Nicolas is 20 years old and from London, and is currently in their third year of studying music at the University of Manchester.  

Nicolas: "My biggest personal connection to Indian music is through bhangra by going to daytimer events in London and Manchester. I also thought that given the age range of the competition, Indian youth culture would be particularly relevant. Therefore, my aim was to explore some typical bhangra grooves and develop these with British glitch and bass music techniques in keeping with what I've heard these daytimer crews play recently.”

Nicolas Garcia (Acrux) -  Silk Stria | Winner: Age 18-21 UK

Runners explores perspectives on running, as well as aural auto-biography through the composer's commentary on his own experience with running, the use of his archive of sound recordings and references to his past and present music. This threads through the wider discussion of 12 other runners, reflecting on their pathways to running: beginnings, memorable experiences, benefits and listening perspectives; as well as a wide range of running sounds (breath, feet, shoes, laces, movement) and environments. Spoken word by the composer and participants in the SoundRunner pilot study (2019-20). All other sounds and music by the composer, including sounds from his archive of recordings (2003-21) and excerpts from Tongue Drum (2021), Run (2019), the sky settles in the silence in between (1999), Purge (1994) and Pagoda (1993).

Runners (David Berezan, 2022)

Canadian/UK electroacoustic music composer based in Manchester UK. You can find more information on me and my work here: https://electrocd.com/en/artiste/berezan_da/David_Berezan

Runners (David Berezan, 2022)

David Berezan

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