I am a transdisciplinary artist and researcher working across sound, listening, and oral testimony through a socially curious practice. My work embraces memory, hidden histories, and marginalised communities, exploring alternative forms of cultural transmission through radio, composition, nuanced conversation and care-full participatory exchange. I engage across performance, radio, and sound art to create socially engaged outcomes that invite collaboration, care, and reflection on difficult lived experiences.

Dr Leon Clowes

I am a transdisciplinary artist and researcher working across sound, listening, and oral testimony through a socially curious practice. My work embraces memory, hidden histories, and marginalised communities, exploring alternative forms of cultural transmission through radio, composition, nuanced conversation and care-full participatory exchange. I engage across performance, radio, and sound art to create socially engaged outcomes that invite collaboration, care, and reflection on difficult lived experiences.

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I am a transdisciplinary artist and researcher working across sound, listening, and oral testimony through a socially curious practice. My work embraces memory, hidden histories, and marginalised communities, exploring alternative forms of cultural transmission through radio, composition, nuanced conversation and care-full participatory exchange.

I engage across performance, radio, and sound art to create socially engaged outcomes that invite collaboration, care, and reflection on difficult lived experiences.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Radio Producer / Collaborator at Resonance FM
March 10, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Produced and contributed to the Absent Fathers radio programme, exploring social issues through collaborative cultural practice and interdisciplinary creation.
Composer / Producer at Naviar Records
July 23, 2025 - July 23, 2025
Album release Empirical Evidence of the Existence of Angels, integrating experimental composition with release-led production.
Composer / Collaborator at Birmingham Opera Company
April 28, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Major stage premiere of Absent Fathers commission for soprano, percussion and volunteer singers and performers.
Sound Designer / Composer at Future Ritual + Zack Mennell
March 13, 2025 - March 15, 2025
Film sound design and specially composed live performance at COMMON HOST weekend.
Performer / Composer at WALC Café
October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025
Performance of Empirical Evidence of the Existence of Angels.
Composer / Storyteller at BBC Radio 4 + Falling Tree Productions
October 8, 2025 - October 8, 2025
13-minute radio piece The Alcoholic’s Tarot; composed music, spoken word storytelling and social practice.
Composer / Performer at Contemporary Music for All Singers
April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
World premiere of contemporary vocal piece commission What Not to Say.
Electronic Music Composer / Sound Designer at Dadafest + Zack Mennell
March 22, 2025 - March 23, 2025
Electronic music composition and sound design for Rage Reactor.

Education

PhD at London College of Music, University of West London
February 1, 2022 - February 17, 2025
Multitrack Fellowship at London
September 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Postgraduate Diploma/MA-equivalent at Open School East, Margate
September 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
MA in Music (Popular Music Research) at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016
PGCE (Secondary Music) at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 1, 1993 - July 31, 1994
BMus (Hons) at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 1, 1988 - July 31, 1991

Qualifications

Churchill Fellow
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Arts Council / Equal Arts / London Arts and Health / Arts and Health Hub bursaries
September 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Sound and Music Seed Award (Nan Kids)
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Deptford X / SPILL Emerging Artist Bursary
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Other