JOLT TOURING FESTIVAL 2015: Tokyo 12 November 2015

BLACK ZENITH

BLACK ZENITH audio-visual duo An audio-visual duo comprised of Darren Moore and Brian O'Reilly, Black Zenith's work investigates the intersecting points between electronic music, improvisation and abstract moving images. Integral to their work is the use analogue...

ROKAPENIS

ROKAPENIS musician / visual artist Since 1999, visual artist Yohei Saito has been active with a bewildering array of video work, from his longstanding collaboration with dance group Baby Q, to handling big-screen visuals at major outdoor festivals, to his mind-bending...

PHEW

PHEW voice / electronics Legendary Japanese avant-garde vocalist, Phew, first gained notoriety as a member of the art punk band, Aunt Sally, in the 1970s, who were pushing the realms of no-wave motorik at a time where there were few contenders. In the 1980s and 1990s,...

PHILIP BROPHY

PHILIP BROPHY MUSICIAN / COMPOSER / SOUND DESIGNER / FILMMAKER / WRITER A founding member of Tsk-Tsk-Tsk in the 1970s, and after a series of experimental short features in the 1980s, Philip Brophy (musician, composer, sound designer, filmmaker, writer) made his...

Steven Hagiliassis

STEVEN HAGILIASSIS Sound Artist / Media Artist Steven Hagiliassis has been involved with JOLT for the last 6 months as part of the Sonic Adventurers Collective, but has been producing grand musical explorations for many years under his performance names,...

Teagan Connor

TEAGAN CONNOR voice / kaossillator / synthesisers / electronics / percussion author / visual artist Having joined The Amplified Elephants in 2013 and the Sonic Adventurers in 2023, Connor has rapidly developed her sonic talents locally and abroad. Connor’s work...

Jay Euesden

JAY EUESDEN synthesisers / electronics / percussion Along with Robyn McGrath and Kathryn Sutherland, Euesden is a founding member of The Amplified Elephants (2006-). Euesden’s practice is focused on minimalist sonic patterns, usually realising these ideas through...

Robyn McGrath

ROBYN MCGRATH synthesizers / electronics A founding member of The Amplified Elephants – a sound art ensemble – it was McGrath who originally thought of the name for the group. McGrath joined the Sonic Adventurers Collective in 2020. Sonically, McGrath primarily...

Daniel Munnery

DANIEL MUNNERY computer-based sound maker Joining The Amplified Elephants in 2012, Daniel has quickly developed an oeuvre as an electronic laptop-based sound artist. Mentored by JOLT director James Hullick and sound artist Steve Richards (aka Cleaning Lady), Daniel...

Kathryn Sutherland

KATHRYN SUTHERLAND voice / kaossillator / synthesisers / electronics / percussion A founding member of The Amplified Elephants (founded 2006), Kathryn explores the physicality of making creative sound. Kathryn is also a founding member of Sonic Adventurers...