal Baars Trio, and with the vocal quartet Äijä. Girilal interprets and composes around old songs and traditions from many different regions, including Russia, Finland and Tuva. Tuvan throat-singing has been a part of his repertoire ever since his first visit there in

Starting with his purchase of a theremin in 1998, Girilal has increasingly worked with electronic experimental music. In 2008 he wrote and performed Litanies in Zero Kelvin for voice, theremin and electronics. Combining old folk songs with live electronics and the sensibilities of contemporary experimental music was a natural development, having in a sense pursued parallel careers in acoustic ethnic music and experimental electronics for the better part of a decade. Litanies in Zero Kelvin was selected for the Nordic Music Days in Oslo in 2009 and has been downloaded more than 20,000 times since its electronic release on Clinical Archives in 2010.

Aside from regular performances, in 2011 Girilal completed a small solo-tour in Russia, wrote the music and toured with the dance performance Kuu Nukkuu, wrote and recorded the music for the film After Life and wrote and performed the commissioned work Lykanthropos, based on the old Swedish Ballad Varulven. Other commissioned works include Kallocain - an Opera for Two Voices, A Clash of Cymbals, Gracing Space and Light Life.

In 2009, the male vocal quartet Äijä, of which Girilal is a founding member, released the CD Jet- Black. The CD was nominated for the Finnish Etno- EMMA award in 2010. The Regional Council of Uppsala awarded Girilal their two-year artist grant for 2010-2011. He received a compositional grant from STIM in 2010 and has been supported on various occasions by the Swedish Arts Grant and other funding organizations. Girilal is a member of the Society of Swedish Composers (FST)."

"He has been playing the violin for 30 years and in that time has played all genres of music ranging from contemporary music to free jazz and improvised music, live and in the studio.

His main interest shifted towards contemporary improvised and composed music.

The relationship with his instruments is focused in sonic and textural elements.

Electronic music was an early influence on his approach to violin playing, which challenges traditional romantic concepts of the violin/viola through use of preparations and micro tuning.

Active in different settings on the Portuguese scene for free improvised music, both as a collaborator and in leading his own groups.

Music for Dance, Cinema, Video and Performance.

Has created the record label Creative Sources Recordings in 1999, which mainly concentrates on releasing experimental and electro-acoustic music."

"Studied painting with António Sena (Ar.Co, 1988 -1992), worked in advertising for a period of time, but nowadays works as graphic designer in corporate identity, packaging, web and audio-video production.

Started sound/music activities in 1989 when formed the VITRIOL project with Paulo Raposo, a laboratory for experimental sound actions, in a first stage with studio work followed in 1994 by live output, mainly live electronics, concrete music with a improvised or graphic score oriented approach. Uses the laptop with software written in MaxMsp, small resonant objects, microphones and piezo elements to produce a music that deals with space and its sound characteristics. Interests in "soundscape" and field recordings are a huge part of his work, for piece preparation or just for archival purposes, Always recording, events, spaces or music. Multi-channel acusmatic music and radio pieces.

Presents himself solo in site-specific audio-video works, or in duos with João Silva (video, sound, photography), "Inhabitaded Spaces" with Ricardo Guerreiro (computer, mics), "Venús Pistolletto" with Emídio Buchinho (elec. guitar, mics, objects) and trios with Ernesto Rodrigues (violin) and Guilherme Rodrigues (cello) or ZNGR electroacustic trio with Carlos "Zíngaro and Emídio Buchinho. Member of several formations, "(Des)Integração" laptop ensemble (2001-2003) or in more electroacoustic sets, uses live-electronics and sampling which is the case of "Suspensão" septep, VGO, variable geometry orchestra and specially a trio close related to the "near silence" aesthetics, with Ernesto Rodrigues (violin, harp) and Guilherme Rodrigues (cello) with already several CD releases, always with at least one international improviser guest. Presented his work in Portugal, Spain, France, UK and Germany. Worked with artists from several media: dance, performance and video. Music and sound design for video and animation. Video and sound editing for comercial projects. Played live or in recording projects throughout the years with a lot of musician and sound artists. His sound work is documented in several CD releases. Belongs to the Granular board of directors, a portuguese association for experimental art and does the image of Creative Sources label. Broadcasts "Boca Doce" show at Rádio Zero (web) and other special shows. Workshops and seminars in digital audio manipulation, Maxmsp programming and sound art practise."

Monsieur Trinité is based in Lisboa, Portugal, and is a member of Equinox Quartet, IKB, Potlatch, and Variable Geometry Orchestra.