A piece for laptop sextet by Jorge Garcia, performed by BiLE on 17 March 2011 at Sound Kitchen at the Hare and Hounds in Birmingham

15 Minutes for BiLE

BiLE played a cover of The Hub's Stucknote at Sound Kitchen on 17 March 2011 at the Hare and Hounds in Birmingham, UK

Stucknote

A piece for quintet and cello by Julien Guillamat, performed by BiLE with Julien Guillamat on cello at the We Are Birmingham shop on 29 April 2011

Back to Front (Electroacoustic Cello Sonata).

A piece for laptop ensemble and percussion  by Charles Céleste Hutchins, performed by BiLE on 29 April 2011 at the We Are Birmingham shop

Partially Percussive

A live improvisation from a rehearsal session. The piece uses Karlheinz Stockhausen's text piece Right Durations as a starting point. All sounds are generated in real time, with no automation or scores.

Live Improv Rehearsal - Right Durations

XYZ - Shelly Knotts

BiLE (Birmingham Laptop Ensemble) are a collaborative group of composers (instrumental and electroacoustic), performers. Six artists were brought together through their shared interest in live performance and desire to perform and improvise together in an interactive ensemble.

BiLE has an open attitude towards experimentation with sound, allowing members of the group to bring their own tools and musical experience to the ensemble, rather than focusing on creating a single environment for live coding and sound generation. This means that composers with varied backgrounds can contribute musically to the performance.

BiLE’s core team of performers are: Julien Guillamat, Les Hutchins, Shelly Knotts, Norah Lorway, Jorge Garcia Moncada, Chris Tarren.

BiLE regularly perform with glitch artist Antonio Roberts.

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