Jeanne Artemis stands out as a rare, multifaceted artist whose work bridges an extraordinary range of musical and creative disciplines. As Catenation, Jeanne is an accomplished live performer using hardware synthesizers to create physical, immersive sound experiences. Her performances reflect a mastery of real-time interaction with machines, blending industrial, techno, and experimental sound worlds — sometimes also nostalgic ones — with a visceral energy.
Alongside her presence in electronic music, Jeanne has built a strong voice in modern art music. With a deep foundation in contemporary classical composition, her works are performed internationally and celebrated for their structural sophistication, emotional intensity, and finely tuned sensitivity to dissonance and microtonality. She explores complex forms and forges sonic spaces that connect with profound human experiences.
Jeanne’s artistic scope also encompasses extreme metal. As the founder of avantgarde death metal project Coma Cluster Void, she has collaborated with renowned musicians across the international metal scene, contributing a highly distinctive compositional language to the genre.
Moreover, Jeanne (aka "Dissonant Witchcraft") is a respected voice within the global synthesizer community. Through her thoughtful public engagement, she advocates for artist-driven practice over consumerist trends, and shares her insights on sustainable creativity, technological workflows, and artistic authenticity.
Catenation has performed at e.g. Krema Festival CH, Elektron Super Sekvens, Truth To Justice / Vitsche Berlin / Silent Green, Unerhörte Musik DE, CTM Festival DE, Rock Sound EG, Goethe Institute Cairo and Alexandria EG, SoundsLikeTHIS UK, Dampfzentrale Bern CH, Interfilm Festival Berlin DE, IntegratedConf BE, Marry Klein Kulturdonnerstag DE, Setfest IR and Klangwerkstatt, played as support for Plaid, appeared on compilations such as Listen To Berlin and received scholarships from the Musikfonds, Neustart Kultur and the Goethe Institute.
Personal Note: I am into Techno since I first heard the Joey Beltram remix of "Infiltrate 202" on the radio as a child, soon I picked up Thunderdome II on a local CD Store and was forever hooked. My first actual tracks were made on an 80286 PC with Soundblaster Card, a Sample Editor (unfortunately no DAW, no Midi, no nothing), a Cassette Deck, a CD Player and a VCR (they actually sounded good). Today I work with Hardware Synths. I like to upload demos of my tracks to youtube (where they gather up to 10,000 Views) and I like to play/test them live before release - to see which of my tracks never get boring. My tracks are ready to be performed live on hardware.
"Omgggg you are inspiring me so much right now" (Baseck)
"astonishing legendary" (Doom Heart)
"What a night, what a crowd and what stunning music!" (Dr. Paul Abbott, SoundsLikeTHIS Festival)
"I need more of this in my life"
"Damn, where do you guys get your acid?"
VOICES
A recurring motif, for all the diversity of her approaches, is the exploration of physicality in music.
Martin Tchiba (Pianist and Composer in the "Neue Zeitschrift für Musik"), Germany
Her unique music is like black magic, captivating the listener. She writes strong and very expressive music, at the same time rationally controlling the elements she uses for constructing the whole compositional form. Also as a teacher in composition, I suggested her music and her scores to my composition pupils many times.
Idin Samimi Mofakham (Composer, Performer and Curator), Iran/Norway
"Absolutely mind-blowing set"
"... you seemed dangerous!"
"an arresting, brutalist noisescape" (Leeds Conservatoire UK)
"This is really incredible, the variety of sounds and industrial atmospheres that you create is brutal. Enigmatic music."
"Mightiest of sounds."