Spanish composer Victoria Benito writes about her debut album channeling the surreal, the mundane, the self-absorbed, and the vulnerability throughout each
Fraz Ireland
Composer and conceptual artist Fraz Ireland on unconventional programme notes, the concert experience, notation as invitation, and MS Paint
Tom Baker
London-based electronic artist Tom Baker on musical purpose, compositional stimuli, and curating artistic communities
Ben Nobuto
British-Japanese composer Ben Nobuto on the hysterical sublime, accelerationism, postmodern hyperspace, and the “human 2.0”
Sonia Killmann
Multimedia artist Sonia Killmann on audiovisual composition, interdisciplinary collaborations, and working in Ukraine
Emma-Kate Matthews
Architect and composer Emma-Kate Matthews on “spatio-sonic” research, binaural microphones, and constructing sound and space
Darlene Zarabozo
Cuban-American composer Darlene Zarabozo on dramatism, double meanings, the physicality of electronics, and dealing with trauma
Jimena Maldonado
Mexican composer-photographer Jimena Maldonado on choreography, visual frames of reference, and inspiration from travelling
Victoria Benito
Spanish composer Victoria Benito on absurdity, meaningless music, and Birmingham’s ‘DIY-classical’ scene
May Chi
Hong Kong composer and songwriter May Chi on channeling melancholia, dissociation, and ambient music processes
Michele Deiana
Italian composer Michele Deiana on audiovisual immersion, horizontal collaborative hierarchy, and “being” the music