ThirdSpace Sessions: Peter Knight & Tim O'Dwyer

ThirdSpace Sessions was inspired by improvisational guitarist Derek Bailey’s musical collective named ‘Company’. The idea behind ‘Company’ was to bring together an ever-changing collection of free improvising musicians, in order to create a challenging and artistically stimulating combinations of players who might not otherwise have had an opportunity to work together.

Peter Knight

Perpetually curious, composer/trumpeter Peter Knight’s practice exists in the spaces between categories, between genres & between cultures.

From 2013-23 Peter was the Artistic Director and co-CEO of the Australian Art Orchestra, for which he commissioned over 100 compositions and collaborations from a diverse range of international and Australian artists. He also composed for, and performed in the company, presenting his works at international festivals and venues in more than a dozen countries winning awards including four AMC Art Music Awards, the Albert H Maggs Composition Prize, and numerous ARIA nominations.

Peter has maintained an active solo career developing an international reputation as a innovator who is extending the possibilities of his instrument with approaches that interweave acoustic preparations, extended techniques with electroacoustic processing via laptop, vintage delays, tape machines, and pedals. His latest solo release, , is out on the ROOM40 label, described by Headphone Commute as, "a carefully curated exercise in reflective restraint, dreamy atmospherics, ebbing dynamics.”

Peter’s current touring projects include ARIA nominated, Hand to Earth, featuring Yolngu songkeepers, Daniel & David Wilfred ( ROOM40), his solo work, Shadow Phase, and a new collaboration with Indonesian duo, Senyawa ( ROOM40).

Peter also composes for film and recently completed the score for soon to be released Australian feature, (in collaboration with Warren Ellis). He works in contemporary theatre, most notably with acclaimed director, Tamara Saulwick (Chamber Made) with whom he has made five works that blur the boundaries between theatre and music performance that have toured to major international festivals and won three Green Room awards.

Peter was a Creative Australia Music Fellow 2013-14. He holds a doctorate in music composition from Griffith University and was named its 2013 Alumnus of the Year.

www.peterknightmusic.com

Tim O’Dwyer

Tim O’Dwyer is an avante-garde saxophonist, composer, and soundpainter. Over more than 30 years, he has been a musical pioneer in Australia, Asia and Europe with projects including bucketrider, The Make It Up Club, The Tim O’Dwyer Trio, ELISION Ensemble, CHOPPA Festival of Experimental Music, and as a Fellow of the Academy of the Arts of the World in Cologne. In addition, in the context of his practice, he has publications in journals, book chapters, and conference papers that grapple with the ideas of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guatarri. O’Dwyer has been the Head of the School of Contemporary Music (SoCM) at LASALLE | University of the Arts Singapore since 2010. Over this time, the SoCM has developed a unique and eclectic approach to music pedagogy that covers a broad spectrum of styles and musicking. The SoCM is a leader in the research and practice of cutting-edge electronic music, interdisciplinary music-making, classical improvisation, international telematic collaboration, and an intercultural approach to composition with a focus on local identity. The impact of staff and graduates from the SoCM has profoundly affected the music community in Singapore, South East Asia and beyond. O’Dwyer has been the Chair of SAtheCollective since 2019.

Important Info

• There are no bathrooms inside the Battlebox, the closest bathrooms are at Hotel Fort Canning (3 mins away)
• The bunker is air-conditioned.
• Battlebox is not wheelchair accessible.

House Rules

• There will be zero tolerance for discrimination, harassment or bullying in the space. Please approach a staff member if you require assistance.
• The organizers reserve the right to remove anyone who is disrespectful to others or the space.
• No smoking inside the Battlebox.
• Put your trash in the bins provided or take it with you.
• Be respectful of our neighbours – keep your voices down when entering/leaving the Battlebox.
• Battlebox is a historical site, please treat it with care.
• Parts of the Battlebox will be closed off for the event – do not wander beyond the barriers.

ThirdSpace Sessions is co-presented by Global Cultural Alliance and SAtheCollective, supported by the National Arts Council.

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