activities and venues_
01.05.2012_axel doerner - trumpet, nils ostendorf - trumpet , kim myhr - acoustic guitar , michael renkel - acoustic guitar at able gallery,berlin
25.04.2012_REBECCA --- variations_kai fagaschinski - clarinet, michael renkel - acoustic guitar, objects at quiet cue, berlin
11.03.2012_MEK_ burkhard beins - analog synth, live-electronics, michael renkel - guitar, live-electronics , derek shirley - bass synthesizer at naherholung sternchen, berlin
12.01.2012_duo activity center_with burkhard beins (percussion and strings)_m. renkel (strings and percussion) at all ears festival oslo
08.01.2012:Activity Center , burkhard beins_percussion & strings , mMichael renkel_strings & percussion at quiet cue berlin
08.12.11_trio_olaf hochherz/electronics_michael renkel/guitar electronics/mathias maschat/reading at ausland berlin
24.11.11_trio MEK_b.beins (electronics)_ d. shirley (bass synth)_ m. renkel (acc. guitar, live electronic) at ausland berlin
14.09.11_trio_burkhard beins/perc., sabine vogel (flutes)_ m. renkel (acc. guitar, live electronics) at ausland berlin
23.06.11_trio MEK_b.beins/electronics, d. shirley/bass synth, m. renkel/acc. guitar, live electronics at quiet cue berlin
17.06.11. duo with johnny chang/violin, m. renkel/accoustic guitar at sowieso berlin
03.06.11_trio phono_phono_magda mayas/piano, sabine vogel/flutes, m. renkel/acc. guitar, live electronics at schraum festival berlin
23.05.11_trio MEK_b. beins/perc., m. renkel/electric guitar, d. shirley/electric bass at kule berlin
27.03.11_trio_b. beins/percussion, rhodri davies/harp, m. renkel/accoustic guitar at quiet cue berlin
24.03.11_trio MEK_b.beins/electronics, d. shirley/bass synth, m. renkel/acc. guitar, live electronics at west germany berlin
17.03.11_trio MEK_b.beins/electronics, d. shirley/bass synth, m. renkel/acc. guitar, live electronics at raum 20 berlin
14.01.2011_ trio_b. beins/perc&strings, sven åke johansson/recitation, m renkel/strings&percussion at ausland berlin
17.12.10_ trio with thomas lehn/analogue synth, michael vorfeld/percussion, m. renkel/acoustic guitar, live electronics at quiet cue berlin
december 2010 MEK online release on homophoni/London
2.12. 10_ duo m. renkel/acoustic guitar, live electronics, mat pogo/voice, festival donauwellen - berlinwieinwien at ausland berlin
26.11.2010_ duo rebecca_ kai fagaschinski/clarinett, m. renkel/ac. guit., preparations at ausland, berlin
15.11.10_ trio phono_phono, with sabine vogel/flutes, magda mayas/piano, m. renkel/acoustic guitar, live electronics at naher osten berlin
13.11.10_ trio with joerg maria zeger/electric guitar, chris abrahams /dx7, m. renkel, electric guitar, live electronics plus nicolas wiese/video animation at quiet cue, berlin
06.11.2010_ duo luca venitucci/accordion, m. renkel/ac. guit., preparations at quiet cue, berlin
22.10.2010_activity center, b. beins, m. renkel. acoustic this time together with sven åke johansson at sowieso , berlin
24.09.2010_activity center (renkel/beins), acoustics & elctronics live at echtzeitmusik festival, berlin, elisabeth kirche
18.09.2010_duo axel doerner: tp, electr. m. renkel: ac. guit. electr. at miss hecker, berlin
17.09.2010_phosphor (b. beins: perc, a doerner: trumpet a. krebs: el guit. r. hayward: t uba, i. schick: turntable, a. neumenn: inside piano, m. renkel: ac. guit. live electronics) live at echtzeit musik festival berlin
04.09.2010_trio, axel doerner, bertrand gauguet, m. renkel at ausland, berlin
26./27.06.2010_24h neukoelln, arnold schoenberg, 4. streichquartett op. 37 played as an autonomous interpretation (with nicolas wiese, heidrun schramm: computer. laura mello: piano, viola, voice, m. renkel: ac. guit., electronics, concept)
16.06.10_Okkyung Lee/cello, Magda Mayas/E Piano, Michael Renkel/ac. guitar, live electronics, Nicolas Wiese/electronics at quiet cue berlin
