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Jo Thomas

May 03, 2024

Jo Thomas (born 1972) is a composer, sound artist, producer and performer of electronic music based in London.[1] She works primarily with electronic sound, with a focus on fine detail and abstraction combining technological, biological and emotive thematic elements.[2][3][4] Her work utilises a wide range of sound sources including field recordings, voice, glitch, and synthesised sounds from various sources, including her own self-built instruments.[5]

Jo Thomas in 2012 at Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria

She has released on record labels including Entr'acte, NMC and Holiday Records.[6][7] Her work has been performed internationally, working with organisations in Italy, France, California, Brussels, Switzerland and Australia.[8]

Thomas has performed alongside artists including Will Dutta, Lara Jones, Charles Hayward, Maria Chavez, Lee Gamble, Phill Niblock and Squarepusher.[9] In 2012 she was awarded the Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica prize in the category of Digital Musics and Sound for her work Crystal Sounds of a Synchrotron.[10][11]

Early life and education edit

Thomas was born in 1972 in Aberystwyth, Wales. She has a BMus and MMus from Bangor University and gained a PhD from City University, London in electro-acoustic composition in 2005.[9][12]

Career edit

In 2011 Thomas created the piece Crystal Sounds Of A Synchrotron using sounds recorded at Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron light source facility in Harwell, Oxfordshire. The work was composed directly from frequencies generated by the particle accelerator and also uses binaural recording from locations inside Diamond's experimental hall, storage ring and beamlines.[13] She was awarded the 2012 Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica prize in the category of Digital Musics and Sound Art for Crystal.[10][14]

In 2015 Thomas was commissioned to create a large-scale sound installation as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of Magna Carta. The resulting work Agna Rita was installed at The Collection museum in Lincoln for the Frequency Festival of Digital Culture.[15] The work combines musical and sonic elements and uses the frequency, rhythm and text from Magna Carta, exploring a union of medieval modalities and digital contemporary artefacts.[16]

The 2017 documentary film Little Tsunamis directed by Toby Clarkson features Thomas as one of three sound artists alongside Chris Watson and Daniel Wilson.[17][18]

In 2018 Thomas created a new commissioned work for the touring Synth Remix project (2018). The piece, titled Nature's Numbers, is based on the work of Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.[5][19] The project made use of the 2016 realisation of Oram's Mini-Oramics machine, created by Tom Richards, with Thomas as one of the composers chosen to pilot its use.[20]

In 2020 Thomas was commissioned to create a new musical work In A Still Place to be played on sculptural sound installation Speaking Tubes by IOU Theatre, Halifax. The piece explores different states of stillness whilst acknowledging sometimes rapid change.[21]

In 2007 she was commissioned by Ports of Call to compose an audio trail inspired by the history of Silvertown, London.[22][23] She runs a soundwalking project in North London with her own label Soft Apple.[24]

Album Discography edit

  • 2010 Alpha (Entr'acte)
  • 2012 Nature of Habit (Entr'acte)
  • 2013 Mermaids (Holiday Records)
  • 2015 Sunshine Over Nimbus (Ptyx)
  • 2015 Agna Rita (Occupied Silence)
  • 2017 Random Feathers (Soft Apple)
  • 2017 Agna Rita (Soft Apple)

