Angus Tarnawsky
Angus Tarnawsky is an Australian-Canadian artist, musician, curator and researcher. He holds a PhD in Communication from Concordia University, an MFA in Interdisciplinary Media, Art and Design from OCAD University and a Bachelor of Music Performance (Honours) from the Victorian College of the Arts. He relocated from Australia to Brooklyn, New York in 2010 to join the motorik influenced rock band, Apache Beat, and since 2018, he has primarily lived and worked in Canada.
Angus Tarnawsky
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- Angus Tarnawsky
- Born
- 1988
- Occupation
- Musician, artist, curator, researcher
- Nationality
- Australia
- Fields
- experimental music
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Angus Tarnawsky is an Australian-Canadian artist, musician, curator and researcher. He holds a PhD in Communication from Concordia University, an MFA in Interdisciplinary Media, Art and Design from OCAD University and a Bachelor of Music Performance (Honours) from the Victorian College of the Arts. He relocated from Australia to Brooklyn, New York in 2010 to join the motorik influenced rock band, Apache Beat, and since 2018, he has primarily lived and worked in Canada.
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In 2014, his debut EP was released by the Berlin-based record label Inner Surface Music. That same year the Melbourne Next Wave Festival premiered his first installation project "Artifacts," with pianist Nathan Liow. He has collaborated on a wide range of projects, including work with visual artist, Stanislava Pinchuk, musician Brian Chase, and choreographer Duane Cyrus. He is also the curator of the experimental record label In Context Music. Between 2015 and 2017 he was the drummer and recording engineer for the punk band Flowers of Evil, recording two full-length albums.
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• Name — Angus Tarnawsky • Born — 1988 • Origin — Launceston, Tasmania • Instrument — Drums, modular synthesizer • Genre — Experimental, electronic, sound art, punk rock • Occupation — Musician, artist, curator, researcher • Years Active — 2005–present • Website — angustarnawsky.com
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- 1.[June 17–22] Variable Frequencies by Angus Tarnawsky – Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center. Harvestworks.
- 2.Angus Tarnawsky ← People ← Cafe OTO. Cafe Oto.
- 3.PhD Oral Exam - Angus Tarnawsky.
- 4.Uncommon Sounds in Common Spaces - Open Research Repository. OCAD University.
- 5.1 (PDF) Chris Cutler's Electrified-Drumkit; The Evolution of a Hybrid Instrument and its Opportunities for Improvisers.
- 6.Hyland, Thomas. HOW TO TOUR AMERICA W/ ANGUS TARNAWSKY. Clones & Clones. 18 August 2010.
- 7.Cross, Leah. APACHE BEAT: TRACING SKY. Dazed & Confused. 31 May 2012.
- 8.Music - Vancouver - The Georgia Straight - Local musician Angus Tarnawsky heading to the prestigious Red Bull Music Academy. Georgia Straight.
- 9.Angus Tarnawsky. Red Bull.
- 10.PhD student biographies - Angus Tarnawsky. Concordia University.
- 11.Pharmakon played MoMA PS1 w/ Dawn of Humans and Hank Wood & the Hammerheads (videos), playing Trans Pecos. Brooklyn Vegan. 27 January 2014.
- 12.Screen Spaces – For the Record.
- 13.Premiere: Inner Surface Music welcome Angus Tarnawsky. Juno Records. 24 April 2014.
- 14.Can We Please Play The Internet? :: Next Wave Festival 2014. Next Wave Festival.
- 15.miso on Instagram. Instagram.
- 16.Brian Chase/Richard Hoffman/Jaie Gonzalez/Angus Tarnawsky Quartet, Hubble, Napoleon @ Trans-Pecos. Oh My Rockness. 25 January 2014.
- 17.COLLABORATIVE ARTISTS – Theatre of Movement.
- 18.discogs. Flowers of Evil (3) – Flowers of Evil (Vinyl, Album) at Discogs.
- 19.Dadson, Manika. Drummer goes back to where it all began. The Examiner. 7 January 2014.
- 20.KEXP. Live Video: Au.Ra.
- 21.cleopold.
- 22.Ballet School. Facebook.
- 23.Ballet School "Cherish" / Out Of Town Films - YouTube.
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