podcast 37-Matthew Shlomowitz

Composer Conversations with Daniel Vezza

Matthew is a composer from Australia who is currently based in London where he co-directs the new music ensemble Plus Minus and teaches Experimental Music at the Royal College of Music. He has composed works for groups such as Champ D’Action, Ensemble Offspring, EXAUDI, Nieuw Ensemble, Quatuor Diotima, and the Ricciotti Ensemble. You can listen to more of his music at www.shlom.com.

In our conversation we talk about New Music’s emphasis on the multiple listening experience, his use of popular music as a social critique, and his work with Plus Minus. The music played in this interview is from a series of pieces called Popular Contexts. The outro music is titled Hi hat and Me.