Michael Terren, drives the Dr Electric concept of high voltage as an artform. “Continue reading” for Michael’s performance, musical style and discography.
Michael’s style encompasses ambient, experimental, drone and glitch with improvisation.
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Michael Terren, solo electronics performance.
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Michael Terren
b. 1992, Perth, Western Australia
Based in Perth
michaelterren@gmail.com
Studio releases
Thru – commission for Ears Have Ears, FBi Radio Sydney, broadcast May 28 2015. Studio release TBA.
Ambivalence of Density – self-released, digital. Released December 12 2014
Tiny Portraits – Flaming Pines, compilation cd-r/digital. Contributed the track “AS 3112”. Released January 22 2013
Bythorne – Flaming Pines, cd-r/digital. 26 mins. Released Oct 2 2012
Woven – Twice Removed, split cd-r/digital with Kate Carr, Tim Bass and Anonymeye. Released Oct 1 2012
Live works and notable performances
Performance supporting Will Guthrie – January 10 2016 @ Bar459, North Perth.
Performance supporting Robin Hayward – Oct 8 2015 @ Spectrum Project Space.
Disquiet – 23 min laptop and stereo PA performance. Premiered January 29 2015 @ Arteles Creative Center, Finland.
Ambivalence of Density – graduation recital in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music Honours degree. October 15 2014 @ WAAPA.
Panacea – for laptop and stereo PA. Premiered October 15 2014 @ WAAPA.
Mixed Interface – improvisation for no-input mixer and effects unit, performed at NoizeMaschin!!36, June 17 2014 @ the Artifactory
As Rendered – for quintet and laptop. Premiered Sept 25 2014 @ Spectrum Project Space. Finalist of the SoundStream Emerging Composers’ Forum, Adelaide, November 4 2014.
–ecstasy – for soprano clarinet and laptop. Premiered July 9 2014 @ Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne as part of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2014.
Whirling Knives – for 4-speaker array, live laptop or fixed media. Premiered April 24 2014 @ WAAPA. Performed at the International Computer Music Conference 2014 in Athens, and the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2014 in Melbourne.
Performance supporting Mark McGuire (Editions Mego, Dead Oceans) – Sept 6 2013 @ Velvet Lounge
ICMC 2013 – performed laptop and piano works with Michael Kieran Harvey
BMus graduation recital – original electronic and electroacoustic compositions. 45 mins. Nov 29 2012 @ WAAPA
Superspectre – for Disklavier and pianist. 8 mins. Premiere Nov 29 2012 @ WAAPA
The decline and fall of the first Italian – for 15 laptops and synchronised playback. Oct 18 2012 @ Spectrum Project Space, Perth.
Bythorne launch – complete electroacoustic reworking of material from Bythorne, in 2.4 surround sound (2 PA speakers, 4 subwoofers). Oct 2 2012 @ Spectrum Project Space, Perth.
Performance supporting Margins (Casadeldisco, Low Transit Industries), Sept 16 2012 @ Dada Records
Subspectre – for Disklavier and pianist. 10 mins. Premiere Sept 6 2012 @ WAAPA
Performance supporting Bee Mask (Spectrum Spools, Room40) – June 16 2012 @ PICA Bar
Music for other media
Room Tones – multi-speaker installation/performance, premiered 30 Jan 2015 @ Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, Finland.
