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electroacoustic + ambient + sound art:::NEWS:::Now ShowingPOOP by Chong Tze Chien (Theatre)Presented by The Finger PlayersWATCH TRAILER("Aleatoric Lullaby" by sonicbrat from the album: Quiet Windows)Esplanade Theatre StudioFrom 3 September 2010, 8pmInvolvement: Sound DesignerVue Privée presents: ON THE EDGE by Alex Maclean (photography exhibition)20th Aug - 3rd Oct 2010Vue Privée20 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229652Involvement: Sound Installation ArtistSandcastle(Feature Film)by Boo JunfengFortissimo FilmsZhao Wei FilmsNOW SHOWING AT CINEMAS (SG)WATCH TRAILERInvolvement: Music Composer (film scoring)Coming SoonBLACKBIRD by David Harrower (Theatre)Presented by Singapore Repertory TheatreDBS Arts Centre - Home of SRTFrom 16 Sep 2010, 8pmInvolvement: Music Composer + Sound DesignerSUITCASES (Theatre)Presented by The Finger PlayersProduction BlogDrama Centre Black BoxFrom 28 October 2010, 8pmInvolvement: Music Composer + Sound Artist + InstallationaboutawardsDarren is a Singapore based sound artist and music composer whose electro-acoustic sound-bites have established him as one of the most sought after sound and music composer in the local theatre, dance and international film and art scene. His works have been compared to Erik Satie, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Ben Frost by international music reviewers from U.K. (WIRE: Ken Hollings), U.S.A. (The Silent Ballet and Bluesbunny) and Hong Kong (Hompy). A multi-instrumentalist trained in classical piano, he has been exploring re-interpretive playing and improvisations on various music instruments, using processed found sounds to fuse with his acoustic and electronic compositions, exploring minimalist sound art and psycho-acoustic performances and installations.Darren has worked and collaborated with many international sound artists and musicians from Europe and Asia. To date, he has performed in Japan (Okinawa), Vietnam (Hanoi), Hungary (Budapest; Sziget Festival), Spain (Barcelona), Austria (Vienna) and Netherlands (Venlo). He was chosen to participate in Red Bull Music Academy 2008 (Barcelona) under his handle sonicbrat and has been invited to perform solo in Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2009 (Vietnam), Wiener Festwochen 2009 (Vienna), Sonar 2009 (Barcelona) and Zomerparkfeest 2009 (Netherlands). He has also composed for internationally renowned contemporary dance choreographers Zhang Xiao Xiong (USA, Taiwan), Boi Sakti (Indonesia) and Kuik Swee Boon (Singapore).Having a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theatre Studies from National University of Singapore, he has been active in the theatre and sound art scene for the past decade with more than 150 arts productions under his belt. To date, he has had 8 nominations in total for his works and had won the coveted award of Best Sound Designer at the 6th and 8th Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2006 and 2008 respectively, as well as receiving an Honourable Mention for Special Achievement for Best Sound in the 5th Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2005.He is currently an Associate Sound Artist for The Finger Players.10th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2010 (Double Nominations), nominated for Best SoundProduction: Whispers (TFP); Cat, Lost & Found (TFP)JUICE Magazine Best Laptop Artist 20088th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2008 winner (Double Nominations), Best Sound - 0501Production: 0501 (TFP); The Pillowman (SRT)Presidents Design Award 2008 collective winner - 0501Production: 0501 (TFP)7th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2007 nominated for Best Sound - First FamilyProduction: First Family (TFP)6th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2006 winner (Double Nominations), Best Sound - TwistedProduction: Twisted (TFP); Snow Queen (SRT)5th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2005 winner, Honourable Mention, Best Sound - Sound & BeautyProduction: Sound & Beauty (Luna-id)MUSICSOUND ARTTWITTERFACEBOOKCONTACTalbums click on album to view details...compilations (VA), remixes & re-interpretationsPEACE (VA)"Pollen"Genre: electroacousticMP3; Prices: DonationBuffetlibre (Barcelona) + Amnesty International[link]PEOPLE (VA)"w_0_0_5" & "Dreams of a Butterfly"Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|shoegazeCD; Prices: USD$20 [link]Valicam Records (Japan), 2009 TALKING TO GHOSTS (VA) - "Silent Exposure"Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|experimentalRe-interpretation of "Slow Exposure" from the album "GHOSTS" by Palac (Peter Prautzsch)AIFF/MP3 + Limited CD (Promo)Palac Music(Germany), 2009 [link]CHROMATIC EP (VA) - "monoChromatic"re-interpretation of the track "Chromatic"by FOURTEEN TWENTYSIX a.k.a. Chris van der LindenFree Download; MP3: DOWNLOAD1426 (Netherlands), 2009 [link]CHROMATA RE-MIX - "Mikro Kaleidoscopic"From the track "Mikro"Genre: electroacoustic|ambientCHROMATA (Greece), 2009RBMA Various Assets (VA) - "fabrica"Recorded in Barcelona, RBMA2008Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|experimentalCD; not for saleRBMA (Germany), 2009 [link]VA:2 - "audiography001" + "hush hush"Genre: minimalist|experimental|noiseas sonicbrat and bi-a (sonicbrat + Hong Qile)Online Streaming [listen]bwc records (China), 2008 [link]JOUETS (VA) - "When They Come Alive Tonight"Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|shoegazeFree Download; MP3: DOWNLOADf|m records (Singapore), 2008 [link]LIFE LIVING - "The Broken Glass Ballerina"Collborative track with PIX (France)for his album "LIFE LIVING'Genre: electronica|electroacoustic|ambientFree Download; MP3: DOWNLOADFresh-Poulp Records (France), 2008 [link]"THE COLLBORATION" "When The Flowers Mourn" by sonicbratre-interpreted and lyrics by Motoko Ishii (Sweden)Genre: ambient|experimental|vocalsOnline ReleaseAPPELL (Sweden), 2008 [link] "Plumbada" (sonicbra re-mix)in collboration with PLUM (UK)Genre: acoustic|electroacoustic|vocalsMP3; Price: £ 1.49 [link]Summer Rain Recordings(UK), 2008A WEEVIL IN A BISCUIT (VA)"That Little Something"Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|shoegazeCD; Price: £8.00 [link]MP3; Price: £6.00(contact:bearsuitrecords_hotmail.co.uk)Bearsuit Records (UK), 2007SOUND OF STYLE (VA) - "Revisiting"Genre: electronica|acoustic|ambientDouble=CD; Price: USD$14.99 [link]Sonic Vogue Records (UK), 2007