Guy Harries

Guy Harries is a composer/performer based in London and Amsterdam. His work consists mostly of the interactive combination of live electronics and acoustic instruments, as well as the use of multimedia. He performs with flute, voice and electronics. His compositions have been performed by contemporary ensembles such as: The Tate Ensemble, SOIL, The Roentgen Connection, Vocal Lab and LOOS, and have been broadcast and performed internationally. In 2000 he was awarded the Henriette Bosmans prize by the Association of Dutch Composers (GeNeCo). He is also a singer-songwriter, practising electronic troubadourism with his laptop and voice.

Guy collaborated with musician Meira Asher, with whom he co-founded the Bodylab Arts Foundation. He is also a core member of the POW Ensemble. He has produced a number of multimedia works: Stereo Dogs, Nocturnaround and Imaginary Friends. His chamber opera Jasser, toured throughout Holland in 2006/07, and he is currently working on a new opera based on the novel Two Caravans, in collaboration with Kameroperahuis Zwolle.

He completed his PhD in Electroacoustic Performance at City University, London and is a lecturer in music at the University of East London.

[portrait photo: Erik Bosgraaf]