Paul Hauptmeier and Martin Recker are composers working in the fields of composition, sound, and multimedia art. Since 2009 they have been working together as an artist duo named Hauptmeier | Recker

They studied composition with Robin Minard and Maximilian Marcoll at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, as well as at UC San Diego with Katharina Rosenberger and Natacha Diels (Hauptmeier), and at the Sibelius Academy Helsinki with Marianne Decoster-Taivalkoski (Recker).

The duo works internationally across a wide range of formats. Their practice includes 3D audio live electronic performances, large-scale and often site specific sound installations, compositions for theatre and opera, as well as projects in radio art and electroacoustic composition.

As co-founders and board members of ZiMMT (Center for Immersive Music and Media Art), they curate events and conduct research in the field of spatial audio. (www.zimmt.net).

From 2022 to 2025, they held a permanent teaching positions in sound art at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design. Additionally they have led several composition seminars and masterclasses at institutions such as the HMT Leipzig, HfMT Cologne, and the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.

Their works have been presented in international festivals and institutions like: Sharjah Biennial, Istanbul Biennial, Venice Biennial, Venice Biennale Musica, Festspielhaus Hellerau, Ses Dotze Naus Ibiza, Tallinn Music Week, European Media Art Festival, Telliskivi Tallinn and many more.

For their musical work, they were awarded the Thomas Seelig Prize in 2026.