Career
Born in Linz, Bognermayr was one of the founders of the Ars Electronica festival in 1979. Starting from 1973 he held many live performances in opera houses and on classical festivals, some even premiered live on television At these occasions he often collaborated with well-known orchestras (eg Zurich, Vienna Festival, Hamburg State Opera, Salzburg). Foreign Herbert von Karajan he created sound effects for use in opera productions (eg electronic bells in Parsifal, Salzburg 1980).
One early noteworthy production was the album "Missa Universalis" (with Eela Craig, 1978).
lieutenant was a concept album with complete music and texts for a Christian Massachusetts Composition style was similar to Anton Bruckner, but using elements of modern Rock music and electronic music
lieutenant premiered highly acclaimed during the Brucknerfest in Linz. Together with Harald Zuschrader he composed the work Erdenklang - computerakustische Klangsinfonie (Sound of Earth - computer acoustic sound symphony).
lieutenant was performed entirely on the Fairlight Chartered Management Institute, and premiered during the Ars Electronica 1982, using five musical computers live on stage, together with a ballet.
The LP featured enthusiastic liner notes by Wendy Carlos, stating:
In 1984, Mike Oldfield noticed the ongoing success of the Erdenklang album and contacted him to help in sound programming for the Discovery tour.