References edit

  1. ^ "Projects:Meet our new Chair and Vice Chair of Trustees". www.soundandmusic.org. Sound And Music. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ University, London South Bank. "Artists". www.lsbu.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. ^ "April 2019 – upcoming London experimental gigs – Sonic Imperfections at Telegraph Hill Festival with Darkroom, Handäoline, Jo Thomas and Minus Pilots (5th) and your chance to jump into some more of their Festival work yourself (13th)". Misfit City. 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ^ Davies, Sam (May 2012). "Jo Thomas: Vocal tics". The Wire. 339: 12.
  5. ^ a b Baker, Joanne (16 November 2018). "The Doctor Who theme and beyond: female pioneers of electronic music". Nature. 563 (7732): 470–471. Bibcode:2018Natur.563..470B. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07439-1. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 30446725.
  6. ^ "Jo Thomas | British Music Collection". britishmusiccollection.org.uk. British Music Collection. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Thomas, Jo | NMC Recordings". www.nmcrec.co.uk. NMC Recordings. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Jo Thomas". British Music Collection. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b "SPARCfest 2018: Jo Thomas and Atau Tanaka | City, University of London". www.city.ac.uk. City University. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. ^ a b . prix2012.aec.at. Prix Ars Electronica. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Ars Electronica Archiv". archive.aec.at. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. ^ Jo Thomas (Welsh-language Wikipedia page)
  13. ^ "Crystal Sounds of a Synchrotron". British Music Collection. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Jo Thomas awarded Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica". The Wire. No. 339. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Agna Rita". British Music Collection. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Frequency Festival". The Collection (Lincolnshire). 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Little Tsunamis". littletsunamis.net. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Little Tsunamis – Bangkok Underground Film Festival 2018". bangkokundergroundcinema.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Synth Remix – _REMIX". www.classicalremix.org. Classical Remix. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  20. ^ Cox, Phoenix Fry / Sarah. "Student builds Daphne Oram's unfinished 'Mini-Oramics'". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Jo Thomas | Articles | IOU Theatre". www.ioutheatre.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Ports of Call". www.portsofcall.org.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  23. ^ De Nardi, Sarah; Orange, Hilary; High, Steven C; Koskinen-Koivisto, Eerika (2020). The Routledge handbook of memory and place. ISBN 978-0-8153-8630-8. OCLC 1121479735.
  24. ^ "Jo Thomas | Composer commissioned for Speaking Tubes". IOU Theatre. June 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

External links edit

  • Jo Thomas at the British Music Collection
  • Jo Thomas official webpage
  • Jo Thomas at Bandcamp

