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I recently composed the electroacoustics for a show at the Sydney Opera House entitled ‘There’s a Sea in my bedroom ‘, performed by the ACO collective and directed by Tim McGarry (the work was an adaptation of a renowned children’s book by Australian author Margaret Wild)

upcoming presentation/ performance at the 2019 ‘International Computer Music Conference‘ a joint initiative between the ICMC/ NYCEMF and Microsoft, New York University, New York City – USA

‘frostbyte – drift’ {for violin and electroacoustics} will be performed by virtuoso violinist Anna McMichael as part of the
‘Metropolis New Music Festival 2019’, Melbourne recital hall, Australia

performance at ‘DIFFRAZIONI MULTIMEDIA FESTIVAL‘ 2019, Florence -Italy

kibuyu will be presented at ‘SOUND/IMAGE: Exploring sonic and audio-visual practice, University of Greenwich, UK

kibuyu will be presented  at ‘Audio Art Festival’, Kraków, 14 – 25 November 2018

my work kibuyu received an award as part of CIME 2017, and will be presented at the ‘6th General Assembly of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (ICEM) in Beijing, October 25 to 27, 2018 as part of the ‘MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING‘ event organized by the EMAC at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music.

upcoming participation at the Australasian Computer Music Conference (ACMC) as part of this years ‘Through the Looking Glass‘, 41st MSA National Conference; 17^tSymposium on Indigenous Music & Dance, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia


my work for violin and biomimetic’s from the north pole was recently performed by Anna McMichael as part of the ‘Extended Play’ festival at Angel Place, City Recital Hall, Sydney

very pleased to have my piano and av work frostbYte – chalk outline included in American pianist Chryssie Nanou’s repertoire for 2018- 2019

my audiovisual composition ‘frostbYte –  CO2‘ (saxophone + multichannel AV – 2013), performed by EcoSono‘s Matthew Burtner has been published as part of the ‘Sound Anthology’ in the latest edition of the ‘Computer Music Journal‘, MIT Press (Vol. 42, No. 1: 99-106)

very pleased to have my new work gidro selected as part of SIME 2018 (Semaine Internationale de la Musique Electroacoustique)

Thrilled to be a featured artist at Elektro Arts 2018;)

my work kibuyu was selected for performance as part of the ‘Acousmatic Premiere’ call for works, and received a publication/release via CD by TEM (Taukay Edizioni Musicali, Italy) entitled ‘CONTEMPORANEA ACUSMATICA II’

kibuyu selected for performance as part of V.E.R-V. #2.1 – Music of Materials Conservatorio “B. Marcello”, Venice

kibuyu selected for performance as part of ‘Open Circuit 2017‘

Very humbled to have my ecoacoustic composition ‘cradle_caldera’ awarded an Honourable Mention in the ‘1st IANNIS XENAKIS International Electroacoustic Music Competition’, 2017

selection of my work frostbYte – red sound as part of ‘Elektro Arts 2017′, Babeș-Bolyai University, the University of Art and Design, and the “Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy Romania

Performance of a body of my work as part of the ‘Best Practice in Artistic Research symposium’. An international symposium held at the Sydney Conservatorium this year

Madagascar Artist-in-Residence ‘Les Toiles De L’isalo’, Madagascar

kibuyu selected for performance as part of ‘Sound-Image 2017‘UK

Kibuyu received 2nd Prize – X° Concurso de Música electroacústica – Fundación Destellos, Argentina, 2017

kibuyu received an ‘Honorable Mention’ at ‘Prix CIME 2017 – 35th General Assembly ‘The International Confederation Of Electroacoustic Muisc / Icem,‘ France/ Moscow

‘a place the night crashes into the sun’ received an Honourable Mention – VIII° Concurso de Música electroacústica – Fundación Destellos, Argentina, 2016

performance and artist-in-residence at ‘World Science Festival’, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

cradle caldera selected as part of Prix Phonurgia Nova 2017, Groupe Selection Ars Acustica – ‘European Broadcasting Union’, France

I was asked to make an installation from my materials from Svalbard as part of a light and sound event projected onto the Sydney Conservatorium as part of the ‘Vivid Festival’, 2017

kibuyu selected for performance as part of ‘Matera Intermedia Festival MA/IN‘, Italy

‘frostbYte – Hornbækpollen’ will contribute to ‘0℃’, as part of an installation/ exhibition curated by ‘blanClass‘ artist-run space in Yokohama, Japan

my work is participating in the ‘Greenway Series: Wind Symphony‘ – ‘of Nature and Humanity’, Verbrugghen hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney

