Oliver C Leith: The Open Fund for Music Creators
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I’m writing a piece for the super Piano and Percussion duo George Barton and Siwan Rhys about OCD and superstition. I want to find a music in the everyday life of rituals, compulsions and obsessions and offer a different lens for something that is commonplace and human. The work will be just as much about what you see as what you hear.
Oliver (b.1990) is a London based composer making acoustic music, electronic music and video. He was the recipient of a British Composer Award in 2016 and of the Royal Philharmonic Composition prize 2014. His work focuses on text, video, theater and tangible human themes. Recent pieces have taken their beginnings in internet culture and authenticity.
His music is performed internationally. Visual art collaborations are exhibited at The Museum of Western Australia and recorded music played on BBC Radio 3 and NTS radio. He is a fan of scientific illustrations, gardening, film, tapestry, terrible television and the visceral.