Work:

1989-96 'Contemporary and traditional gamelan compositions performed in the foyers of the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Royal Festival Hall.
1992 'Office' for choreographer Kenneth Tharp with London Contemporary Dance Theatre at the Place Theatre. Sequenced piano, samples and voice.
1992 'Boats' for an installation with artist Rufus Coles at the Ministry of Sound.
1993 'Sea Sea' for dancer Rachael Kriche at the Place Theatre. Sequenced piano, harmonica, voice and electronics.
1993 'Hanssyslucy' for a dance film by Lucy Pankhurst. Sequenced samples and electronics.
1994 'The Silent Moon' for 'The Five Andrews' at Camley Street Gardens, Turtle Keys Arts Centre and Chisenhale Dance Space. Two flutes and tape.
1994 'Ice Land' for fashion designer Misia Godebska at the Business Design Centre. Sequenced piano, samples and electronics.
1995 'Belle' for Misia Godebska at the Green Belt Festival. Rock band, samples and electronics.
1995 '5msq' at St James Norland Church. String Quartet.
1995 'Light installations for the launch of the CD 'Sea Sea' at Clink Wharf Gallery.
1996 'The Box' with Artemis Theatre at the Battersea Arts Centre. Piano.
1997 2 Particles, curator of a show of performance and installation at Clink Wharf Gallery.
1997 '2 Particles' for two Disclavier pianos and computer, performed by Kirsteen Davidson Kelly and Kate Heath of Piano Circus.
1997 'Glass Works' with choreographer Sioned Huws. Devised at the Composers and Choreographers Exchange. Amplified piano, glass and electronics.
1997 'The Future', a context-specific performance at the multi-media arts festival La Reception in St Jean D'angely, France.
1997 'Music Box' with choreographer Henrietta Hale for four performances at the Wimbledon Studio Theatre. Amplified kalimba (thumb piano).
1998 'Brenda and the Silver Rabit' for John Harmer's Royal College of Art MA graduation animation film.
1998 'Invited to show '2 particles' at the Miminalisms festival, Akadamie De Kunst, Berlin.
1999 'Lowlights' for choreographer Henrietta Hale during Resolution at the Place Theatre. Kalimba, samples, piano, electronics.
1999 'Wooster Waltz (white horses, black horses)' for pianist Brendan Parks at Wooster College, Ohio.
2000 'Double Fault' and 'Strange Charm' (2 Particles score) with Kenneth Tharp at Resolution at the Place Theatre.
2000 'Learning through Innovation' with Impington Village College at the Dome.
2004 'Kolab - lost already angels' with Tom Bailey.

Born in London, 1964.


Education:
1982-86 BSc in Electronic Engineering, Manchester Polytechnic - Specialising in digital audio signal processing.
1989-90 Morley College, London - The Electronic Composition Workshop.
1996 Coma Summer School at Bretton Hall, Yorkshire.
1996 Composers and Choreographers Exchange at the South Bank Centre, London.
1999 The International Course for Professional Choreographers and Composers, Bretton Hall, Yorkshire.


Awards:
1994 Winner of the Argent prize at F.A.U.S.T. Tolouse, France.


Professional Affiliations:
1989-96 Member of the South Bank Gamelan New Music Group.
1998- Artyfartyarts, co-director with Kenneth Tharp.


Recordings:
Sea Sea, 1995.
Commercials, 1997
2 Particles, 1999


Commercial work:
1997 Score for 'The Virtual Showroom' by Paper White Ltd, a CD-rom about contemporary british furniture designers.
1997 Score preparation for 'Miracles' by Paul Gladstone-reid for the London Sinfionetta at the Royal Albert Hall.
1999 Title sequence for the 'Design Week' CD-rom by Paper White Ltd.
1999 Score and voice over mixing for 'A Car-free London' exhibition at the Riverside Gallery, OXO Tower Wharf.


Technical skills:
Fluent with a wide range of computer software and studio equipment, including the sequencer and hard disk recording system, Logic Audio.


Address: Osloerstrasse 16/17, Wedding, Berlin, Germany


Email: simon@artyfartyarts.com