Nicholas Bullen is an artist and composer based in Birmingham, England.

He has a history of musical composition spanning more than 40 years (including founding the 'extreme' music group Napalm Death, creators of the Grindcore genre). During this period, his compositions have been made available on over 40 releases and he has produced performances of his work in art galleries, theatres, cinemas and through multichannel sound systems including Sonar, Unsound, Art Basel, Eco Madrid, Institute of Contemporary Arts, CBSO Centre and BEAST. 

His work is inter-disciplinary in approach and is developed across a range of media including sound, installation, film, performance, and text. Sound-based works include installations on multichannel systems (Insula, 2012 and Three Elements, 2011) and using vinyl records (Immersions, 2006), documentation of performance actions (Openings: Call Unknown and Channel, 2001 - 2015), and a series of performance works for voice (including Breach, 2006 - ongoing) using the human voice as both material and medium for exploration.

Work has been presented internationally including Tate Britain, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Hayward Gallery, Serpentine Gallery, White Columns, Chisenhale Gallery, Arnolfini Gallery, Schirn Kunsthalle, Casino Luxembourg, Kunsthall Oslo, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond and Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania.

The Pre New at MACH 2, emblazoned with lightning flashes - will turn all debris and decay into bright new forms of rock energy, with one foot in the past and the other flooring the accelerator into the eternal future.





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