BILL THOMPSON

Bill Thompson is a sound artist and composer. He performs as a soloist and with a number of groups including The Seen, zerospace, Airfield with choreographer Ian Spink, duos with Phil Maguire, Phil Durrant and Richard Sanderson, and in the past with Keith Rowe, Faust, EXAUDI and others. Although originally trained as a guitarist, Thompson has worked with live electronics for the better part of 15 years. Since 2016/17, however, he has returned to guitar using one built by Moog combined with electronics and miscellaneous table top devices, found objects, flashing lights, and the occasional vibrator. He has earned numerous awards and commissions including the PRS for New Music ATOM award, the GAVAA visual arts award, a PRS for New Music Three Festival commission, the 2010 Aberdeen Visual Arts Award, and was nominated for the Paul Hamlyn Award in 2012.