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composer who has performed extensively throughout the
UK and abroad.
His work involves the combination of found objects, field
recordings, repurposed live electronics, and digital media
to create evolving sonic structures for sound installations
and live performance. Relocating from Texas in 2004, he
was awarded a full scholarship to pursue a PhD in Composition.
Since then he has earned numerous awards and commissions
including the PRS for New Music ATOM award,
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GAVAA visual arts award, a Scottish Arts Council grant
to support a residency at STEIM, a PRS for New Music Three
Festival commission (Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival,
Le Weekend, and Aberdeen SOUND festival), the 2009 Aberdeenshire
Homecoming commission, and the 2010 Aberdeen Visual Arts
Award.
In addition to working as a solo artist, Thompson has
also collaborated with numerous well known artists including
Keith Rowe, Mark Wastell, Burkhard Beins, Faust, Rick
Reed, and others.
He
is also an avid supporter of new music, having hosted
the first conference on sound art (SoundasArt) and the
first Phonography festival in Aberdeen. Thompson also
curates the Burning Harpsichord Series, a concert programme
devoted to showcasing experimental music of the highest
calibre, such as Keith Rowe, Rhodri Davies, Burkhard Beins,
and Lee Patterson.
Thompson
has releases on several labels and his work has been featured
on BBC’s Radio 3 Hear and Now, BBC Radio 4, Resonance
FM, and various other programmes. He is available for
performances, lectures, and workshops concerning experimental
composition, sound art, improvisation, and aesthetics.
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