Ana Claudia Assis performed my work frostbYte – chalk outline as part of the Conservatorio UFMG • Diretoria de Acao Cultural Avenida Afonso Pena. 1534 I Centro
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Pianist Chryssie Nanou performed ‘frostbYte – chalk outline’ as part of the ‘Peabody Computer Music Consort’s “…fused into music…” at the Griswold hall, Peabody Institute, John Hopkins University, USA

my percussion work ‘a place the night crashes against the sun’ for percussionist and multichannel electroacoustics will be premiered by Fernando Rocha at the ‘12th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR)‘ São Paulo

upcoming residency at: CMMAS – Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras, Mexico

recent performance by pianist Ana Claudia Assis at Northern Arizona University, USA

work selected for the ‘art! ⋈ climate’ contest…a joint initiative involving the ‘Red Cross Climate Center‘ and ‘CEIARtE-UNTREF’, the Electronic Arts Experimentation and Research Centre at the National University of Tres de Febrero of Argentina.

‘Alcôme’ selection as part of a concert entitled « The Mirror » by L’équipe d’Alcôme, France

new release on vinyl by Exhibitronic collective. the release can be purchased here at: exhibitronic

a special thanks to the good folk at ‘A Closer Listen’ who recently included ‘frostbYte – one dog night’ as part of their popular
‘The Years Best Winter Music Feature‘

new release as part of the first Kinokophonography compilation…special thanks to Kinokophonography for the inclusion and for making my sounds always feel so welcome…!

you can check it out and help support their initiative via bandcamp…:
kinokophone.bandcamp.com

my first entirely acousmatic, multi-channel album ‘frostbYte – one dog night’ –  via the label audiobulb UK is  out now…
formats available: Stereo WAV, AC3 Encoded Surround Sound, PCM High Res Surround Sound  – AudioBulb iTunes Bandcamp   Amazon  Juno Beatport

There’s also a booklet to accompany the release you can download here…:PDF booklet

selected for a collective exhibition of multichannel works at ‘Hear Rooms’ – Spazioersetti International Exhibition,  exhibition, Continuo associazione culturale, Udine, Italy

invited to share my work ‘in situ bacia’ (in the Amazon Basin) for perfromance on the renowned MOTUS system as part of  – ‘LES SONS DU CLIMAT’ (the sounds of climate) – at the concert hall of the 2nd district, 8 rue de la Banque – Paris, France

very humbled to have received 2 first prizes (one of which was ex aequo) for different works in both categories at ‘>SYNC.2015’ – International Festival / Competition of Electroacoustic music and Multimedia, held by Yekaterinburg ElectroAcoustic Music Studio (YEAMS) at Ural State M.P.Mussorgsky Conservatory, Russia. A big thank you to the organisors, jury and director of the  festival Tatiana V. Komarova for selecting the works…;)
>SYNC.2015

frostbYte – wildflower’ selected for performance at ‘EMUFest’ – International Electroacoustic Music Festival – Conservatorio Santa Cecilia,  Rome
(ambisonic dome, October, 9th)

‘frostbYte – wildflower’ has been selected to participate in ‘MUSLAB 2015’…The Festival will take place in 20 different venues in 9 cities of Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and France, with the support of 36 different Institutions : MUSLAB

DPA Microphones Capture The Audio Ambience of Africa : new article written exclusively  for the DPA microphone ‘d:dicate™ 4006A Omni Microphone’ used throughout my recent solo African recording expedition

‘frostbYte – wildflower’ received the award of ‘Mention’ at the VIII° Concurso de Música electroacústica – Fundación Destellos, Argentina

‘frostbYte – red sound’ was selected as a lauréat  for the international competition Le Festival  ‘Exhibitronic#5’ with performances throughout Europe and South America including: Bogota – Columbia, Varsovie – Pologne, Karlsruhe – Allemagne, Berlin – Allemagne, Paris – France, Strasbourg – France, ile de Pag – Croatie, Plzeň – République tchèque

a huge thank you to Ana Claudia Assis & J.P. Olivera for performing my piano/ video work ‘frostbYte – chalk outline’ at both the ‘III Bienal Música Hoje – international festival of contemporary music – Capela Santa Maria – Espaço Cultural Entre sons e Imagens’  as well as ‘Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte’, Brazil

Selected for performance/ exhibition as part of ‘Ciclo Imagen & Resonancia III’, Cinema 1 Los Gallegos Shopping – Rivadavia 3050, Mar del Plata, Argentina, Foundation Destellos

a big thank you to pianist Chryssie Nanou for performing my work work ‘frostbYte – chalk outline’ at the 2015 International Conference on Computer Music, University of North Texas College of Music, Denton, Texas, USA