14.05.2010_quartet: john hughes:bass / lars scherzberg: sax / m renkel: ac. guit., live electr. / nicolas wiese: laptop festival blurred edges hamburg
10.05.2010_quartet: axel doerner,tp / m. renkel:ac. guit., perc. / kim myhr: ac. guit., objects / nils ostendorf:tp at quiet cue berlin
april 2010_CD release: activity center: lohn und brot on absinthRecords
14.12.2009_ trio: axel doerner: tp, live electr. / m. renkel: acoustic guitar, live electr./ adam linson: db, live electr. at quiet cue, berlin
07.12.2009_ duo: mat pogo: voice-recorded voice / m. renkel: acoustic guitar, electronics at labor sonor, KULE; berlin
10.11. 2009_activity center & illusion of safety: burkhard beins: perc. / dan burke: guitar, mixer, video, computer / m. renkel: acoustic guitar, electronics at white rabbit, berlin
29.10.2009_trio: michel doneda: sax / lucio capece: bcl / m. renkel: acoustic guitar, electronics, modular synth at wendel berlin
19.10.2009_activity center_with b. beins: table percussion, objects / m. renkel: amplified stringboard, electronics at madame claude berlin
18.09.2009_activity center_with b. beins: table percussion, objects / m. renkel: amplified stringboard, electronics at staalplaat store, berlin
30.08.2009_MEK-with b. beins:drums / d. shirley:double bass / m. renkel: electric guitar at west germany_kottbusser tor_berlin (plus anders hana&morten j. olsen)
29.08.2009_MEK-with b. beins:drums / d. shirley:double bass / m. renkel: electric guitar at sowieso, neukölln (plus nic eise:electr./mat pogo: voice&countervoice)
28.08.2009_MEK-with b. beins:drums / d. shirley:double bass / m. renkel: electric guitar at salon bruit berlin (plus liz allbee&clayton thomas)
27.08.2009_MEK-with b. beins:drums / d. shirley:double bass / m. renkel: electric guitar bass at wendel berlin kreuzberg
26.08.2009_MEK-with b. beins:drums / d. shirley:double bass / m. renkel: electric guitar at the remise summer camp at maria am ufer_berlin
24.08.2009_phosphor at the festival ostrava days_ostrave/czech republik
06.08.2009_open sound art atelier_m. renkel/mat pogo/nicolas wiese/jeroenvandersande/asp/sec at georg v. rauch haus berlin
24.07.2009_begoo at regenbogenkino_berlin
27.03.2009_phono_phono at expozice nové hudby brno/ czech rep.
15.03.2009_activity center & MoHa tour: hamburg, at rote flora
14.03.2009_activity center & MoHa tour: amsterdam occii
13.03.2009_activity center & MoHa tour: aalst at netwerk-art
12.03.2009_activity center & MoHa tour: paris, at instants chavirés Paris
11.03.2009_activity center & MoHa tour: metz at fragment
07.03.2009_activity center & MoHa tour: berlin at ausland
05.03.2009_activity center & MoHa tour: Århus, musikcafeen
dec. 2008 -feb. 2009_field recordings - journey to indonesia
14.11..08_BEGOO in Berin at west germany
31.10.08__in hamburg at gegen den strom
0ctober 2008_ Duo with Phil Julian aka Cheapmachines
20.09.08_activity center i n hamburg at blinzelbar
19.09.08_activity center i n hamburg at radio fsk
18.09.08__activity center in cologne at nachtjournal
17.09.08_activity center in Berin at west germany
18.06.08_phoho phono at musée des arts moderne & contemporain
07.06.08_activity center at MEX dortmund
30.09.06_phosphor playing "screenplay" by christian marclay at tesla berlin
29.09.06_phosphor at tesla berlin
29.09.06_phosphor at tesla berlin
december 2007 - january 2008 sound installation "errorkoerper environment" at tag den haag
07.11.05_activity center at cave 12 geneve
05.11.05_activity center at zoom in festival münsingen
26 - 29.09.2003_solo at humanoise congress wiesbaden
13.12.02_U.M.A/Ginseng at bitshift festival lubljana
22, 23. & 24.05.2002_Phosphor at instants chavirés montreuil
19.05.02_phosphor at musique action vandoevre
EXPOZICE NOVÉ HUDBY, Brno
Vario Hannover
Kryptonale Berlin
LEM Festival Barcelona
Transmediale Berlin
2_13 Club Festival
06.05.2001_with U.M.A/Ginseng at International Art Bienale Wroclaw Poland
Musique Action Nancy
Instants Chavirés Paris
FAM Festival Berlin