Some of the composers, past and present, who have worked in the Bangor studios
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Some of the composers, past and present, who have worked in the Bangor studios |
| Studios | Composers | Works | Concerts | Soundclips |
| Andrew Lewis Studio Director |
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| Andrew Lewis (b 1963) read music at the University of Birmingham between 1981 and 1984, and subsequently studied composition there with Jonty Harrison, completing a doctorate in 1991. He was one of the original members of BEAST. In 1993 he took up a post at the Bangor University, where he is Professor and directs the work of the Electroacoustic Music Studios. His output is predominantly acousmatic music, but he also composes for conventional forces with or without electronics. His music has won several prizes and awards and mentions and is performed internationally. |
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| Ed Wright Formder PhD student |
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| Ed Wright was a PhD student Bangor University studying composition with Prof Andrew Lewis. Having grown up in Buckinghamshire he now lives in North Wales enjoying the splendid scenery the area has to offer, and the countless musical and artistic adventures contained in it. | |
| Kimon Emmanouil Grigoriadis PhD student |
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| Kimon Emmanouil Grigoriadis (b.1983, Kos, Greece) is a composer of acousmatic and instrumental music. He studied music at the Anglia Ruskin University (2002-2005) as an undergraduate student, and continued his musical studies in Greece until 2008. In 2009 he studied at Bangor University with the composer Prof. Andrew Lewis where he completed his Master in Composition with distinction. He is currently undertaking PhD studies in Sonic art and Composition at Bangor University after winning the 125th Anniversary Scholarship "Digital Sonic Art". | |
| Rob Mackay Former MA and PhD student |
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| Rob Mackay is a composer, sound artist and performer. He did a degree at the University of Keele, studying composition there with Mike Vaughan, before going on to complete a Master’s and PhD with Andrew Lewis at Bangor University. Currently he is a lecturer in Creative Music Technology at the University of Hull, Scarborough Campus. He has worked in a range of different genres but focuses on electroacoustic composition and sound art. Recent projects have moved towards a more cross-disciplinary approach, including theatre, text in performance, audio/visual installation work, and human/computer interaction. Prizes and honours include: IMEB Bourges, EAR99,Confluencias and Concours Luc Ferrari (La Muse en Circuit). | |
| Stelios Giannoulakis Former PhD student |
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| Stelios Giannoulakis took his first degree in Electronic and Biomedical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, then an MA in Digital Music Technology with distinction at the University of Keele with Mike Vaughan and Rajmil Fishman. He completed a PhD in Electroacoustic Composition at the Bangor University with Andrew Lewis, mainly concentrating on tape music and sonic improvisation, and collaborating with other musicians as well as with visual artists. Currently he is teaching music technology and sonic art in Greece and doing music and sound design for installations, video games, dance and theater. His works are being performed in international festivals and conferences, as well as on the radio. Studio Cesare 'Lieu de passage' residence, Reims France, 2001. Mentions at the 1999 and 2002 Bourges International Electroacoustic Competition. Short listed composer by SPNM in 2001, and 2002. Second prize at the Jeu de Temps International Competition, 2003. | |
| Ozzie Johnston Former PhD student |
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| Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Ozzie Johnston began his studies at Bangor University as an undergraduate in 1996, completing a doctorate in 2004. Music has always been part of Ozzie's life (his father Bruce is one of the Beach Boys), but his own musical path has taken a rather different course, with his electroacoustic composition exploring his fascination with varied soundscapes of world music. Ozzie is currently undertaking further PhD studies at Oxford. | |
| Peter Batchelor Former BMus and MPhil student |
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| Peter Batchelor is a composer and sound artist living in Birmingham, UK. He has studied with Jonty Harrison and Andrew Lewis and, having recently completed a PhD in composition at the University of Birmingham, is currently a lecturer at De Montfort University, Leicester. Predominantly working with fixed-media, his output ranges from two-channel 'tape' compositions for concert diffusion to large-scale multi-channel installation work. Compositions have received recognition from such sources as the Concours de musique electroacoustique de Bourges and the International ElectroAcoustic Music Contest of São Paulo and have been performed internationally. | |
| David Prior Former BA student |
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David Prior (b. 1972) was brought up near Bath, England. After some years playing bass in improvising and rock bands, he read Music and Religious Studies at the University of Wales, Bangor, studying composition with Andrew Lewis, and then pursuing doctoral studies with Jonty Harrison at the University of Birmingham. In the mid 90s he created a series of works for multi-speaker environments that were performed around Europe and North America. He has spent this century twisting his practice towards music production, sound design and an ongoing collaboration with architect Frances Crow (as liminal). He is Senior Lecturer in Electro-Acoustic Music/Digital Media at Dartington College of Arts. |
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| John Levack Drever Former BA student |
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| John Levack Drever studied Music at Bangor University, followed by an MA at UEA. In 2001 he was awarded a PhD from Dartington College of Arts. He is currently lecturer at Goldsmiths. He is a co-founder and director of the UK and Ireland Soundscape Community (affiliated to the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology), and is an elected director of Sonic Arts Network. He regularly presents his work internationally in a wide range of contexts including concert hall, radio, Internet, cathedral, catwalk, ice cream van, classroom, fine art gallery, theatre, dance, video and for specific sites. Much of his work is collaborative working with Alice Oswald, Alaric Sumner, Lawrence Upton, Louise K. Wilson, Tony Lopez, Tony Whitehead and Blind Ditch. He has twice won a prize in the annual Musica Nova competition, Prague. | |
| Jo Thomas Former BA student |
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| Jo Thomas studied electroacoustic compostiion with Andrew Lewis as an undergradaute at Bangor. She now lives and works in North London and has a part-time post at the University of East London teaching sound design and music. Her tape, film and installation works are performed globally, including INA-GRM Paris; the Royal Institution of Great Britain, New Federation Square, Melbourne; Making New Waves, Budapest; Tampere Biennale’s Planetarium, Helsinki; Tate Modern, London; To Hear is to See, SFB Berlin; Plan B, Tokyo; Sonorities Festival, Belfast and the Bourges International Music Festival; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, New York; Composer Residency, Djerassi Artists Institute, San Francisco; She has given presentations of her music in MIT Media Centre, Boston and at the University of Stanford, received the Jim Newman fellowship for her work in the United States, and presented a paper about her music at the ISPI conference in London. In 2002 she directed and composed Angel, a commission from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, INA-GRM Paris and the Sonic Arts Network, for film and music. Her electronic miniature Wolfie has been released on NMC Recordings as part of the State of the Nation 2001. | |
| Matthias Strassmüller Former BA student |
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| Matthias Strassmüller b.1975 studied electroacoustic composition with Andrew Lewis at the University of Bangor. He writes electroacoustic as well as instrumental music, exploring ways of crossing over between the two media. This interest recently widened his activities into the field of interactive music and sound installation. He lives with his wife and two children at Bristol, where he is currently in the last year of his PhD in Composition, supervised by Neal Farwell and Geoff Poole. | |
