SIMON KNIGHTON
Composer and Sound Artist
“Feels like you're being led through vast multi-dimensional spaces” Verity Sharp, BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction
“Distinctive instrumental and electronic soundworlds, characterised by resonance, grit, emergence, and immersion, draws the listener in. While some indeterminate or semi-improvised works can lose their way, here the evolution of the sound materials is beautifully paced and logical”, Royal Music Association
New album out now through Nonclassical!
I am extremely excited to announce my debut full-length album, ‘Sound Sculptures, Dynamical Systems, Natural Environments’. Out on 26th July, 2024. Available as a USB Sound Sculpture (handmade by Simon) and Digital Download.
I’m a Manchester based composer, originally from Sheffield. This website is designed to showcase the work, ideas and projects that I do as a composer, sound artist and academic.
I make music for classical instruments, sometimes presented in live concerts, sometimes as recorded/electronic pieces, and sometimes as soundtracks for visual artists. I’m particularly interested in spatial system-based music of various kinds, and have spent the last few years producing a series of pieces that I refer to as ‘sound sculptures’ - pieces that forefront space and various types of musical system.
The Live Projects link in the menu has videos and information about many of my concert pieces.
The Studio Projects link has links to studio productions.
The Educator tab has links to some of the workshops I have developed for educational purposes.
The strip gallery at the top of the page contains links to various external pages that feature some of my work.
Please feel free to get in touch for commissions or if you are an ensemble interested in playing an existing piece. I’m always happy to rework old scores for new instrumentation and spaces! I’m also always very happy to chat about sound sculptures, dynamical systems, autonomous music, textural music etc!