Born 1969, Melbourne Australia, lives and works in Melbourne.

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EDUCATION:

 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Music Composition, Monash University 2021

Master of Arts, Media Arts, RMIT University 1997

Post Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Music Technology, La Trobe University, 1994

Bachelor of Fine Art, Media Arts, RMIT University 1992

Advanced Certificate of Art and Design, Moorabbin TAFE 1989.

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PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH OUTPUTS/CREATIVE WORKS

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PUBLICATIONS

 

Journal: Organised Sound, Cambridge University Press, pending publication Volume 29, 2024. Models of Teaching, Magazines, and MESS: alternative approaches to electronic music education in Melbourne. Co-author with Dr. Michael Callander and Dr. Dylan Davis

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PhD Exegesis: Bacharach, Britney and Acid Techno Bangers: The Evolving Compositional Practice of Honeysmack, Monash University, May 2021

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

 

From Disco to Digital and Beyond: Artist-Audience Dynamics and Evolving Topographies of the Dance Floor. Paper presentation (co-author with Dr. Michael Callander), Australasian Computer Music Conference 2023, University of New England, 2023

 

Composing Real-time Electronic Dance Music, artist talk. Australasian Computer Music Conference 2020, Australian National University, Canberra 2020.

 

Australasian Computer Music Conference, Australian National University, Canberra. Composition and performance Acid Dub: Real-Time Composition, 2020.

 

Electronic Music Conference, University of Technology Sydney, artist workshop: Intro to Modular Synthesis, 2019.

 

TENOR: International Conference on Music Notation, Monash University, 2019. Honeysmack referenced in paper: An Accessible Notation System for Acid House by Dr D. Davis.

 

International Computer Music Conference 2018, Daegu, South Korea. Music composition: 3030303030303

 

2nd Annual Synthposium, SAE Institute/Qantm, Melbourne, 2016. Paper presentation: Exploring Sonic Contexts of the Roland TB-303 Bassline Synthesizer

 

21st International Symposium on Electronic Art, Canada, 2015. Sound design and music for Interactive media Fleshify The World by Dr Ian Haig. Also, at West Space Gallery, Melbourne 2013

 

Cinesonic: International Conference on Film and Sound Design, State Film Theatre, Melbourne Australia, 1999 and 1998, live electronic music performance.

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EXHIBITS, SCREENINGS, APPEARANCES:
 

Street Arcade: Jukebot, music and sound design for interactive arcade game installation, Future Play Lab with Dr Troy Innocent, 2022 and 2023. Various locations including ACMI and Southbank.

 

Beyond The Valley music and sound design for animation project by Dr Martine Corompt. La Trobe Valley Gallery 2019 and MARS Gallery, Melbourne 2021.

 

The Foaming Node music composition for film 65mins by Dr Ian Haig, 2018. Screened at Switzerland International Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Arizona Underground Film Festival, STUFF MX Film Festival Mexico City, Honourable Mention Award, Experimental Forum, Los Angeles.

 

Melbourne Masterclass: Objects, Sounds and Stories of Love, artist talk, National Gallery of Victoria, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, 2017.

 

Analogue sound design for single channel video by Dr Ian Haig, MARS Gallery, Melbourne, 2016

 

Berlin: City of Exiles presented by the Goethe-Institut (Germany), Face the Music, music industry conference, panel speaker, Melbourne Arts Centre, 2015

 

Ten Hours of Sound from Australia, music composition (part of CD compilation and exhibition), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA, 2002

 

OTHER SCREENINGS, APPEARANCES & COLLABORATIONS:

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2012     Melbourne Music Week, Melbourne

2011     Melbourne Music Week, Melbourne

2008     Onelove TV host, Melbourne

2007     Beat TV co-host, Melbourne

2006     Beat TV co-host, Melbourne

2005     Beat TV co-host, Melbourne

2002     Variable Resistance: Ten Hours of Sound from Australia, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA

             Give Me Liberty, music video, Network Ten, ABC TV, Australia with Philip Brophy

             Dance, music video, ABC TV Australia with Ian Haig

             Rock, music video, ABC TV Australia with Martine Corompt

             Channel [V] Bus, Channel V Australia

2001     Secret Life Of Us, TV series, Network Ten, Australia and Channel 4, UK

2000     Recovery, ABC TV, Australia

1999     Cinesonic: International Conference on Film and Sound Design, Australia

             Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude, TV mini series, ABC TV, Australia

