RHYTHM POINT ZERO

Rhythm Point Zero refers to the genesis of the universe, its existence over billions of years, and its eventual end—its completion—in a future era. The genesis is sonically represented as the Big Bang at the beginning of the composition, while the zero point is set at the midpoint of the piece, at 5:55, corresponding to the chronological year 0, where the countdown to the universe’s destruction and completion begins. Multiple sounds are created and simultaneously destroyed throughout the piece by the birth of new ones, generating a perpetual motion that, however, ultimately reaches an end. The first performance, as well as the original composition, recording, and mixing for an octophonic sound format, was carried out by Giorgos Bokos in 2004 at the recording studio of the Music Department of the Ionian University in Corfu, under the supervision of Professor Andreas Mniestris. The work “Rhythm Point Zero” was later reprocessed sonically and mixed for stereo playback—the version presented at ADAF 2025. The “craft tree” featured in the video is an artwork by Apostolos Chasiotis, while the video was curated by Giannis Nikolopoulos. It was included in the EP titled VOKOZ “Atmos”, released in 2022 by Volcanic Music.

Βokoz
Born in 1979 in Athens, his journey into music began at the age of six, learning piano, classical, and electric guitar. He studied at the Department of Music Studies at the Ionian University, specializing in sound engineering with a focus on electroacoustic music. A musician, composer, sound engineer, and producer, he has contributed to over 150 albums. He is the founder of Grindhouse Studios Athens, which has been operating for 20 years. In addition to music composition and production, he has been actively involved in painting in recent years. Currently, he is working on pieces that combine installation art, painting, and music composition using digital and electronic media.