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Ed Bennett
Experimental / Classical / Electroacoustic

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Currently Birmingham UK, Berlin, Germany, Midlands
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Member Since5/6/2007
Band Websitewww.edbennett.co.uk
Band Members I have my own ensemble 'decibel' featuring some excellent musicians and aside from that I have collaborated with and written for many fine musicians including the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the London Sinfonietta and Sound Intermedia, Ensemble SurPlus, Orkest de ereprijs, Concorde, the Smith Quartet, Echo Ensemble Berlin, Ulrich Mertin, Darragh Morgan, Damien Harron, Roman Mints, Paul Roe and Sarah Nicolls.
InfluencesSome influence and likes, Marcel Dzama, David Shrigley, Bridget Riley, Luc Ferrari, Gerald Barry, John Zorn, Michael Finnissy, Morton Feldman, Paul Dunmall, Louis Andriessen, Helmut Ohering, Joanna Newsom, Barry Guy, the Cohen Brothers, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, Glenn Branca, Alvin Curran, Edgard Varese, Iannis Xenakis, Igor Stravinsky, Kraftwerk, Oiler, Dakiz, Chunk, the Beach Boys, Brian Irvine, Dan Flavin, Howard Skempton, Conlon Nancarrow, Charles Ives, Jack Ledge, Jack B. Yeats, AGF, Tom Waits, Elvis impersonators, old men with stories in pubs, thrash metal, contemporary dance, Bjork, the guy who used to play the saw on the street in Belfast, people who whistle random tunes openly, decibel, The Tiger Lillies, Donnie Darko, Phil Niblock, coffee, cake etc etc.
Sounds LikeWell me really but some reviews have described it as anarchic, energetic, moving etc etc....
Record LabelNMC, Enzyme, Lorelt etc.
Type of LabelIndie


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Nov 12 2009 8:00P
The Music Gallery, Toronto Toronto
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
EMPAC, Troy, New York New York, New York
Dec 3 2009 8:00P
The Warehouse, London London
Dec 7 2009 8:00P
Bucharest, Romania Bucharest
Dec 12 2009 7:30P
Wigmore Hall, London London
Feb 8 2010 7:30P
Frontiers, Birmingham Birmingham
Mar 2 2010 1:00P
Great Hall, Derry Derry
Mar 15 2010 7:30P
Andriessen Festival, Birmingham Birmingham
Mar 17 2010 7:30P
Andriessen Festival, Birmingham Birmingham
Apr 30 2010 1:00P
PLUG Festival, Glasgow Glasgow
Jun 12 2010 8:00P
ArtEZ, Arnhem, Netherlands Arnhem
Jun 13 2010 8:00P
ArtEZ, Arnhem Arnhem

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   About Ed Bennett
Composer Ed Bennett was born in Bangor, Co.Down, N.Ireland. His music, which has been described in the press as “anarchic” (Irish Times), “manic” (Classical Music), “brutal” (The Guardian) and “beautiful” (Gramophone) often combines acoustic, electronic and multimedia elements. After several formative years working in his home town of Bangor as a self-taught musician, playing in rock bands and stacking supermarket shelves, he pursued composition studies with a diverse range of musical personalities and has lived in recent years in Birmingham, Berlin and London. His work has been commissioned and performed internationally by many diverse artists, ensembles and organisations including the BBC, RTE, PRSF, Music Network, Moving On Music and the arts councils of England, Ireland and N.Ireland. Noted performers of his work include the BBC Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras, the National Orchestra of Belgium, RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Ulster Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta and Sound Intermedia, Ensemble SurPlus, Crash Ensemble, Ars Nova Ensemble (Sweden), Orkest de ereprijs, Fidelio Trio, Lontano, Concorde, the Smith Quartet, Berlin Percussion Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw, James MacMillan, Arturo Tamayo, Ulrich Mertin, Darragh Morgan, Damien Harron, Roman Mints, Paul Roe and Sarah Nicolls. He also performs with and directs his own ensemble, ‘decibel’, which is dedicated to the performance of new and experimental cross-discipline work. Recent performances and commissions include a work for viola and ensemble for Garth Knox (Excavation - Arts council of Ireland commission), a work for the Portuguese percussionist Pedro Carneiro (Clockwork Monkey Machine - Music Network commission), a work for orchestra and electronics for the Ulster Orchestra (all of this used to be trees - BBC R3 Commission), a work for the Fidelio Trio (for Marcel Dzama - Bromsgrove Concerts commission) and a new work for ensemble, electronics, video and improvising saxophonist for the Ars Nova Ensemble and Paul Dunmall (Integra/NGA Commission). He was a finalist in the British Composer Awards and in 2007 he was a featured composer in the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland’s Horizons series where a portrait concert of his orchestral music was given. His work Ausland for orchestra was awarded the first prize in the Tactus Composers Forum in Brussels, Belgium in 2006. His music has been widely broadcast on radio and CD’s have been released on the Lorlelt, Enzyme, CMC and NMC labels. Ed Bennett is represented by the Irish Contemporary Music Centre where further scores and recordings of his music can be obtained.

