Welsh writer Joshua Jones on cut-up poetry, Frank O’Hara, Joan of Arc, and the subjectivity of truth
Anna Maria Olsson
Swedish violinist Anna Maria Olsson on cyclical time, building violin loops, and improvising with nonclassical musicians
Daniel Blanco Albert
Spanish composer and dramaturg Daniel Blanco Albert on Zoom theatre, beer opera, and the dramatism of quantum physics
Kern Parks
Indie songwriter Kieran P.A. on vulnerability, cross-genre cohesion, and the frustration of “sad” music
Victoria Benito
Spanish composer Victoria Benito on absurdity, meaningless music, and Birmingham’s ‘DIY-classical’ scene
Polina Korobkova
Russian composer Polina Korobkova on authorship, mediality, David Lynch, and creation as “a prayer without God”
May Chi
Hong Kong composer and songwriter May Chi on channeling melancholia, dissociation, and ambient music processes
George West
Artist and environmentalist George West on Fluxus, deconstructing orchestral hierarchy, libertarian score-making, and composing sustainability
James McIlwrath
Irish composer-performer James McIlwrath on “anti-comedy”, Neil Luck, and subverting the concert environment
Amelia Clarkson
Northern Irish composer Amelia Clarkson on elastic collaboration, portfolio careers, and working to dramatic stimuli
Luke Harrison
British composer Luke Harrison on mechanical polyrhythms, meticulousness, and celebrating sensitivity
Millicent James
Composer and songwriter Millicent James on her debut EP ‘Moyo’, reflection, identity, and writing for kora
Torsten Jensen
Bristolian pianist and bandleader Torsten Jensen on eclectic counterculture, Billy Cobham, and three-stage compositional process
Emily Abdy
Birmingham-based composer and songwriter Emily Abdy on riff-based orchestration, recognition, and over-exerting yourself
Si Paton
Composer and improviser Si Paton on John Zorn, acoustic grindcore, and building grassroots music communities
Rosie Cochrane
British-Canadian songwriter Rosie Cochrane on octopi, psychopaths, hedonism, and microtonal singing
Michele Deiana
Italian composer Michele Deiana on audiovisual immersion, horizontal collaborative hierarchy, and “being” the music