IOSIS is the project of musician, composer and sound designer Alex Bissen. IOSIS creates gnarled soundscapes and lush atmospherics in the service of channeling ritualistic sonic experiences, primarily through hardware synthesis means and electroacoustic techniques. The music of IOSIS is built upon the foundational forms and textures found in drone, noise, and ambient composition, alongside more traditional compositional structures and considerations, employing instrumentation ranging from a vintage Roland Juno 6 to modern Eurorack modular systems to a contact-microphone-enabled Tibetan singing bowl. IOSIS is an emotionally transmutational artistic practice, evolving as an entity of constant experimentation and redefinition of boundaries both within the studio and in the live performance space.

IOSIS is the recipient of a 2024 McKnight Composer Fellowship and a 2018 ACF Minnesota Emerging Composer Award.

Upcoming Shows


Jun
18
th
7th St Entry
Jun
18
th
7th St Entry

Planning for Burial

with Birth Order and IOSIS

Past Shows


May
29
th
2022
Turf Club
May
29
th
2022
Turf Club

The Body

with Midwife and IOSIS
Apr
22
nd
2018
Turf Club
Apr
22
nd
2018
Turf Club

Rosetta

with Pyralis, SUNLESS and IOSIS
May
26
th
2017
7th St Entry
May
26
th
2017
7th St Entry

Pallbearer

with INTER ARMA, GATECREEPER and IOSIS

More Shows

Jun
14
th
First Avenue

Hot in Herre ⏤ 2000s Dance Party

Sep
6
th
Fine Line

DYSTINCT

Oct
14
th
Turf Club
Jun
27
th
Fine Line

sapphic factory: queer joy party