Dr Alexis Kirke

Plymouth composer's pieces go head-to-head in 2013 Media Innovation Awards

An innovative composer whose works have wowed audiences across the world has seen two of his pieces nominated for a major arts accolade.

Dr Alexis Kirke’s Sound Wave and Open Outcry make up half the shortlisted nominations in the Installation category of the 2013 Media Innovation Awards.

The Research Fellow in Computer Music at Plymouth University will compete against other...

Innovative composer takes particle physics duet to San Francisco

A renowned composer has been invited to perform one of his innovative pieces at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

Dr Alexis Kirke, a member of Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research, will perform his acclaimed Cloud Chamber at the 26th Lepton-Photon Conference, the world’s premiere conference for the field of elementary particle...

Bowie's lyrics and sales inspire new musical composition

David Bowie’s extraordinary career is being transformed into new compositions as part of an event celebrating his impact on the global music scene.

Plymouth University composer Dr Alexis Kirke and electronic music pioneer Martyn Ware have conducted an in-depth analysis of Bowie’s music and success, which included estimated album sales of over 140 million.

They have then...

Art and science combine to explore workings of the human brain

Researchers from the arts and sciences are joining forces in a bid to explore one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time – the workings of the human brain.

Plymouth University’s new Cognition Institute draws together experts in topics as varied as experimental psychology and the creative arts, cognitive robotics and biomedicine.

It aims to bridge the gaps between the...