About Christopher Gladwin:

Christopher Gladwin is an experimental musician and noise maker from the Lincolnshire Wolds. The spawn of early computer games, 80's video nasties and his parent's Prog Rock collection, he began making electronic music from his bedroom studio in the late 90's. He went on to study at the Hull School of Art & Design and became involved with the city's vibrant underground of avant-garde musicians and artists. Chris is mainly known for his electronica output under the name of Team Doyobi whose discography features labels such as Skam , Staalpaat and Fatcat records. Alongside this project he also works under a number of aliases ( The Wyrding Module, Dr Derek F. Livet Er Smerte ) and when the opportunity arises will get involved in improvised performances with whoever and whatever (one gig he played an amplified bowl for couscous).His creations can embrace pop musicality or the absurdist noise of his more outr é sonic research . He has recorded the screams of frogs, performed 340 songs in one set and been the man behind Hull 's only electro-psych-folk night, Auto.Barn . Highlights of his activities so far have included touring with Autechre , supporting Lighting Bolt , playing with Damo Suzuki and making to Oslo and back in a jeep with no headlights, towing a Kebab machine during the Safe as Milk festival. Christopher's current “para-musical” project explores the of aesthetics abject noise, produced electro-acoustically using crude self made devices and found objects (Harry Partch meets Wolf Eyes at a Fluxus happening).

Performances / Exhibitons :

* I have performed at many events these are a few I can remember. Apologies to those who I have worked with or organised events that I have not listed.

• The 2 mile Quadruplex ( Kingston upon Hull Rowing Club, June 2008 ) Radios and Meat Quartet.
• ArtRole ( Yorkshire Sculpture Park, May 2008 ) Live performance with Ann Bean, Richard Wilson and Adalet Garmainy
• Blank Media Electronica Special ( Manchester April 2008 ) Performed as The Wyrding Module
• Rhythm n Blood Quartet, performance at the Islington Mill (Salford , Feb 2008) with Helmut Lemke, Espen Jensen, Paddy Steer. Also playing "The Gated Community" (Sheffield)
• String Oscillators , Installation/performance with noise machines Salford University (Jan, 2008)
• ArtRadio / Longnight , Cornerhouse (Machester 2007 ) : Performance and live broadcast of untitled piece featuring glass on polystyrene and air compressor, reeds and balloons. Also performed later as Dr Derek F
• Arvstock 777 (a farm some where in Wales 2007) : Performed as Dr Derek F
• ...Then the silence Increased Champan Gallery (Salford 2007 ) : Show curated by Helmut Lemke and Ben Giwilliam. Performace of untitled piece featuring, steam machines, rubbed metal, shriekers and grinders
• Subterfuge ( Manchester , 2007) : Performed as “Christopher Gladwin”, improvised electronics
• ArtRole / Yorkshire Kurd( Yorkshire sculpture park 2007 ) : Improvised performance with Kurdish musicians as part of an exposition of art from Iraq
• Steam Machines ( Borland Gallery , Salford 2007 ) : Installation / performance using steam powered noise machines
• Team Doyobi – mircotour ( Athens , Shefflied, London , Nottingham 2006 ) : Performed as Team Doyobi promoting new album
• BBC Radio 1, The Mary Anne Hobbs Show ( 2006 ): 30min mix by Team Doyobi
• Subterfuge ( Manchester UK , 2006) : Performed as “Livet Er Smerte”, industrial noise core unit with Espen Jensen
• Sonic Arts Nework, Expo 2006 - Zooamorphic Electronic Ether Field. ( Manchester UK 2006) : Installation / Performance as “ The Cyrpto Audiological Society” - Zooamorphic Electronic Ether Field. Electronic, FM transmitters and radios. Feat. Pete McPartlan, George Rogers and Jame Brouwer.
• Loom {Electronic Music Festival} ( Nottingham UK 2006 ) – Performed as Dr. Derek F.
• Supported Lighting Bolt, Arabrot and Ultralyd (Hull 2006/5) : Performed as “Livet Er Smerte”, industrial noise core unit with Espen Jensen
• Hull Arts Lab - The Cyrpto Audiological Society presents Radio Zero( Hull UK 2006 ) : Curated and performed. An event of improvised sound works using radios and transmitters. Feat. Ben Gwilliam, Lee Paterson, Jez Riley, Bob Levine, Stefani Wyke, Elecktro Diesel, Dave Corbett, Martin Dodds, Pete McPartlan. Slippeddisco.
• Festival organised by Mooste - Gibberish( Tartu Estonia 2006 ) : Audio-visual performance using voice and electronics with Stefani Wyke ( Also performed as Dr. Derek F.)
• AUTO.BARN ( Hull UK 2005 – ) : 9 Events of experimental music and spoken work + DJ's. curated and performed.
• Wire magazine ( 2005 ) : Contributions to the Global Ear article on Hull by Jez Riley (featured MP3s on website)
• The Red Gallery, Stuft ( 2004 ) : Exhibition of digital images in very large group show
• Performed with Damo Suzuki ( Hull 2004 )
• Slack Video ( Hull 2004 - ) Screenings of the my short film “the act of observing something changes it” and films featuring soundtracks produced by me. Also various live improvised sound to image projects. Feat. Salad Fingers, Andrew Spinks, Jez Riley, Eye Sound, Ed Hunter, Stef Wyke…
• All Tomorrows Parties ( 2004 curated by Chapman Brothers 2003 curated by Autechre , UK ) : Performed as Team Doyobi
• Resonance FM ( 2003 ) : interview as part of “ hull on earth ” by Ashleigh Marsh
• Gage ( 2004 ) ,The LAW ( 2003 ), ROOTX ( 2002 ) , DEEProot ( 2001 ), TOOT ( 1999 ) festivals Hull Time Based Arts ( Hull UK) : Various performances, including “The Speed of Sound” (340 songs in 30 mins). Improvised soundtrack to silent film ( “ Sunrise ” F.W. Murnau ) with Eye Sound. Live audio visual project “liquid architecture” using MAX/Jitter with James Brower and Pete McPartlan. Co-curation, design and production of CD compilation “toot-pack#1”.
• Bios festival ( Athens Greece 2002 ) : Performed as Team Doyobi
• 7th International Computer Arts Festival ( Maribor , Slovenia 2001 ) : Dj set
• Autechre Tour ( UK , Europe2001) : Performed as Team Doyobi (20 dates)
• Safe as Milk festival ( Norway 2000 ) : Performed as Team Doyobi
• Future Sonic festival ( Manchester UK 2000 ) : Performed as Team Doyobi
• The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party ( London UK 2000 ) : Performed as Team Doyobi

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