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Group Members

Seth Ayyaz (ney/daf)

composer/performer whose work spans arabic, electroacoustic, live electronics, free improvisation and noise musics. His principle areas of theoretical interest are intercultural sound aesthetics, and neurocognitive aspects of auditory perception.

Peter Coyte (ouija)

composer, producing work for installation, performance, theatre, dance, film and TV, writer-performer with spoken word artist Salena Godden as SaltPeter (Fred Label).

Kirsten Edwards (ouija)

visual artist gravitating towards sound and collaborative improvisation.

Thomas Gardner (cello)

composer, has made pieces with choreographer Jeremy James, permanent installations in the UK and Holland with Turner prize artist Martin Creed. as a programmer has worked with MAX since its inception. His interest in the relationship between individuals and groups in live electronics led to his development of the ouija board.

Stephen Preston (baroque flute)

established a worldwide reputation as a pioneering early music performer, has worked as a conductor, choreographer and director for opera, theatre and television. He developed Ecosonics from his research into birdsong, improvisation and new techniques for the baroque flute, and duetting.