Bio

 

Eliot Britton (b.1983) – composer, sound artist – integrates electronic and instrumental music to create an energetic and colourful personal language.  Each of his compositions expresses his eclectic musical experience, including that of sound designer, producer, orchestral and jazz performer, DJ, and audio technician. By drawing on these sound worlds and others, Eliot Britton's compositions are bursting with a variety of resources only possible in the 21st century. His compositions have been heard by audiences across Canada and internationally.

Eliot Britton is currently pursuing his PhD in music research and composition at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University under the supervision of Prof. Sean Ferguson. Here Britton has worked as a course lecturer, studio assistant and composer in residence for the Digital Composition Studios. He was awarded the director’s prize for research on live electronic music and recently held the position of composer in residence for the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble with the Digital Composition Studio. He currently holds a SSHRC Bombardier graduate scholarship to fund his research.

Prior to his work at McGill, Eliot Britton studied with Matthews and Fitzell at the University of Manitoba, and was also conferred with certification from the Precursor Productions School of Electronic Music. Throughout his studies, Eliot Britton has won numerous awards and scholarships.  Recent accolades include 1st prize in the Hugh Le Caine Category in the SOCAN competition, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Scholarship (SSHRC), winner of the Winnipeg New Music Festival's Young Composers' Competition, and the Margaret H. Tyler Award in music. Select performances of Britton’s work include: NIME Norway, EMS New York, the CCMW Toronto, McGill CME in Montreal, Winnipeg New Music Festival, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and the Pazzia Performing Arts Collective in Edinburgh, Eliot Britton continues to evolve musically. 

Having recently finished his masters he continues pursuing a doctoral thesis on the analysis of rhythmic syntax in avant-garde electronic music and its relationship to electroacoustic music.

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Links

Canadian Electroacoustic Community
Because it's important.

TenTooMany
This is the website from my old band. Not many updates anymore, but years ago, we used to play lots of shows in Winnipeg; an off kilter blend of 3rd wave ska and punk.

The Free Sound Project
This is an amazing resource packed with (CC) sounds. The sound quality varies, but the interface lets you filter out the crap. I often upload source materials from my projects.

CC Mixter
Creative Commons audio resource. Public domain materials for remixing and audio production.

Ben Reimer
Ben Reimer is a talented percussionist and professor at Brandon University.

CIRMMT
McGill's Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology.

Precursor Productions
Winnipeg's best electronic music production school.

Bryan Jacobs Website
Friend of mine at McGill. His work with voices is very interesting.

McGill Digital Composition Studio
This is where I've been spending most of my time for the last few years. A great team of people works together to put on concerts and create interesting mixed electronic music.

Grace Hrabi
Friend and talented vocalist

Anthony Tan
Composer, Pianist, sound artist.

Collection Get!
A pop side project with my friend Grace Hrabi. Co-Produced with Chris Johns.

Codes D’accès
Montreal concert series with a fantastic mandate.

Vicky Chow
Fantastic and versatile New York based pianist.

Megan Turnbull
Friend and artist (all types)

Cluster Festival
A fresh and new arts festival in Maintoba.

Xenia Pestova
Pianist

Ben Duinker
Ben Duinker is an amazing performer and collaborator. Check out his website!