Artist Bios
Cameron Naylor
Is a sound artist working between film, theatre, radio, and electroacoustic composition. He is interested on the art and technique of storytelling through sound, music, and spoken word and his works have been heard across the globe.
His electronic music has been recognised in composition competitions including: Iannis Xenakis International Electronic Music Competition (Greece), MA/IN (Italy), Métamorphoses (Belgium), and the Ars Electronica Forum Wallis (Switzerland). Further afield, he has received several commissions from the BBC, and his installations have been exhibited in notable venues such as the Ars Electronica (Linz), and the G20 Summit (New Delhi).
He is currently undertaking a PhD at NOVARS Research Centre, at the University of Manchester, having received the Presidential Doctoral Scholarship.
George Parris
I’m currently a masters student at the University of Manchester and composed this shortétude in December and January of 2024, while working on the Fixed Media and InteractiveMusic module.
Guillaume Dujat
Guillaume Dujat is a composer/artist based in Manchester UK with a focus in 360° surround spatial audio & computer/electroacoustic music. He is currently the NOVARS/MHC senior music technician, one half of computer music duo: WEȽ∝KER, co-head of lol editions & DisconcertMCR.
Hayley Suviste
Working across field recording, archival sound, and oral history, Hayley uses her music to explore community and culture. Much of her work is immersed in the rural and urban narratives of her local Manchester, drawing on first-hand interviews, and collaborating closely with those who can provide the most accurate document of their environment. Hayley is currently undertaking a practice-based PhD at NOVARS Research Centre- using oral histories as the foundation of her portfolio of works, while also examining the ethical dimensions of incorporating these narratives into her compositions.
www.hayleysuviste.co.uk
Jintao Yan
A Chinese EDM/IDM/Glitch/Breakbeat music producer and keyboard/guitarist, withsound engine and mixing experience in live music performances and a Bachelor’sdegree in communication and media.
Ke Shi
As a composer, I am inspired by emotions and various mental and physical conditions. I collect small sonic fragments and experiment with them to craft immersive sonic narratives. My work often explores themes such as anxiety, fear, sleep paralysis and cognitive disorders. In addition to sound, I like to use TouchDesigner to create visual effects that mimic natural phenomena and enhance the sensory experience of my work.
Kelly Jayne Jones
KJJ has performed across Europe in DIY venues and has been commissioned for works with projects at dOCUMENTA13, Tate Modern, ICA London and CCA Glasgow, Le Plateau Paris, Borealis Festival & Kunsthalle Bergen Norway, Tectonics contemporary music festival, Hangar Bicocca gallery Milan, Sheffield Site Gallery, the Whitworth Manchester and the Huddersfield contemporary music festival (hcmf//2019). She had a collaborative work with Haris Epaminonda, Chimera, shown at 58th Venice Biennale 2019. She was nominated for Tetley Jerwood solo exhibition and was part of an exhibition at Castlefield Gallery in March 2022 as part of ‘Archives at Play’. She was a winner of the Oram Award 2022 and Henry Moore Foundation Artist grant 2023.
Keyi Xu
Keyi Xu is an innovative electronic music producer from Nanjing, China. He iscurrently pursuing a PhD in Electroacoustic Composition at the School of Arts,Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester.His research focuses primarily on theinteractionof electroacoustic interactive musicwith automated performance mechanisms, automatons, and the Internet of Things (IoT).Through his work, Keyi explores the dynamic relationship between technology andmusic, pushing the boundaries of sound creation and performance. His artisticendeavors aim to create immersive auditory experiences that engage audiences in novelways.
Ricardo Climent
Professor of Interactive Music Composition at University of Manchester, UK, founder at KeepItHuman, a video game studio on environmental sustainability and co-founder at UnSupervised, a research group on Music and AI. His research focuses on the potential of game-audio, physics and graphic engines for compositional purposes, using ‘the aural’ as the primary source for navigation and sonification. He previously held a lecturing position at SARC, (Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast), served as resident composer at the JOGV Orchestra, Spain; Unesco-Aschberg resident at Conservatorio of Morelia in Mexico; Sonology -Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo; LEA labs, at the Conservatorio of Valencia; the Cushendall Tower- In you we trust; Northern Ireland, at CARA- Celebrating Arts in rural Areas, cross-border Ireland, N.K. Berlin and at the Push Festival, Sweden. For more: ricardocliment.com; keepIthuman.org; unsupervised.uk
Rosalia Soria Luz
Rosalía is a composer based in Manchester, with a research focus on electroacoustic composition, interactive media, and creating music that resonates with diverse audiences. She studied composition at the Conservatorio de las Rosas in Michoacán, Mexico, and earned an MSc in Electrical Engineering from UMSNH University in 2010. In 2013, she received the PDS Award from the University of Manchester, where she completed a PhD in Music at the NOVARS Research Centre. Rosalía has showcased her work at renowned international festivals such as Ars Electronica, Visiones Sonoras in Mexico, MANTIS at the University of Manchester, and Kling Gut 2018 in Germany. From 2018 to 2021, she was a member of the Mexican National System of Art Creators, where she spearheaded a project using electroacoustic music to raise awareness about racism in Mexico.
