Tibor Szemző was born in Budapest in 1955. He is one of the most influential contemporary composers from Hungary, who was influenced by the avant-garde, as well as ambient, minimalist and repetitive music.
In his fruitful carrier he has worked together with Miklós Erdély. With Péter Forgácsas he has worked together over 25 years. He founded the Music ensemble group 180 (1978–1990) that was a profoundly influential ensemble, renowned for its performances of Hungarian minimalism; it also performed works by John Cage and Steve Reich. Embarking on a solo career in 1983, Szemzö began integrating spoken word and visual elements into projects and in 1987 he issued his first solo recording, Snapshot from the Island.
As a highly multy-faceted artist, he composes his own musical pieces as well as music for cinema, and theater but his performances have also a great impact, he also performed with the group New Modern Acrobatics, and apart from his musical works he has made several films.
He has been in the lead of his group The Gordian knot, since 1998. The group has transformed into the Cinematic Music Company since 2008.
He is passionately interested in the crossing of the human voice and instrumental music and the colliding of different sonic layers. Narration has an important role in several of his works as well as the multy-layered sonic texture. This complex layeredness has become Szemző's signature over the years. In his cinematographic work, it is hard to decide whether he is composing music to films, or he is making images to music. He is a composer and a filmmaker the master of layers, and rhythm of narration in his performances and films.

Music and images that are a treat for the ear and eyes, hence a second part.

Playlist ;

Tibor Szemző : On, And Up To The Attic (ARBO X (Csoma Grooves) - Fodderbasis  - 2021)

Tibor Szemző, The Gordian Knot : Schwartzmeer (Danube Exodus - Leo Records - 2002)

Tibor Szemző : Tractatus (Tractatus - Leo Records - 1995)

Tibor Szemző : Skullbase Fracture (1984) For Narrator, Chamber Ensemble And Gipsyband (The Conscience (Narrative Chamber Pieces) - Leo Records - 1993)

Tibor Szemző :Voyage (Private Exits - 8 Soundscapes From The Island - Hungaropop - 1989)

Tibor Szemző, The Gordian Knot Company, Moyzes Quartet, Péter Szalai : The Other Shore (The Other Shore - Various Compositions 1992 - 97 - Leo Records -1999)