Some sketches for a new piece for Piano and electroacoustic sounds.

Piano Fragments_excerpt

Piano Fragments_complete

Saxy(excerpt) (2010)

MetamorphosisII(excerpt) (2008/9)

MetamorphosisI(excerpt) (2008/9)

AmorphousMaterials(excerpt) (2007)

Skins

When completed, this work will be for live Electric Bass and Vocal expression combined with fixed electronic sound.

Electro.. (excerpt)

Driving Force (for Baritone Saxophone and fixed sounds)

Short improvisation of live electric guitar processed in MAXmsp using The Party Van, resequenced in Protools with minimal edits. 

Broken_live electronics

Twang (2010)

A projection of a memory, a place both real and imagined…

Memento (2010)

Uses electric bass and electric guitar as well a vocal improvisations as it source material. 
The opening minutes are derived from the earlier piece 'electro' which was the catalyst for this longer piece. 



Electric Strings (2012)

Saxy!16bit

Oliver is a composer living in the Northwest of England. He completed a PhD in electro-acoustic composition at the University of Manchester in 2011 where he was an active member of MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound). Oliver's music often explores relationships between recognisable everyday sounds/musical instruments and processed electronic sounds and is intended for performance in the concert hall through multiple loudspeakers. 

His work is regularly performed throughout the UK and internationally, and has also been recognised at several international competitions. IMEB (Bourges) 2007/2008, International Electroacoustic Competition "pierre schaeffer' 2007, Diffusion Composition Competition 2010, Limerick.  Selection Destellos Competition 2012/2013. 

Oliver Carman

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