ZAS (Zimbabwean Action in Solidarity) are a Leicester based group who run “drop-in centres” which provide local grassroot support for refugees and asylum seekers including alleviating isolation, recovering self-esteem, providing social opportunities, and breaking down barriers of misconception. The ZAS choir is a central component to this mission.
Ryan Woods is a PhD student at the University of Manchester studying electroacoustic composition at NOVARS research centre focusing on soundscape composition and ethnography as a way of exploring acoustic and cultural ecologies. He is cofounder of The Manchester Ear which facilitates sound walks in and around Manchester.
Sarah Keirle-Dos SantosRyan Woods is a PhD student at the University of Manchester studying electroacoustic composition at NOVARS research centre focusing on soundscape composition and ethnography as a way of exploring acoustic and cultural ecologies. He is cofounder of The Manchester Ear which facilitates sound walks in and around Manchester.
Sarah is an electroacoustic composer and singer based in Manchester, UK. Having completed her PhD in 2024, she now works as a Lecturer in Electroacoustic Composition at the University of Manchester. Her works have been performed at the ICMC, EASTN-DC, Radio CASo, Reform Radio, BEAST FEaST, MANTIS, ArtHouse Jersey, Diffrazioni Festival, Mariannenplatz, Espacios Sonoros, TAma Festival, Ecos Urbanos, NMNW, REF Festival, BFE/RMA, MeCCSA-PGN, NWCDTP ResConf, and SHETogether. Her works have also been released by Empirica Records (FIXED.wav 2021) and ABLAZE Records (Electronic Masters vol. 8). Sarah is also currently a member of KANTOS, a chamber choir comprising of the top choral singers across the North West of England.
Shiwen Qiu
Shiwen Qiu is a graduate student majoring in electroacoustic music and interactive media at theUniversity of Manchester . The work content is electronic music and experimental sound design,especially to explore the boundary between natural sound and synthetic tone, and use sound as aflowing medium to connect perception, space and memory. Create an immersive auditoryexperience with depth and touch. My work focusses on the delicate texture and spatial relationshipof sound, and is committed to breaking the convention, building a sensory world beyond realitythrough sound, making sound a way of expression beyond language, and guiding listeners into adeeper world of perception and philosophical thinking.
Shurui Zhang
Shurui Zhang is a composer specializing in electroacoustic music. With a background in pop vocal performance, she brings a unique sensitivity to timbre and emotion into her works, blending structured experimentation with expressive soundscapes. Her compositions often explore the intersection of sound, space, and perception, creating immersive sonic experiences that challenge conventional listening perspectives. She believes that sound itself tells stories—it is not just a medium for music but a vessel for emotion and spatial experience. Currently pursuing a MusM in Composition at the University of Manchester, she incorporates techniques such as spatialization, sonification, and real-time processing into her creative practice. Her work is driven by a curiosity for the expressive potential of sound and a desire to bridge structured form with organic, evolving textures.
Tanguy Pocquet
My research centers on data-driven music, more particularly using processing data from machine learning algorithms. I aim to bring what is generally hidden into focus, looking at the process more than the outcome, and repurposing errors and glitches (in data and in sound). The hope is to present the gargantuan mass of information produced by these networks in a novel way, and hopefully bring some insights into how these notoriously opaque ‘black-box’ algorithms operate.
Musically, I like to focus on timbres, and use them as compositional starting points that may lead to structural, harmonic or even melodic considerations. I am interested in non-narrative structures, exploring statis, glacially slow transformations, or the use of discrete frames to organize musical material. I am very influenced by glitch, drone, and instrumental experimental traditions.
Tasos Asonitis
Tasos Asonitis is an audiovisual artist whose activities encompass various facets of digital arts. His primary interest is immersive virtual environments that can be described by the creative entanglement of computer-generated music and 3D graphics. Asonitis' artistic output however is not limited to the audiovisual domain, and includes multi-channel fixed media pieces, sonic installations and compositions for moving image. He is a part of the UnSupervised artists collective, a creative group that merges Artificial Intelligence (AI), music and visual arts. His works have been exhibited at the People’s History Museum (Manchester, UK), Science and Industry Museum (Manchester, UK), Athens Digital Arts Festival, METS Fest (Cuneo, Italy), MA/IN Festival (Lecce, Italy), and prestigious conferences like International Computer Music Conference 2023 (Shenzen, China), Artificial Intelligence and Music Creativity 2023 (Brighton, UK) and xCoAx 2021 (Graz, Austria). His audiovisual work Exhibits received the first place and Award of Distinction at the MA/IN Awards, in the audiovisual category. Recipient of the EPSRC doctoral scholarship, he obtained his PhD in Electroacoustic Composition at NOVARS Research Center, at the University of Manchester.
Wenxi Song
I am Wenxi Song, a postgraduate student in Electroacoustic Music and Interactive Media at theUniversity of Manchester. My work focuses on electronic music and experimental sound design,exploring the intersection of organic sounds and synthesized timbres. I am passionate aboutinnovation and seeks to create immersive auditory experiences that bridge natural and artificialsonic worlds.
WENXIN ZHOU is a composer in electroacoustic music and interactivemedia. She earned Bachelor of composition and music production degree in Australia institute of music and currently study Master of Composition for electroacoustic and interactive music at the University of Manchester.