Dr Martin Parker
MusB (hons), MusM (composition), PhD (composition)
Lecturer in Sound Design and Multimedia

Room: 4.08
Tel: 0131 650 2333
Fax: 0131 650 8019
Email: martin.parker@ed.ac.uk
Website: www.tinpark.com

Architecture: School of Arts, Culture and Environment (ACE)
The University of Edinburgh
20 Chambers Street
EH1 1JZ, Scotland

Profile

Martin makes music, designs sound and creates interactive visuals involving computers and live musicians. He studied composition at the University of Manchester and completed a Ph.D in Composition at the University of Edinburgh in 2003 working with Peter Nelson. He is Academic Director of the University of Edinburgh's MSc in Sound Design and Artistic Director of Edinburgh's Dialogues Festival. He performs widely as a soloist with Laptop and is a member of concert remixing duo SNAIL and improvisation trio LAPSLAP. Some of his music is available on Ein Klang Records and Leo Records. Recent work includes 'Filament - copperwire', an interactive sound installation commissioned by the ISCM in the Tyrol, Austria and a major music collaboration with composer Stephen Deazley and the band Music at the Brewhouse, this work won first prize in its category at the 2007 PRS music awards. More information is available at tinpark.com