" I believe that one of the most exciting aspects of composing with technology is the enabled ability to recreate complex experiences and to present something which is at times overwhelming, sometimes beyond immediate understanding, and occasionally even illogical. It may be in these complex, abstract, and fragmented experiences that we can finally lose ourselves in temporal mystery and return with something of value from an experience: maybe recognising a pattern of truth; maybe discovering hidden aspects of oneself; or maybe awakening to a new consciousness." TS

As a composer, Tom's work ranges from instrumental works to acousmatic compositions and audio/visual works. He was awarded the Musiques & Recherches residency prize in Metamorphoses 2006 (Belgium) and his film "The Projection of Dreams" (2007) was screened at the Exposures Film Festival. His work has been performed at festivals in Belgium, Mexico, Spain and Germany. He completed a Masters degree in electroacoustic composition (Supported by a 2003 PRS Foundation Scholarship) in which he received a distinction. He completed his PhD in electroacoustic composition at The Univeristy Of Manchester (supported by AHRC funding). Tom is currently lecturer in electroacoustic composition at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM).


ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS:


The Efficiency of Dreams (Audio-Visual Stereo) 6:00

Performances:

John Thaw Studio Theatre, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester, UK.

MANTIS South-North, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester, UK.

MANTIS Showcase Concert, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester, UK.


Stills from The Efficiency of Dreams


The Projection of Dreams (Audio-visual, Stereo) 6:32

Performances:

Novars Research Centre Launch, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester, UK.

Visiones Sonoras,Teatro de la Ciudad, Zamora, Mexico.

Exposures Festival, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK.

Stills from The Projection of Dreams (Exposures 07, Experimental Selection & Best of the North West)

The Nature of Dreams (Audio-visual, Stereo) 32:35

Stills from The Nature of Dreams

Tom's Audio Visual work can be viewed online HERE

Memento (stereo acousmatic) 11:44

Performances:

Lindsay Studio Theatre, Keele University, Keele, UK.

Sonic Arts Network Expo, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester, UK.


Hypnagogic Illusions* (stereo acousmatic) 11:45

Performances:

MANTIS, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester, UK.

Concours d'interprétation spatialisée des musiques acousmatiques, Espace du Son, Théâtre Marni, Brussels, Belgium.

VI Seminario De Composicion Musical, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

Klangdom-Konzert, ZKM (Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie), Kubus, Karlsruhe, Germany.

*Hypnagogic Illusions was awarded the Musiques & Recherches residency prize, 2006 Metamorphoses competition, Belgium.


Funlandia (5.1 acousmatic) 15:42

Mvt 1. Promenadia (+Pierlink-1)
Mvt 2. Fairgroundia (+Pierlink-2)
Mvt 3. Arcadia (+Pierlink-3)
Mvt 4. Pierendia

Performances:

MANTIS, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester, UK.

Concert De Créations, Petit Théâtre Mercelis, Brussels, Belgium.