chfs (= Christian F. Schiller) was born in Gmunden/Upper Austria in 1977, grew up in Vöcklabruck (Upper Austria) and studied compositionwith Gerd Kühr (1998–2002) and Georg Friedrich Haas (2002– 2004) at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. Numerous different projects in form of sound installations, concerts, performances and collaborations, for instance with Peter Jakober (composer), Kristina Landrichter (stage designer), Alfred Lenz (media artist), Florian Meixner (countertenor), Helmut Schäfer (computer artist), Garfield (musician), DD Kern (musician), Mamela Nyamza (choreographer), Zbigniew Karkowski (composer), Robert B. Lisek (scientist), Manuel Knapp (media artist), Ensemble Piktogramm, Klangforum Wien (Klangwege 2003) and Ensemble Recherche (Klangspuren Festival 2005).