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RuaidhriMannion is an Irish composer and sonic artist living in London who specialises in combining electronic sounds with classical instruments and multimedia to create immersive and evocative live concert experiences. He is a Royal College of Music Scholar, who has recently completed his doctorate under the supervision of Dr. Jonathan Cole and Gilbert Nouno (IRCAM), and generously supported by the Soirée d'Or Award. He is Head of Music at Brunel University of London where he teaches Music Technology, Production and Composition.

In recent years his work he been an Associate Composer of the London Symphony Orchestra and commissioned to compose two works for new LSO Soundhub, premiered at LSO St Luke's. In 2024 he was commissioned by the award-winning FUKIO Saxophone Quartet in Cologne, Germany to compose 'Scaradh Anama le Corp' for sax quartet and live electronics. Other commissions include: the Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain in Switzerland to create 'Mise en Abyme', an immersive multimedia creation co-authored with the composer, Benoit Moreau; the Whitecube Gallery, London to compose music for the ‘Tribunal of the Dusk’ installation with artist, Eloise Hawser; a saxophone sextet commission for the Royal Academy of Art's 'Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined' exhibition; and an interactive electroacoustic performance at the Tate Modern's critically acclaimed 'Matisse: The Cut-Outs' exhibition.

His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, RINSE FM, Resonance FM, Radio Télévision Suisse, BBC Radio 1 NI, BBC Radio Foyle, RCA Radio and been performed in venues such as Kings Place, Whitechapel Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, Cadogan Hall, Sonic Arts Research Centre, National Portrait Gallery and the Tate Modern.

I studied composition at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland under Stuart MacRae and Gareth Williams. Now studying computer science at the University of Liverpool.

Kings Place is a young, independently-funded arts and conference venue in the heart of Kings Cross, whose programme is as diverse, engaging and innovative as the city we live in. At Kings Place, we aim to explore an idea from multiple perspectives, through a diverse offering of music, spoken word, festivals comedy and visual art.

Leith Records is a distribution channel for brand new Scottish music, curated by The Leith Agency, with the collaboration and generous contribution of bands, musicians, listeners and jive-talking music heids. It’s not actually a record label, and doesn’t make records, but it does strive to share and support the best of Scottish tunage.

Through a precise scientific algorithm of creative choosing yet to be fully confirmed, we’re donating album and poster design, music video storyboarding, album launch events and even the chance to be featured in TV ads created by Leith. More on this very shortly…

I like composing music, playing the guitar, photographying and writing. Feel free to comment my music. As a listener I like all styles. As a composer I make music always without patterns. I mix my own themes under my criteria. &#13;
In the blog <a href="http://proyectopcd.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://proyectopcd.wordpress.com</a> you can see my photos, articles and some stories I wrote. Wellcome.&#13;
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Me gusta componer música, tocar la guitarra, la fotografía y escribir. Anímate a comentar mi música. Me gustan todos los estilos musicales. Cuando compongo no tengo patrones definidos y mezclo mi música según mi criterio.&#13;
En el blog <a href="http://proyectopcd.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://proyectopcd.wordpress.com</a> puedes ver mis fotos, leer mis artículos y relatos. Bienvenido.

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