FEINE by Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson Moog guitar, electronics and found objects

FEINE
An obsolete form of feign.
To give a mental existence to something that is not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; to pretend; to form and relate as if true.


Bill Thompson is a sound artist and composer. He performs regularly as a soloist as well as in a number of groups including The Seen, Three Plus One and Airfield (with Ian Spink), and duos with Richard Sanderson, Phil Durrant, and Yoni Silver. Past collaborations include performances with Keith Rowe, Faust, EXAUDI and others.

Originally trained as a guitarist, Thompson has worked with live electronics for over 20 years. He now performs with a Moog guitar combined with electronics and miscellaneous tabletop devices, found objects, flashing lights, and the occasional vibrator.

He has earned numerous awards and commissions including the Venice Biennale, Organ Reframed, the Sound Festival, the PRS for New Music ATOM award, the GAVAA Visual Arts Award, a PRS for New Music Three Festival commission, the Aberdeen Visual Arts Award, and was nominated for the Paul Hamlyn Award.

 

since 1994

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