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Tom Mudd

Location: Edinburgh

Tom Mudd makes music with computers. Recent work revolves around physical models: digital synthesis processes based on physical simulations of acoustic objects and instruments. See Gutter Synthesis (Entr’acte), Brass Cultures (Fancyyyyy), and most recently Guitar Cultures (Fancyyyyy): https://fancyyyyy.bandcamp.com/album/guitar-cultures

 

Commission

Tom Mudd & The Gorbals Youth Brass Band

When we asked composer Tom Mudd to work with The Gorbals Youth Brass Band to create a new work in collaboration for the festival we thought it would be an exciting opportunity to also create a short film about the process behind the collaboration. We asked artists and filmmakers Duncan Marquiss and Kimberely O’Neil if […]

Events

Still House Plants album launch show + Ailie Ormston + Tom Mudd

19 April 2024

There might be no Counterflows Festival this year, but we’re super pleased to announce this special show for one of our long-term Counterflows friends: the mighty Still House Plants! Opening for them on the night will be Ailie Ormston, who will be presenting new work for guitar, cello, electronics and double bass. And Tom Mudd, […]

Brighde Chaimbeul & Vasco Alves, Tom Mudd & Gorbals Youth Brass Band, Roy Claire Potter & Park Jiha

31 March 2022

After over 2 years of absence, Counterflows Festival kicks off with 3 sets of unlikely sets of collaborations. Skye-born Brìghde Chaimbeul has devised a new way of arranging for bagpipe music that emphasises rich textural drones and a trance-like constancy of sound. Meeting her in a first time duo performance will be Vasco Alves, whose […]

Tom Mudd & Gorbals Youth Brass Band

31 March 2022

Radical computer-based artist Tom Mudd made one of our favourite releases in 2020 with Brass Cultures, using massed brass synthesis: digital models of physically improbable brass instruments being played by algorithms. For this special commission he will present new work made in collaboration with the brilliant Gorbals Youth Brass Band. Synthetic brass meets real brass!