Dr Electric – score for 4 minute ABC Open documentary, shown on ABC1 and ABC24, 2014
At 6s and 7s – score for dance piece choreographed by Sarah Chaffey, 2013 Sydney
Unfolding Proximity – score for dance piece choreographed by Sarah Chaffey and Charity Ng, 2013 Sydney
Ephemeral – multimedia collaboration with Sarah Chaffey and Jason Dirstein. Oct 2 2012 @ Spectrum Project Space
It’s Just a Ride – score for dance piece choreographed by Toby Derrick, Q3 2012 @ Dolphin Theatre
Score for dance piece choreographed by Lara Hedgcock. Q3 2012 @ Studio A, WAAPA
The Bravest One – score for short film by Julia Ngeow for Revel8 Film Festival, Sept 2011 @ Astor Theatre
untitled – score for dance piece choreographed by Emily Bowman, Q3 2011 @ Studio A, WAAPA
Vagabond – score for dance piece choreographed by Victoria Bonnet, Q3 2011 @ Dolphin Theatre
Turn Me – installation collaboration with Laura Lowther and George Capelas, Q3 2011 @ Scitech, Analog2Digital
The Number 7 – score for documentary by Jenny Crabb, Q2 2011
Australia’s Got Talent – score for 2 minute performance by Dr Electric, aired on Channel 7, 2011
Academia and teaching
2015 – commenced Doctor of Philosophy degree at WAAPA, due to complete in 2018.
2015 – commenced lecturing/tutoring at WAAPA (classes: Acousmatics, Sound Art, Electronic music history, Experimental music techniques after 1950, Music for film and media).
2014 – co-wrote the syllabus for Noisemaker Academy’s “Livemaker 1” program.
2014 – First class Honours dissertation in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music Honours degree: “Exploring the mediality of live and studio music: the case of computer music, and its implications in ‘Ambivalence of Density.‘”
2014 – Performed Whirling Knives at the International Computer Music Conference; Athens, Greece
2014 – Performed Whirling Knives and –ecstasy at the Australasian Computer Music Conference, Melbourne
2012 – Graduated from bachelor of music majoring in composition and music technology
2010 – Began studying bachelor of music majoring in classical piano performance at WAAPA
Publications
Terren, M., & Hope, C. (2015). Map-making towards an onto-cartography of the digital audio workstation. Presented at the Australasian Computer Music Confernence, Sydney.
Terren, M. (2014). Exploring the mediality of live and studio composition: The case of computer music, and its implications in “Ambivalence of Density. First Class Honours thesis, Edith Cowan University.
Awards/Grants
2015 – Bogong Centre for Sound Culture and Naturestrip Sound Art Residency Grant, cash sum to fund my residency there.
2015–18 – Australian Postgraduate Award.
2014 – Artflight, from the Western Australian Department of Culture and the Arts, funding my flight to Athens for ICMC 2014.
2010 – Cecilia Daff award for best new pianist at WAAPA. Cash prize.
Residencies
2017-02 – Elektronmusikstudion (EMS); Stockholm, Sweden.
2017-01 – Visby International Centre for Composers; Visby, Sweden.
2015-05 – Bogong Centre for Sound Culture artist in residence; Alpine National Park, Victoria.
2015-01 – Arteles artist in residence, Hämeenkyrö, Finland.
Other
Began co-hosting Difficult Listening on RTRFM, 2014 onwards
Ableton University World Tour presentation, Perth. May 15 2014 @ Music Auditorium, WAAPA
ABC internship – miscellaneous composition/sound work including incidental music and radio show scoring, Sept 2013
Lomax Media – misc TV and radio advertising scores, Sept 2013
ICMC 2013 – live visual projections at Club Huge, Aug 13 @ The Bakery
ICMC 2013 – technical assistant and artist liaison, Aug 11–16
Lilt – live visual projections for Perth electronic pop group Lilt. 2012–15
Technical
Sampler/synthesiser consultant for Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, 2014 onwards.
Mastering – Dan Thorpe – Debussy Remixes (魚 たれ)
Mastering – Beth Sometimes – Person Watch (sound installation in Federation Square, Melbourne, June 2015)
Recording and mixing – Ross Bolleter and Gabriella Smart – Sea Change (2015)
Sound and lighting technician for Fringe World, 2014
Reviews
“Bythorne” EP review by Tomatrax
“Bythorne EP review by Ambient exotica
Beemask gig review
Dr Electric Michael
Related pages
Try something else
External links
Photo Date: Oct 3, 2012