Select curriculum vitae

 

2010

Skrik

Physical performancer, violin and percussion.

Performed at Leeds Metropolitan University, Echochroma concert series.

 

2007

Musician in residence – Voix Nouvelles composition course

Musician in residence on shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) working with composers on new works as part of the Voix Nouvelles workshops headed by composer Brian Ferneyhough.

Fondation Royaumont, France

 

2006

Untitled

audio visual performance work involving contact microphones and Max/MSP/Jitter.
backing act for Blixa Bargeld.
collaboration with Theybreakinpieces

performed at Preston Charter Theatre, United Kingdom, 21 October 2006

 

 

Train Travel

Audio visual performance work in collaboration with composer Matthew Shlomowitz.
For clarinet, trombone, percussion, violin, viola & video.

performed by Ensemble Offspring
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, Australia, 5 August 2006
Sydney Opera House Studio, Sydney, Australia, 8 August 2006

 

 

The Rational Review

showing of video art works (Many Trains)
Rational Rec Interarts concert series

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
Tuesday 10th January 2006

 

2005

Ishi, for shakuhachi and piano.


Published as CD: Pays De Vent


Recorded at the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (European institute for science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical art music), this work for Japanese traditional flute was the result of a collaboration with French composer Jerome Combier which took place in 1999 in Japan.

 

2004

Six Aspects of the Body in Image and Sound

Audio visual performance work in collaboration with composer Matthew Shlomowitz.
For clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello and video.

performed by Tate Ensemble
Bath International Festival of Music, Bath, United Kingdom, 5 June 2004
Screened at Diapason Gallery, New York City, USA, 9 October 2004

 

2004

Hear and Now, BBC Radio 3, BBC Website -- Six Aspects of the body in Image and Sound

concert performance and video available as internet audio/video stream on the BBC website.

The piece was shown as a live video stream to accompany an interview I gave on Radio 3 regarding possible comparisons between modern multimedia art and notions of Gesamptkunstwerk.

 

 

Electric Fantastic

Collaboration with Yvon Bonenfant

Diapason Gallery for Intermedia Art, New York City, USA

 

2003

Simple music for computer and synthesiser

Pinakotech der Modern 1st Anniversary celebrations.

Phillip Schulze and Rees Archibald

live performance Computer and synthesizer, Pinakotech der Modern, Munich, Germany.

 

 

Vespers and Other Early Works

New World Records Catalog #: 80604 Composers: Alvin Lucier

Artists: Rees Archibald, shakuhachi; Charlie Looker, electric guitar; Ryuku Mizutani, koto; Shawn Onsgard, piano; Matt Welch, accordion

 

2002

Emit/Time Festival

Sound Art Festival.
Performance of work created as part of Master's degree with Ron Kuivila. This performance was comprised of a reconstruction of David Behrman's Touch Tones (composed in 1979)

Sound Art Festival, Bern, Switzerland

 

 

performance with Ensemble Cairn

Ishi - composition for Shakuhachi, piano and percussion by Jerome Combier
This work was composed in Japan by J Combier as part of a period of residency at the Akiyoshidai International Cultural Village.

performed with Ensemble Cairn in Paris.

 

 

Electronic X-Travaganza

perfomance with composer with David Behrman at The Kitchen, New York City
this performance comprised of reconstruction two of David Berhman's composition for electronics from the 1970's in the SuperCollider 2 programming language which were created as part of Master's degree research at Wesleyan University

 

 

Koto, Oto, Asobi - Contemporary Koto Music

Shakuhachi, Koto and Indonesian Gender,
performed with Ryuko Mizutani (koto)

Wesleyan University 2002

 

2001

An Evening of Traditional Japanese Music

Shakuhachi and Koto, performed with Ryuko Mizutani (koto)

Wesleyan University 2001

 

 

George Jackson Symposium

Conference theme: Indeterminacy, Intermedia and Improvisation: the ‘Free’ World 1950-1970 performance on Shakuhachi (Birdwing for shakuhachi and tape, composer Frances White) and saxophone performances with tape and computer (Chris Brown, Mills College),

Wesleyan University

 

1999

Akiyoshidai Internaional Cultural Village Artistic Residency and Concert

1 month artist residency comprising of Japanese traditional music workshops and composition, culminating in a concert performance.

