Robin Fox (musician)

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Robin Fox
Born1973
OriginAustralia
Occupation(s)Musician
LabelsRoom40

Robin Fox is an Australian musician. He has released several solo albums as well as collaborations with Anthony Pateras and Oren Ambarchi. [1] His work with Anthony Pateras has been noted for making a significant contribution to noise music. [2]

His mother was an experimental music composer and his stepfather ran the computer music department at La Trobe University. [3] After dropping out of law school, Robin decided to focus on music inspired by his mother's work. [4] He later returned to studying and has a PhD in composition from Monash University and an MA in musicology, with published articles on experimental music and composition. [5]

He has collaborated with his partner choreographer Stephanie Lake on several dance works, and has created sound and light-shows for Australian contemporary dance company Chunky Move. [6] [7] These included his work with lasers which led to him being nicknamed the "king of lasers", and has seen him tour around the world. [8] [9] [3]

In 2016 he co-founded the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) along with Byron J Scullin, which contains a collection of synthesisers and other electronic music instruments available to the public. [10] That same year he installed a giant theremin in Girgarre as part of the town's regional arts project. [11]

In 2021 he released two new albums on Australian experimental music label Room40. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Robin Fox Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Priest, Gail (2009). Experimental Music: Audio Explorations in Australia. UNSW Press. p. 71. ISBN   978-1-921410-07-9.
  3. 1 2 "Robin Fox talks epic AV performances and rare synthesizer archives". CDM Create Digital Music. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Robin Fox | Metal Magazine". metalmagazine.eu. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Author: Fox, Robin". search.informit.org. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Great collaborations: Stephanie Lake and Robin Fox - Dance Australia". www.danceaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "CHUNKY MOVE DANCE REVIEW: Mortal Engine". ArtsHub Australia. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "A Dramatic New Laser Show Is Opening in Melbourne Tomorrow". Broadsheet. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  9. ↑ Ross, Annabel (14 November 2014). "Listen with a laser beam: Robin Fox brings RGB light show to Melbourne Music Week". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Synths and sensibility: The story behind Melbourne's MESS". Red Bull . Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Launch of the Girgarre Revival". Small Town Transformations. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Robin Fox – Threnody to Now (Room40) & Waking Fever Dream (Room40)". Cyclic Defrost. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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