Alan Courtis (born 1972 in Argentina), aka Anla Courtis, evolves in the field of sound art, electroacoustic music, drone, noise, improvisation and composition. He is a founding member of the Reynols group. His written music has been performed in many countries. He has been commissioned by the Phoenix Basel Ensemble, Český Rozhlas and has been artist in residence at EMS, GRM, Cafe Oto and USF. He has over 500 releases on labels like
Mego, P.S.F., Pogus, RRR, etc. He has toured extensively in Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and has collaborated with musicians such as
Pauline Oliveros,
Phill Niblock,
David Toop,
Merzbow,
Lee Ranaldo,
Jim O'Rourke, L.A.F.M.S., Makoto Kawabata,
Tetsuo Furudate, Nihilist Spasm Band, Eddie Prevost and "L'autopsie a révélé que la mort était due à l'autopsie". He has also published articles about art and disability in magazines like The Wire (UK), Leben mit Down-Syndrom (Germany), Musicworks (Canada),
Revue & Corrigée (France), El Cisne (Argentina), Educación Especial (Peru) and Grupo Docente (Spain).