Akiyoshidai International Cultural Village, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

 

1997

Butoh Dance Concerts

Okuramura village, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

 

 

2011

Arts & Psyche Network Symposium,

Presentation: Losing yourself in the act

Saturday 24th September 2011

University of Northampton

 

 

Dance & Somatic Practices Conference

Paper: Buddha-hood in a single note: a somatic exploration of breath, mind-body and instrumental performance.

8th July 2011 - 10th July 2011

Coventry University, UK

 

 

Time's excesses in music, literature and art

Paper: A timeless silence: no-mind, Zen and physical performance practice.

Plenary presenter Venue/Country: May 27th-29th 2011

Université de Caen / France

 

2007

Sound, Music and the moving image.

Paper presentation: Rhythmic expansion, process based structure, visual polyphony: an exploration of musically sourced approaches toward composition in moving image

Presented at University of London, London, UK

 

2005

New Forms Festival

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Presentation of sound installation Stone Garden and a discussion session on the piece. The work examines the influence of physicality on perception, and in place of a rationalised mental analytic process, the work advocates a focus on deep breathing in combination with physical action as a way in which to engage with and access understanding of ourselves and surroundings.

Presented at Video In Studios, Vancouver, Canada.

 

 

Theorising Creativity

University of the West of England, Bristol, UK Presentation of conference paper – Convergence and Divergence in Creative Practice Collaboration with Paul Greene and John Lacey Planned publication of conference papers.

 

 

PALATINE Integrating Practice as Research

Venue: University of Central Lancashire Host institution: University of Central Lancashire 25/10/2005

 

2004

Consciousness Reframed 6: QI and COMPLEXITY

Beijing China Presentation of sound installation – Stone Garden 01

 

 

SOUND-IMAGE-SPACE: APPLYING MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

Leeds, UK Presentation of media installation – Heteroglossia

 

 

 

2007-present

Senior Lecturer, Music Sound and Performance
Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology

Leeds Metropolitan University

United Kingdom

Contributing to both undergraduate and postgraduate provision, curriculum development and research. Masters level student supervision. Student pastoral support. Establishment of public workshop sessions in media/sound/image computer programming (Max/MSP/Jitter).

 

2003-2006

Lecturer in Multimedia Arts Technology
Department of Performing Arts,

University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom.

 

2000-2002

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Wesleyan University

Assisted Adjunct Professor Ron Kuivlia in the delivery of undergraduate teaching in experimental music. This position was a component of a graduate scholarship comprising of a teaching assistant position with full graduate tuition fee waiver valued at approximately USD$40,000 per year.

 

2000-2002

Manager and Head Technician
Center for the Arts Computer/Video Lab

Information Technology Services

Wesleyan University, USA.

 

1996

Guest Lecturer Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music

Taught group improvisation, individual lessons, gave masterclasses and performances

 

1994-1997

Director and Manager
Terra Australis Saxophone Quartet and Contemporary Music Collective

Managed personnel, arranged tours, venues and performances. Responsible for funding applications and payment of musicians.

Australia

 

 

2002-2003

Baden-Württemberg Exchange

University of Karlsruhe, Germany

Karlsruhe School of Design in ZKM (Hochschule für Gestaltung)

 

2002

International German Summer Language Course

Ruprecht-Karls-Universiät Heidelberg

 

2000-2002

Masters in World Music

Wesleyan University

Working with Ron Kuivila, Alvin Lucier. Thesis work with David Behrman

Thesis: "Suspending Time". An exploration of the relationship between breathing, physical action and consciousness. This research question was explored through practice in music performance, moving image, and physical performance; accompanied by theoretical research in Zen Buddhist practice, Japanese artistic/aesthetic systems, and western contemporary music compositional practice.

 

1998-2000

Japanese Government Research Scholarship (Monbusho)

Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

 

1994-1997

Japanese Language Course

Monbusho Scholarship, Saitama University, Japan

 

1991-1994

Bachelor of Music

Majoring in saxophone and woodwind performance.

Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia.

 

1991

Associate Diploma of Music

Saxophone performance.

Australian Music Examinations Board

 

1991

Certificate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Saxophone performance.

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

 
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