Light Field, ArtCop, Edinburgh, Nov 29th
Light Field is a collaboration between sound artist Bill Thompson and dance artist Saffy Setohy. It is an evolving, inter-related constellation of people, light, sound and space within a playful off-grid environment. Light Field invites participant-audiences to gather and interact through simple movement instructions and kinetically powered sound and light devices. Hosted November 29th at Gayfield Creative Spaces in the context of artcop21, artcop Scotland and the UN Year of Light. More information here.
ArtCreative Seminar, Guildhall, Nov 24th
Delivering a seminar on Creative Practice for the Masters in Leadership course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Nov 24th, London.
Beneath the Darkening Sea, Sound Festival, Nov 3rd
Premiere of Beneath the Darkening Sea for Organ and Electronics, performed by Roger B Williams and Bill Thompson, Aberdeen Sound Festival, Kings College Chapel, November 3rd. Blog post with audio here and more info here.
Liminal Passage, Forgue Parish Church, Oct 31st
Liminal Passage for Organ and Electronics performed at Forgue Parish Church, Aberdeen Sound Festival.
Installation audio here and more info here.
Non-Recursive (Bournemouth Fringe Festival), Oct 15th
Performing live electronics set as part of Bournemouth Fringe Festival’s Non-Recursive event. Several other local experimental sound and media artists will also be performing. More Info. Full audio: https://archive.org/details/BEAF_Gig_Engine_Room
NoizeSynth included in Control
NoizeSynth program incorporated into Tom Mudd’s recent interactive sound installation at Cafe Oto. More info.
26 Solos
Collaboration with Alan Paterson and Ian Spink on sound and video realization of Spink’s 26 Solos. The work documents Spink’s choreography of numerous solos choreographed for specific dancers in various locations and over an extended period of time.
Lecturing in CMT at The University of Surrey, Guildford
Lecturing at the University of Surrey, Guildford in Creative Music Technology. More Info.
PACE, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Lecturing on the new Performance and Creative Enterprice Course (PACE) at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. More info.
Performing in The Great Learning, July 12th
Performing in The Great Learning by Cornelius Cardew with The Scratch Orchestra and others, Union Chapel, July 12. Details.
SEXTOYS at KPC (was Hidden Door Festival), May 25-26th
Performing at Noisefloor Festival, Staffordshire, April 28th
Airfield: Hilda, Danse Hallerne, Copenhagen, Feb 23 – Mar 1
Working with Ian Spink and Alan Paterson at Dancehallerne in Copenhagen on a new production – Hilda in Copenhagen. Feb 23 – Mar 1. More information.
New Reviews Shifting Currents and WUTBSGF
Two new reviews, one for Shifting Currents (Monk Mink Pink Punk) and the other with Josh Ronsen (Brekekekexkoaxkoax) for We Used to be Such Good Friends (Arcane Candy).
Contingencies Exhibition, BU, Feb 18 – Mar 25th
Curating a new sound art exhibition, Contingencies, at Bournemouth University featuring sound artist John Wynne, Angelo Petronella, and Antonio Della Marina, with Tom Davis, and Ambrose Seddon. The exhibition runs Feb 18 – Mar 25 in the Atrium Art Gallery, Talbot Campus, Poole House, BH12 5BB. More information.
Artist Talk – Transdisciplinary Arts Practice, Jan 14th
Delivering an artist talk about my research involving transdisciplinary arts practice as a strategy to develop new work (and new working methods). Bournemouth University, Jan 14th, 2-3pm, free. More information.