Je suis un artiste sonique exceptionnel (ooh la-la)
I have been the lead artist for Noisy Toys since 2007, so please browse this site to see examples of my work (especially the Acousatron). There is a lot of crossover between my artistic work and Noisy Toys, but some artistic projects are not featured elsewhere on this site.
- Electroacoustic composition, sound design, audio production for film & performance
- classically trained cellist, multi-instrumentalist (strings)
- Instrument maker; upcycled from broken acoustic instruments & e-waste
- installation designer, specialising in interactive sound installations & controllers
Qualifiications: Masters (distinction) degree: Electroacoustic Composition & Interactive Controllers (Manchester University) – Grade 8 cello – PGCE & Qualified Teacher Status; Secondary Music
Music & Noise
I said ‘Shut It’
Mix of original audio from a variety of sources: Acousatron, Noisy Toys R&D, field recordings, synthesised, stringed instruments and some funny samples.
Recorded & produced by S.Summers. Originally produced for Loskop Radio in 2022, now remixed in sections for 2024/2025. Part 3 released mid-December 2024.
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Eternal Cosmic Heat Dissipation – Electroacoustic work, using recordings of heat sinks and hacked hard drives.
Installations
Stand by your Manesta
A playful and interactive celebration of civil disobedience, inspired by suffragette Evelyn Manesta.
A Terrifying, Interactive, Upcycled Noise Contraption
The Noisy Toys mothership has been evolving and reincarnating since 2010. There’s plenty on this site about it, but nothing can prepare you for the noise and the bass.
The Well Tampered Clavier
Live performance on the Discarnate Heart of the Acousatron installation; a very prepared piano. This performance at Manchester Theatre in Sound (MANTIS) festival in 2017 was also repeated in 2024.