Artists

Julian Knowles

"Julian Knowles, having a subdued, fun time behind his laptop, great to listen to. He takes us on a wild ride, from the gritty atmospheres of contemporary digital soundscapes....then sheets of aggressive, sparkling, scintillating neo-electro-acoustics, asymmetrically off-the-beat drum?n?bass, fluttering bass-drones, and more..." [Jonathan Marshall, 'What is Music?' live review, RealTime Magazine, 2002]

Julian Knowles is a composer/perfomer and audio artist working with new and emerging technologies. His practice draws heavily on the transformation of location audio and is informed by film sound practices, electro-acoustic, acousmatic and concrete musics and contemporary popular music production techniques, resulting in a personalised sonic language which is exploratory, yet recognises its roots in historical traditions. It challenges the arbitrary distinctions between sound, noise and music and attempts to reveal the inherent musicality in so-called non-musical materials. Since the early 90s, Julian?s work has made use of spatial audio systems and in the past 5 years has located itself within the 5.1 surround audio standard. In the early 90s, Julian joined the critically acclaimed experimental audio arts group Social Interiors. He continues to publish work under this name, both in collaboration with the other member and as a solo artist and this work receives frequent broadcasts and critical reviews internationally. Julian has undertaken a number of tours through the USA, the UK, Korea and Australasia and his music works is released internationally via Extreme Records. He is Head of School of Contemporary Arts at the University of Western Sydney.