ROMAIN C. BERTHEAU
aka ThreadedDreams™ / ゴマサン — b. 1983, lives in Berlin

Composer · Organist · Pianist · Harpsichordist · No-input mixer · Vaporwave

Romain C. Bertheau’s work focuses mainly on the organ and the no-input mixing board.

Each of his organ pieces is written for a specific instrument, shaped by its imperfections and its surroundings, and is meant to be played only on that organ. His no-input improvisations move between onkyō and harsh noise. Also active as a performer, he plays the music of Morton Feldman and of Wandelweiser composers, on piano, organ and harpsichord.

Classically trained, he won first prizes at the Euro-region Arras International Piano Competition and the Concorso Internazionale di Musica Antica “Maurizio Pratola”. From 2015 to 2019, he travelled across Asia, where he made field recordings of traditional village songs.

He is the founder and curator of the concert series Organ Sequences.