Vanessa Tomlinson

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Vanessa Tomlinson
NationalityAustralian
Known forClocked Out Duo
Notable work
“Sonic Dreams”

Vanessa Tomlinson is an Australian improviser, artist, musician, composer, sound artist and educator,[1] she studied improvisation under the guidance of innovative improvisor George Lewis.[2] She is known for her work in the duo Clocked Out Duo with Erik Griswald.[3] Recently Clocked Out Duo performed "Time Crystals"[4] And "Ba Da Boom" percussion ensemble.[5]

Vanessa Tomlinson's most recent collaborative project "TOMLIN|FERGUS" is a duo consisting of Vanessa Tomlinson and Dr. John Ferguson, both academics from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane, Queensland. Tomlinson is the Head of Percussion at the Queensland Conservatotrium of Music.[6]

Biography[]

Vanessa Tomlinson has been performing for 20 years across the globe.[7]

Career[]

Vanessa Tomlinson's latest project Sonic Dreams is a collaboration with Dr John Ferguson (Head of Music Technology at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music) which explores endangered soundscapes.[8]

“Sonic Dreams” is an imagination of lost and unknown sounds. This piece is composed for and dedicated to Grey-Wing Ensemble, a group of sonic investigators that live in Perth, Western Australia. All the sound worlds imagined in this work once belonged to this area of the world, and are now either extinct or critically endangered. TOMLIN|FERGUS is Vanessa Tomlinson (Head of Percussion at QCGU) and John Ferguson .[9]

Works[]

Past, current and future projects:

  • Music for the Banal, the Obvious, the Everyday,
  • Early Warning System,
  • Ba Da Boom Percussion,
  • Clocked Out Duo,
  • The Wide Alley and
  • Australian Art Orchestra
  • TOMLIN|FERGUS: A collaborative duo consisting of Vanessa Tomlinson and Dr. John Ferguson both academics residing at The Queensland Conservatorium of Music.

References[]

  1. ^ EVENINGS at PEGGY'S - Vanessa Tomlinson, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 7 December 2017, retrieved 11 March 2018
  2. ^ "George E. Lewis". Columbia University Department of Music. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Vanessa Tomlinson". www.vanessatomlinson.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Vanessa Tomlinson and Erik Griswold perform'Time Crystals". ABC News. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Vanessa Tomlinson". www.vanessatomlinson.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Vanessa Tomlinson". Griffith Experts. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Vanessa Tomlinson". www.vanessatomlinson.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. ^ QCGU, Music Technology (19 November 2017), Sonic Dreams, retrieved 11 March 2018
  9. ^ "Music Technology Welcome Concert 2018". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

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