Simon Belshaw has studied composition with Gavin Bryars, Andy Hugill and Nick Atkinson. He completed his PhD at the University of Hertfordshire with Gavin Bryars in 2005.

He has had pieces performed by the Schidlof Quartet, PM ensemble, Gemini, Double Image and 3 Orm (amongst others). His music has been used for the video ‘Round and Round’ which was shown on Channel 4, the film ‘The Times Were Never So Bad: The Life of Andre Dubus’ and in advertising. 

He has had his own ensemble (the Belshaw band), which performed his music in both traditional and original settings, from concert halls to shopping centres, arts centres to open air festivals (including on three occasions the Bristol Community Festival at Ashton Court). The band ranged in size from an ensemble of five to one of fourteen players.

More recently he has produced multimedia installation works using sound, music and video. Two of these works, ‘Palingenesis’ and ‘Transition’, have been part of either the Exeter Autumn or Fringe Festival. He has also recorded music cds under the names Safe Harbour and the Wessex Melodica Orchestra and these have been featured on BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Devon and PhonicFM.

For the past few years he has been working on a project entitled Music Machines. These Music Machines are small computer programs that generate music, each machine explores a single idea, some are simple, some more complex. All are generated by the computer within established parameters, all run continuously until stopped by the listener and all are different each time they are played.

Zóna is the artistic project of site-specific performer Tereza Kerle and musician/music producer Tomáš Kerle.  Zóna is focusing mainly on site-specific projects and live shows. 

Zóna is an open platform for collaboration with other artists working with sonic and visual elements.

Zóna means danger and fascination at the same time, it represents world without end.

We draw our inspiration from many directions but the main impulse comes from wandering and exploration of different landscapes, both natural and urban. At every place we are present with our body, mind, spirit and our dreams. 

The Vision is to create deep and immersive experience that takes the audience with us on the journey. 

In our recent projects we incorporate performance, live instruments, field-recordings, electronic processing and abstract visuals.

Thomas Grill works as a digital musician, media artist and researcher of sound. His works range from interactive audiovisual installation and photography to instrumental composition and (electroacoustic) improvisation. Numerous appearances and presentations as well as scientific publications and lectures in local and international settings. Cooperations with renowned artists from the fields of music, theater, dance and video.

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