phil archer Plus
I completed a PhD in Composition at the University of East Anglia in 2004, and am currently working at Norwich University College of the Arts. My main areas of interest are circuit-bending and hardware hacking, the creation of electro-mechanical musical instruments and interfaces, and the use of these in live performance situations.
Past works have involved modified CD players, electronic music boxes, and the live circuit-bending of a mains-powered Yamaha keyboard by dripping water onto the circuit-board. My music has been played and broadcast around the world, and I have performed with artists ranging from Nic Collins (nicolascollins.com) to Dat Politics.
I also play in Transept (trspt.net/), do some more 'commercial' solo electronic music and remixes (philarcher.bandcamp.com), and played guitar in the Anglo-Japanese electro punk-pop band Hyper Kinako.
