Mileece

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Mileece
Birth nameMileece Abson
Born1978 (age 46–47)
London, England
Occupations
  • Sound artist
  • environmental designer
Years active2002–present
Labels Lo
SpouseNathaniel Petre [1]

Mileece Abson (born 1978), known mononymously as Mileece, is an English sound artist and environmental designer. [2] She makes music with plants. [1] She is the daughter of music video director Nick Abson.

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Early life

Mileece was born in 1978 in London, UK. [3] Her father is Nick Abson. [4] She spent her early life in England and California. [1]

Career

Mileece's debut studio album, Formations, was released in 2002 through Lo Recordings. [5] Following that release, she toured with Múm, Mice Parade, and HIM. Her live show consisted of SuperCollider generative compositions with custom made instruments. [3]

Mileece calls her sound art, aesthetic sonification, which is a way of relaying sound data into a representative mode that can be understood by all audiences. [6]

In September 2015, at Sonos Studio LA, she exhibited a sound environment installation, called Sonic Garden, using plants and the Sonos Smart System. The installation was interactive and the audience were able to touch and interact with the plants. [7]

She is featured in the documentary, Microfemininewarfare: Exploring Sound in Electronic Music (2016), alongside artists such as Mira Calix, Vaccine, Rucyl, and others. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

Contributions

Compilation album appearances

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kurutz, Steven (28 August 2013). "A Haven for Making Music With Plants". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sonic artist derives captivating "organic electronic" sounds from plants (Video)". TreeHugger. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Mileece". Planet Mu . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Iacovcich, Silvia (31 March 2021). "MILEECE, how to translate plant signals into immersive soundscapes". CLOT Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Pytlik, Mark. "Formations - Mileece". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Colbert, Maile. "Sounding Our Utopia: An Interview With Mileece". Sounding Out!. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sonic Garden". Sonos Studio. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Artists - microfemininewarfare". www.microfemininewarfare.net. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Keefe, Michael (13 October 2006). "Ensemble: Ensemble". PopMatters . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lo and Behold! Lo Quality Sampler - Various Artists". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Sacred Symbols of Mu - Various Artists". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
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