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Bio

Gary Sinclair is a music composer, sound designer and recording artist. Working in the museum, experiential, public art and broadcast sectors, he has established a multi-discipline practice Tactile Music. Exploring the liminal space where sound design and music reside.

Creating soundtracks referencing contemporary classical, minimalism, ambient and electronic music genres. Gary is committed to integrating traditional music production, field recordings and creative technology. The work is grounded in authentic science concepts and the natural world and morphs from the real to the abstract.

His approach to music and sound is altruistic, allowing existing narratives within science, nature, technology and philosophy to directly inform the production of his soundtracks. Utilising contemporary techniques in data sonification, generative music and sound processing, he views his role as a guide or conduit for the sonic articulation of voiceless ideas.

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Works.  Commissions.  Collaborations:

  • 2022. Australian National Maritime Museum. "Shaped By The Sea" Exhibition. Permanent music and sound installation: "As it ends, it begins again".

  • 2022. Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize. Finalist. South Australian Museum. "Ghost Trees". Collaboration with James McGrath as "Nature as Data"

  • 2022. Vivid Sydney. "We Dream the City". Soundtrack. Collaboration with Dr Sarah Barns and Micheal Killalea of Esem Projects.

  • 2022. Vivid, Sydney. "Point of View". Collaboration with Micheal Killalea and Brad Robson.

  • 2022. Nagnata, Movement 10. Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney. Collaboration with Nagnata, Laura May, Ella Bancroft and Waangenga Blanco.

  • 2022. Semi Permanent: Perspective festival. Carriageworks Sydney. 

  • 2022. Indigenous Fashion Projects (DAAF) at AAFW 22, Carriageworks Sydney. 

  • 2022. Afterpay Australian Fashion week. Carriageworks, Sydney. Music Direction. Bianca Spender, Bondi Born, Beare Park, Bec & Bridge, Oroton, Hansen & Gretel, Torannce, Apartment, Next Gen.

  • 2021 - 2022. Australian National Maritime Museum. "One Ocean, Our Future" Exhibition. 

  • 2021. Luna Fete. Festival of light, art and technology, New Orleans, USA. "Ghost Trees" Co-Creator, Collaboration with James McGrath as "Nature as Data".

  • 2019 -2022. Australian National Maritime Museum. "Sea Monsters" Exhibition.

  • 2021. Dlectricity festival. Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, USA. "Ghost Trees". Collaboration with James McGrath as "Nature as Data".

  • 2021. Northern Beaches Environmental Art Prize. Finalist. Sydney."Ghost Trees". Collaboration with James McGrath as "Nature as Data".

  • 2021. Port Macquarie - Hastings Council. "Wakulda - Weaving our stories as one". Collaboration with Esem Projects, the Ngarrgan Mirrilyn Choir and the local Birpai people.

  • 2016 - 2022. Rutherford's Den. The Art's Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand. Permanent science museum. Collaboration with Esem Projects.

  • 2015 -2022. Bathurst Winter Festival. Bathurst Regional Council. Public art projection festival. Collaboration with Esem Projects.

  • 2018. The University of Vienna. "Sounds of Matter" Exhibition. "Freezing Gold Nanocluster". Awarded best in the category of Nucleation.

  • 2016. Australian National Maritime Museum. "Voyage to the deep". 

  • 2015. Arrivals and departures. Barangaroo Delivery Authority. Sydney. Collaboration with Esem Projects.

  • 2013. Australian Museum, Sydney. "Tyrannosaurs- Meet the family" Exhibition. 

  • 2012. Australian Museum, Sydney. "Deep Oceans" Exhibition.

     

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Discography:

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  • 2022. Gary John Sinclair - Public Broadcast Vol.01

  • 2006. Abacus Roolz - The Northern Summer of

  • 2003. Abacus Roolz - The Trials and Tribulations of

  • 1999. Liminal - AA

  • 1998. Tiafro - Tank Engine Blue

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