             Walk On Acid, music video, ABC TV, SBS, Channel V, Australia with Philip Brophy

             Bigger Than Tina, Palace Films, Australia

             Kiss90FM, Acid Agency radio show, Melbourne

1998     Cinesonic: International Conference on Film and Sound Design, Australia

             Kiss90FM, Acid Agency radio show, Melbourne

1997     My Robot, Revolver Upstairs, Melbourne – solo painting exhibit

             Recovery, ABC TV, Australia

             Kiss90FM, Acid Agency radio show, Melbourne

1995     Glitter Gulch, Ether Ohnetitel gallery Melbourne – group painting exhibit

             Kiss90FM, Honeysmack radio show, Melbourne

1992     Headache, The Lounge, Melbourne – solo painting exhibit

             Fatal Visions Film Festival, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide

1991     Caustic Biomorph music video, ABC TV Australia with Philip Samartzis

1989     Melbourne Super 8 Film Festival, Melbourne

 

AWARDS:

 

2008     Top 50 DJs Australia, inthemix.com.au

2007     Top 50 DJs Australia, inthemix.com.au

2006     Gold record sales for (SonyBMG), Australia

1999     Australian Recording Industry Association awards, final nominee for Best Dance Music Release for Walk On Acid by Honeysmack

1992     Best Short Film, Fatal Visions, From Sunshine To Hell (16mm) with Neil Foley and Grant Hardie

1989     Melbourne Super 8 Film Festival, Best New Film, All I Wanted Was a Pepsi (8mm)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

 

Full voting member of Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) since 1999.

International Computer Music Association 2016-2019

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KEY LIVE PERFORMANCES (selected):

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2021     Melbourne Music Week

2020     Awesome Soundwave III, global online festival

             Mysteryland, The Netherlands

             Awesome Soundwave, global online festival

2018     WOMADelaide, Adelaide

2017     Melbourne Music Week, Melbourne

             Leaps and Bounds Festival

2015     Shir Madness, Music Festival, Melbourne

2012     Melbourne Music Week, Melbourne

2011     Future Music Festival, Melbourne

             Melbourne Music Week, Melbourne

2010     Creamfields Festival, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane

2009     Big Day Out, Melbourne

             Stereosonic, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth

             Bloody Beetroots Australian tour, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth

             Parklife, Melbourne

2008     Stereosonic, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth

             Future Music Festival, Melbourne

2007     Parklife, Melbourne

             Good Vibrations Festival, Melbourne

             Daft Punk tour, crew party Melbourne

2006     Digital Festival, Melbourne

             St. Kilda Festival, Melbourne

2004     Advent Jah Festival Melbourne

             Pharmacy Winter Carnival Melbourne

             Super Freaky Kinky, Byron Bay

             Adrenalin, Adelaide

             Earthcore Music Carnival, country Victoria

2003     Two Tribes, Melbourne

2002     Big Day Out, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Perth

             Britney Spears, Crossroads tour, Sydney

             Lucid Evolution, Sydney

2000     Welcome 2000 Melbourne

             Love Parade - 2000 Berlin, Germany

             The Fuse Brussels, Belgium

             Eindhoven Festival Eindhoven, Netherlands

             Beach Festival The Hague, Netherlands

             Metro Cardiff, UK

             Every Picture Tell a Story, Melbourne

             Falls Festival, Lorne

1999     Two Tribes, Melbourne

             Adrenaline, Perth

             St. Kilda Festival, Melbourne

             Big Day Out, Melbourne, Sydney

             Earthcore Music Carnival, country Victoria

             Meredith Music Festival, Meredith

             Pushover Youth Festival, Melbourne

1998     Two Tribes, Melbourne

             Stone Fest, Canberra

             Big Day Out, Melbourne, Sydney

             Hardware Universe 98, Ballarat

             Every Picture Tell a Story, Melbourne

             Falls Festival, Lorne

             Offshore Festival, Melbourne

             Pushover Youth Festival, Melbourne

             Apollo Music Festival, Melbourne

1997     Meredith Music Festival, Meredith

             Enchanted Forrest, Adelaide

             Earthcore Music Carnival, country Victoria

             TransAtlantic, Melbourne

             Halcyon Knights, Melbourne