Dirk Specht is a sound artist, electronic musician and curator. He started working with sound via four-track tape recorders, microphones and small sampling gadgets. During the 1990s he became involved with analogue modular synthezisers and computers. His works include electronic/electroacoustic compositions, fieldrecording/soundscape-compositions, ars acustica/radio drama, sound art pieces and spatial installations, music for dance/choreography and soundtracks for films/video. From 2011 to 2016 he has been assistant professor for sound at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany.