Heart of Noise is a new event series dedicated to ambient, electronic and experimental music in a live setting. It aims to promote these and related genres across Cambridge by featuring local, national and international artists, both solo and in collaboration. Each event will feature three sets delivered by different artists, together with supportive visuals. Please join us for varied and immersive performances: from abrasive energy to celestial beauty.

In this debut event, Kumo, Georgina Brett and Elif Yalvaç each will deliver a set of immersive experimental electronic music. The event aims to bring a different unique breath into the arts and culture scene in Cambridge.

Jono Podmore aka Kumo

…is Professor of the Practice of Popular Music at the prestigious Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany. He has been no slouch with his own musical projects, working under his Kumo alias across multiple releases, live performances and DJ sets worldwide; collaborating with artists as diverse as Can, The Shamen, Jamiroquai, Metamono, Swantje Lichtenstein and Jhelisa Anderson. The lyrical strains of Podmore’s theremin; his work with writers, visual artists and in the film industry, all continue to push boundaries.

He’s a regular contributor to music and culture magazines incl. The Quietus, co-wrote and edited the book Jaki Liebezeit (2020) about the master drummer, and co-hosts Talk to the Chip, a podcast and monthly radio show on Resonance FM.

Jono hails from Liverpool and lives with his synths in SE London where he teaches Tai Chi. He is currently writing a major book about drugs and the music industry, and developing a feature film based on Byron’s epic poem The Giaour.

Ongoing projects, downloads, contact and more here

Elif Yalvaç

Born and raised in Turkey, Elif Yalvaç creates music using an array of instruments including guitars, synthesizers, field recordings, and Game Boy. Her music has received international acclaim including reviews in The Guardian, Electronic Sound, and The Wire, alongside international live appearances and broadcasts including BBC Radio 6 and Radio 3. Her works embrace opposites: microsound glitches and slow builds; celestial beauty and abrasive energy.

Alongside her solo projects, she collaborates with others extensively, including experimental rock project Diaries of Destruction (March 2022) and her album Green Drift with Expert Sleepers (September 2022). Her most recent work My Heart of Noise (Möller Records – April 2023) is a collaboration with 9 artists from Nordic countries. She holds an MA degree in Sonic Arts from Istanbul Technical University and regularly delivers workshops and podcasts on electronic music.

Endorsed by Arts Council England, Elif is based in the UK with a Global Talent Visa. In addition to composition, performance, and production, she teaches electronic music at Guildhall School of Music & Drama (GSMD) in London. Elif is a member of RMA’s Music and/as Process committee. She also delivers guitar lessons in local community organisations.

“Turkish composer Elif Yalvaç releases a deeply atmospheric collection of ambient, transportive compositions on Mountains Become Stepping Stones”
The Guardian 

www.elifyalvac.com
hazalelif.bandcamp.com

Georgina Brett

Georgina Brett is a composer and event organiser. After studying an MA in Electroacoustic composition under Jonty Harrison she went on to produce cd’s of binaural recordings from eco-festivals.

In 2003 she began making vocal live-looping collages/improvisations/compositions and has composed many albums exploring a range of ideas and musical challenges for mono-choir. She began Tuesdays Post : Live Progressive Ambient in 2012 to promote artists creating music on the cusp of electro-acoustic and ambient styles. Having gained a fascination for surround sound spatial music at undergraduate level she has curated a number of multispeaker concerts in London over the years. She has performed numerous times in the UK as well as touring to USA, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.

www.georginabrett.co.uk
www.youtube.com/channel/UC8U48SZEK3Bqc373Tyg-kqw
open.spotify.com/artist/42hsg8TKY4mfWdmYosIa2S
georginabrett.bandcamp.com/
soundcloud.com/georginabrett

This workshop is aimed for experimental music enthusiasts or anyone who is keen to explore avant-garde arts.

Duration: 2 hours