Colin Offord in residence June 2009
A long time associate of Alan Lamb's, Offord will be joining us @ The WIRED Lab for two weeks. Whilst in residence he will be working with Wires and Dave Burraston to develop new compositions, and to build new instruments to record and interact with the wires.
Offord, a gifted singer and teacher will also be facilitating a singing and vocalisation workshop series @ The Cootamundra Arts Centre. Over three sessions workshop participants will learn vocal approaches such as harmonic throat/nose singing and yodelling, whilst working towards developing a composition with Offord. For workshop dates and times please click here to refer to 'Events' in the right hand column. 
ABOUT COLIN OFFORD
Colin Offord is a singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, inventor of original instruments, designer of musical theatre pieces and visual artist. Of Anglo-Celtic heritage, his extensive travels and many collaborations have led him to a synthesis of the artistic and philosophical influences of western avant-garde and folk music, experimental Jazz, East Asian, Aboriginal Australian and Pacific island art forms.
Offord sings in a rich voice of exceptional range. He has developed a unique singing style that combines song forms and vocal improvisation, calls and yodels, throat harmonics, falsetto and the exploration of vocal sound. He accompanies his voice with the most noted of his many original instruments: the “Great Island Mouthbow “. Over twenty years in development, it is a complex string instrument which can be bowed, plucked and played percussively. Colin then modifies the sounds harmonically with his throat to produce sweeping, rhythmic soundscapes. The result is a vast array of sonic possibilities from a single instrument.
Offord also plays a range of original and traditional instruments: Australasian flute, harmonic windpipes, eagle feather flute, double flutes made especially for him by Australian maker Mark Binns, conch shells, Chinese wind instruments: Ti-tze, Bao hu & Hulu se, many types of jaws harps and the Laotian Khene. Original instruments that members of his group specialise on include: the Xylopt: a bailer shell xylophone, Moonbells: multiphonic harmonic plate chimes, Tongue bells, Australasian Belly Bows, a range of bamboo and metal percussion instruments and sound costumes activated by movement.
Offord’s art is expansive and genuinely original yet very accessible to a wide audience. An international art form with a distinctly Australasian character. For more information about Offord visit his website: http://www.colinofford.com/
Offord, a gifted singer and teacher will also be facilitating a singing and vocalisation workshop series @ The Cootamundra Arts Centre. Over three sessions workshop participants will learn vocal approaches such as harmonic throat/nose singing and yodelling, whilst working towards developing a composition with Offord. For workshop dates and times please click here to refer to 'Events' in the right hand column. ABOUT COLIN OFFORD
Colin Offord is a singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, inventor of original instruments, designer of musical theatre pieces and visual artist. Of Anglo-Celtic heritage, his extensive travels and many collaborations have led him to a synthesis of the artistic and philosophical influences of western avant-garde and folk music, experimental Jazz, East Asian, Aboriginal Australian and Pacific island art forms.
Offord sings in a rich voice of exceptional range. He has developed a unique singing style that combines song forms and vocal improvisation, calls and yodels, throat harmonics, falsetto and the exploration of vocal sound. He accompanies his voice with the most noted of his many original instruments: the “Great Island Mouthbow “. Over twenty years in development, it is a complex string instrument which can be bowed, plucked and played percussively. Colin then modifies the sounds harmonically with his throat to produce sweeping, rhythmic soundscapes. The result is a vast array of sonic possibilities from a single instrument.
Offord also plays a range of original and traditional instruments: Australasian flute, harmonic windpipes, eagle feather flute, double flutes made especially for him by Australian maker Mark Binns, conch shells, Chinese wind instruments: Ti-tze, Bao hu & Hulu se, many types of jaws harps and the Laotian Khene. Original instruments that members of his group specialise on include: the Xylopt: a bailer shell xylophone, Moonbells: multiphonic harmonic plate chimes, Tongue bells, Australasian Belly Bows, a range of bamboo and metal percussion instruments and sound costumes activated by movement.
Offord’s art is expansive and genuinely original yet very accessible to a wide audience. An international art form with a distinctly Australasian character. For more information about Offord visit his website: http://www.colinofford.com/
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