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GeorgeEveleighComposer

GeorgeEveleighComposer



Nov 7 2009 12:17 PM

Great recordings Ed. Thanks for the add, and speak soon kind sir.
Window Seats

Window Seats



Nov 4 2009 1:10 PM

TONIGHT:

Silhouette
Window Seats
More Than Conquerors
Sonicmouse (DJ set) playing after bands until late

Xposure / Wednesday 4th November / Auntie Annies, Belfast / Doors 9pm

herv (new free album out NOW on Cock Rock Disco!!)

herv (new free album out NOW on Cock Rock Disco!!)



Oct 22 2009 2:41 PM

New free Herv digital album out now on Cock Rock Disco!

Hi there,

Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new free digital release out
now on Cock Rock Disco if you would like to take a listen.

Heres what label owner Jason Forrest / Dj Donna Summer had to say!

Herv: "Not figuratively, but literally in love with Music..."

"Ireland's sexiest laptopper lands his latest mini-album on Cock Rock Disco!
"Not figuratively, but literally in love with Music..." is a rave inspired
experimental break-acid-core thrill ride of endless ideas and possibilities.
Herv packs a lot into the 8 tracks; melodies evolve and twist, beats
fracture and congeal and synths collide! It's exciting! But that's not all,
it comes with 2 cd designs and a freakin A0 sized poster! Whoa! Can't beat
the value in that!"

The album is available to download from here:

http://www.cockrockdisco.com/CRD2/albumpages/Crockp3-019.html

Artwork by Lisa Crowne (www.myspace.com/iheartwillies)

Kind regards

Ewan Herv.

www.myspace.com/hervmusic
www.cockrockdisco.com
Enzo Rocco

Enzo Rocco



Oct 8 2009 12:29 PM

thank you very much! a real pleasure to be friend of yours. hope you enjoy my music. CIAO!!!
Umlaut Berlin

Umlaut Berlin



Sep 30 2009 10:27 AM

 
Sebastiano Dessanay

Sebastiano Dessanay



Sep 23 2009 12:24 AM

Hi Ed!
Hope you're well. Looking forward to the recording!
Are the tracks on your page from the decibel concert we did in March?
See you soon

Seb
experimontag

experimontag



Aug 27 2009 3:40 PM

MONDAY 31st AUGUST @ Madame CLAUDE

DAVID FENECH
(guitar, voice, ukulele, piano, xylophone, computer, toys, robots, kitchen tools, etc)
http://www.myspace.com/davidfenech

HILOT LILANTH (self built electronic devices and circuit bent instruments)
http://www.myspace.com/hilotlilanth

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/66/l_156f56f223694057a97182d50d5a1c6b.jpg

http://www.myspace.com/madame_claude

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juneau brothers

juneau brothers



Aug 11 2009 2:13 PM

cardboard wars..




