Canterbury-based composer and pianist. Current **London Symphony Orchestra** Soundhub Associate Composer. Winner of 2017 **Canterbury Festival Maxwell Davies Memorial Prize** for Composition. Recorded at **Strongroom Studios** in Shoreditch, London in January 2023 as a pianist. Featured in Goldsmiths 2020 **PureGold MMus Degree Show**. Funded by **Sound and Music** and **The Unsigned Guide**. I have studied composition, theory and orchestration to postgraduate level and compose with Sibelius, Logic Pro, and Max/MSP. No assignment is too big or too small—I take any musical request as an opportunity to develop, and treat 30-second pieces with the same seriousness as large-scale orchestral works.

LukeMadams

Canterbury-based composer and pianist. Current **London Symphony Orchestra** Soundhub Associate Composer. Winner of 2017 **Canterbury Festival Maxwell Davies Memorial Prize** for Composition. Recorded at **Strongroom Studios** in Shoreditch, London in January 2023 as a pianist. Featured in Goldsmiths 2020 **PureGold MMus Degree Show**. Funded by **Sound and Music** and **The Unsigned Guide**. I have studied composition, theory and orchestration to postgraduate level and compose with Sibelius, Logic Pro, and Max/MSP. No assignment is too big or too small—I take any musical request as an opportunity to develop, and treat 30-second pieces with the same seriousness as large-scale orchestral works.

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Canterbury-based composer and pianist.

Current London Symphony Orchestra Soundhub Associate Composer.

Winner of 2017 Canterbury Festival Maxwell Davies Memorial Prize for Composition.

Recorded at Strongroom Studios in Shoreditch, London in January 2023 as a pianist.

Featured in Goldsmiths 2020 PureGold MMus Degree Show.

Funded by Sound and Music and The Unsigned Guide.

I have studied composition, theory and orchestration to postgraduate level and compose with Sibelius, Logic Pro, and Max/MSP. No assignment is too big or too small—I take any musical request as an opportunity to develop, and treat 30-second pieces with the same seriousness as large-scale orchestral works.

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Skills

In
Instrumental
Logic Pro
Sibelius

Experience Level

Instrumental
Expert
Logic Pro
Expert
Sibelius
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Education

Bachelor of Music at Canterbury Christ Church University
September 1, 2014 - May 1, 2017
First-class honours Music Undergraduate with piano first instrument. Winner of university Composition prize in my final year, winner of Maxwell-Davies Memorial Prize for composition in 2017 and runner-up in the Canterbury Festival Composition Competition 2016. My composition work allowed me to complete my degree with the highest overall final degree mark among my cohort. Across three years, I completed a number of well-received essays on topics ranging from Bach concertos, Hip-Hop and its status as a 'folk' music, and Beethoven's late string quartets.
Master of Music at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2020
Distinction Studied composition under Professors Roger Redgate and Jeremy Peyton Jones. Original research into polytemporality. My final portfolio of compositions employed the results of this as well as original work in Spectralism, algorithmic composition, and stochastic techniques of Iannis Xenakis. My composition work was featured in Goldsmiths' annual PureGold festival in 2020.

Qualifications

ABRSM Grade 5 Diploma in Piano
May 1, 2015 - May 1, 2015
Distinction

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet
    uniE608 SUNSHOWER
    Dance track currently being mixed and mastered before release. Video by Harley Madams, all sound by me.
    uniE608 Clod Ensemble trailer
    Score provided for trailer for Clod Ensemble project. Clod's composer, Paul Clark, is a mentor and provides me with support and guidance.
    uniE608 Recording at Strongroom Studios, Shoreditch
    Recorded the first piece from my upcoming album in January 2023. More details on the project can be found at my website, here: https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE608 Videographer portfolio score
    Provided a short House beat for a sample music video portfolio. Full version available here: https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE608 On the Eight
    Submission Opera North's Minute Masterpieces competition 2021. I am a proficient orchestral composer.
    uniE608 Allargando (Short Version)
    Piano piece to be featured on my upcoming album. I only have a home recording available at the moment, but that low section sounds delicious on an acoustic piano!
    uniE608 Perpetually Receding Horizon
    Original piano composition, also to be featured on my upcoming album.
    uniE608 Video soundtrack
    Music provided for a short video for a master's degree project.
    uniE608 The Machinery
    Master's degree portfolio composition featuring original field recordings and sound samples. I built the entire piece in Max/MSP, of which I am a proficient user. It is intended to be listened to an immersive environment. More details on the project can be found here, at my website: https://www.twine.net/signin The piece was also featured in Goldsmiths' 2020 online PureGold MMus degree show: https://www.twine.net/signin

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