May 03, 2024
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Jo Thomas born 1972 is a composer sound artist producer and performer of electronic music based in London 1 She works primarily with electronic sound with a focus on fine detail and abstraction combining technological biological and emotive thematic elements 2 3 4 Her work utilises a wide range of sound sources including field recordings voice glitch and synthesised sounds from various sources including her own self built instruments 5 Jo Thomas in 2012 at Prix Ars Electronica Linz Austria She has released on record labels including Entr acte NMC and Holiday Records 6 7 Her work has been performed internationally working with organisations in Italy France California Brussels Switzerland and Australia 8 Thomas has performed alongside artists including Will Dutta Lara Jones Charles Hayward Maria Chavez Lee Gamble Phill Niblock and Squarepusher 9 In 2012 she was awarded the Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica prize in the category of Digital Musics and Sound for her work Crystal Sounds of a Synchrotron 10 11 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Album Discography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editThomas was born in 1972 in Aberystwyth Wales She has a BMus and MMus from Bangor University and gained a PhD from City University London in electro acoustic composition in 2005 9 12 Career editIn 2011 Thomas created the piece Crystal Sounds Of A Synchrotron using sounds recorded at Diamond Light Source the UK s national synchrotron light source facility in Harwell Oxfordshire The work was composed directly from frequencies generated by the particle accelerator and also uses binaural recording from locations inside Diamond s experimental hall storage ring and beamlines 13 She was awarded the 2012 Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica prize in the category of Digital Musics and Sound Art for Crystal 10 14 In 2015 Thomas was commissioned to create a large scale sound installation as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of Magna Carta The resulting work Agna Rita was installed at The Collection museum in Lincoln for the Frequency Festival of Digital Culture 15 The work combines musical and sonic elements and uses the frequency rhythm and text from Magna Carta exploring a union of medieval modalities and digital contemporary artefacts 16 The 2017 documentary film Little Tsunamis directed by Toby Clarkson features Thomas as one of three sound artists alongside Chris Watson and Daniel Wilson 17 18 In 2018 Thomas created a new commissioned work for the touring Synth Remix project 2018 The piece titled Nature s Numbers is based on the work of Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop 5 19 The project made use of the 2016 realisation of Oram s Mini Oramics machine created by Tom Richards with Thomas as one of the composers chosen to pilot its use 20 In 2020 Thomas was commissioned to create a new musical work In A Still Place to be played on sculptural sound installation Speaking Tubes by IOU Theatre Halifax The piece explores different states of stillness whilst acknowledging sometimes rapid change 21 In 2007 she was commissioned by Ports of Call to compose an audio trail inspired by the history of Silvertown London 22 23 She runs a soundwalking project in North London with her own label Soft Apple 24 Album Discography edit2010 Alpha Entr acte 2012 Nature of Habit Entr acte 2013 Mermaids Holiday Records 2015 Sunshine Over Nimbus Ptyx 2015 Agna Rita Occupied Silence 2017 Random Feathers Soft Apple 2017 Agna Rita Soft Apple References edit Projects Meet our new Chair and Vice Chair of Trustees www soundandmusic org Sound And Music Retrieved 19 August 2019 University London South Bank Artists www lsbu ac uk Retrieved 25 December 2020 April 2019 upcoming London experimental gigs Sonic Imperfections at Telegraph Hill Festival with Darkroom Handaoline Jo Thomas and Minus Pilots 5th and your chance to jump into some more of their Festival work yourself 13th Misfit City 2019 Retrieved 25 December 2020 Davies Sam May 2012 Jo Thomas Vocal tics The Wire 339 12 a b Baker Joanne 16 November 2018 The Doctor Who theme and beyond female pioneers of electronic music Nature 563 7732 470 471 Bibcode 2018Natur 563 470B doi 10 1038 d41586 018 07439 1 ISSN 1476 4687 PMID 30446725 Jo Thomas British Music Collection britishmusiccollection org uk British Music Collection 4 April 2009 Retrieved 19 August 2019 Thomas Jo NMC Recordings www nmcrec co uk NMC Recordings Retrieved 19 August 2019 Jo Thomas British Music Collection 4 April 2009 Retrieved 25 December 2020 a b SPARCfest 2018 Jo Thomas and Atau Tanaka City University of London www city ac uk City University Retrieved 19 August 2019 a b Crystal Sounds of A Synchrotron prix2012 aec at Prix Ars Electronica Archived from the original on 12 June 2013 Retrieved 19 August 2019 Ars Electronica Archiv archive aec at Retrieved 25 March 2023 Jo Thomas Welsh language Wikipedia page Crystal Sounds of a Synchrotron British Music Collection 30 June 2014 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Jo Thomas awarded Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica The Wire No 339 9 May 2012 Retrieved 19 August 2019 Agna Rita British Music Collection 11 January 2016 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Frequency Festival The Collection Lincolnshire 2015 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Little Tsunamis littletsunamis net Retrieved 19 August 2019 Little Tsunamis Bangkok Underground Film Festival 2018 bangkokundergroundcinema com Retrieved 19 August 2019 Synth Remix REMIX www classicalremix org Classical Remix Retrieved 19 August 2019 Cox Phoenix Fry Sarah Student builds Daphne Oram s unfinished Mini Oramics Goldsmiths University of London Retrieved 25 December 2020 Jo Thomas Articles IOU Theatre www ioutheatre org Retrieved 27 June 2020 Ports of Call www portsofcall org uk Retrieved 31 July 2020 De Nardi Sarah Orange Hilary High Steven C Koskinen Koivisto Eerika 2020 The Routledge handbook of memory and place ISBN 978 0 8153 8630 8 OCLC 1121479735 Jo Thomas Composer commissioned for Speaking Tubes IOU Theatre June 2020 Retrieved 26 December 2020 External links editJo Thomas at the British Music Collection Jo Thomas official webpage Jo Thomas at Bandcamp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jo Thomas amp oldid 1212225263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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