Hey! We are looking for people to participate in our Cardboard Wars event in Bimingham 22 Aug. http://cardboardwars.tumblr.com pass it on!
Richard Hodgen

Richard Hodgen



Aug 10 2009 5:11 PM

Cheerz dude, yea might as well go back to my trade...lol, talk soon m8,

              H
Sean L. Clancy

Sean L. Clancy



Aug 10 2009 1:42 PM

hoy hoy,
planning to come over the 27th of August (but haven't booked yet) hopefully will be sorted out in a day or two. is that cool? ye off anywhere exotic?
david

david



Jul 31 2009 9:55 AM

Yes mate. August is a winner for me too. My boss is off on Holiday the next week so I am working everyday. Mid Month should be cool though. I have Thursdays off if this is any good to you? What is this mushroom incident?
Diana Rotaru

Diana Rotaru



Jul 30 2009 5:16 PM

Hi, Ed, great to find you and your "good noise" on myspace! see you soon in Romanian pubs!...
Controllar

Controllar



Jul 29 2009 10:01 AM

It was indeed a wonderful time in Hilltown! You've got some great recordings here as well! what about coming through amsterdam?
T&A
Window Seats

Window Seats



Jul 17 2009 12:05 AM

Window Seats play their last full band set of the summer before an Autumn release
Land Lovers launch their new E.P. 'immovable feet'
Blackout Club play after bands until late

Friday 17th July / Auntie Annies, Belfast / Doors 9pm

Laura Moody

Laura Moody



Jul 6 2009 7:19 AM

Dear friends, I am playing a free gig at the beauteous Union Chapel, Islington this Saturday. The sunlight will be streaming through its vaulted windows as Blank Canvas and Arctic Circle present this gig during the blessed daylight hours of 12-2. And yea shall its hallowed interior be filled with all manner of scraping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Let us pray. And then let us go to the pub.
Stefan Östersjö

Stefan Östersjö



Jun 24 2009 9:29 AM

Hi Ed, long time no see!
The Danish composer Per Nørgård's music has been much on my mind the past few years. Arguably the most important now living Scandinavian composer also has a remarkable output for the guitar. I spent a couple of years working with the composer on this repertoire, spanning from 1973 to 2000, in order to embrace the emerging performance practice associated with his work.

I have just uploaded 10 new tracks, all taken from "Tales From the North", my double CD box with the complete guitar works of Danish composer Per Nørgård. Also, in my latest blog you will find recent reviews of this release.

For further reading about the composer, this is an excellent website, with articles by a series of scholars and performers that have dedicated much study to his work:

http://www.pernoergaard.dk

For further info about "Tales from the North" and CD-order:

http://www.capricerecords.se
Swedishmusicshop.com
www.amazon.com
Andy Ingamells

Andy Ingamells
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Jun 20 2009 10:57 PM

hey ed,

thanks for the add. hope you have a good summer - see you in september.

andy
Genoel von Lilienstern

Genoel von Lilienstern



Jun 10 2009 7:32 PM

@!
i will be there when ever you call me
genius
AROUND THIS HOUSE - HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY

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Jun 9 2009 9:50 AM

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SHOREDITCH LIBRARY, 80 HOXTON STREET


Paulo Chagas

Paulo Chagas



May 30 2009 2:38 PM

great stuff!

thanx for visit and friendship

all the best ;-)
Alien Skin

Alien Skin



May 30 2009 1:42 PM

Hi Ed Bennett, thanks for accepting my friend request. I appreciate the opportunity to introduce You to the music of ALIEN SKIN.

If you enjoy the MySpace song previews, you can listen to DON’T OPEN TILL DOOMSDAY by visiting my band-website (below) … AND while you’re there, help yourself to the selection of free downloads!

George

Don't Open Till Doomsday by Alien Skin: A kaleidoscope of electronic melancholia @ www.alienskinmusic.com
.
Dave Kane

Dave Kane



May 23 2009 12:42 PM

sclatu
Window Seats

Window Seats



May 6 2009 9:44 AM

Belfast / Lavery's Bunker / Wednesday 6th May / Doors 8pm / Tonight - Early gig!

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Gary Carpenter

Gary Carpenter



May 4 2009 2:21 PM

The music you've got posted sounds excellent; I'm enjoying it a lot. Who's your saxophonist?
Northern Echoes

Northern Echoes



May 2 2009 11:35 PM

Don't think - Look
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