Colin Black is an

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experimental music composer, sonic

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. Black has been awarded the 2015 New York Festivals International Gold Trophy Winner for Sound Art and the 2003 Prix Italia Award for Best Music Radio – Composed Work. Black has also achieved preselection status in the 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Prix Phonurgia Nova, the 2013 and 2019 Prix Marulić (Croatia), 2018 Grand Prix Nova (Romania), and 2018 UK International Radio Drama Competition. Black's commissions to create major works include the following organisations:

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, Deutschlandradio, Parramatta Heritage Centre, Lismore City Council and Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA). His works have been selected for events including En Red O 2000

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, the Festival Synthese in Bourges, France, Rencontres Musiques Nouvelles, Lunel France,

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Pacific Basin Regional Concert Los Angeles USA, Zèppelin 2004-Festival de Arte Sonoro in

, Hipersonica 2004 in São Paulo, Brazil, The Literature Sound Barrier 2002 in Wien, Austria, Sydney University's Live Wires concerts '97, '98, and Melbourne's Extatic Concert for the Next Wave festival '98. In 2010 he was

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, a Rotterdam based institute for avant garde music and art. In 2013 Black was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney for his research into sound art for radio. Black is also a graduate of the UNE Contemporary Music Degree and has an Honorary Graduate Diploma of Musical Directing and Composing for TV from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

Major works (selected)

* ''The Ears Outside My Listening Room'' (2002) *''A Lullaby for the New Lands'' (2018) *''Soundprints as Memory'' (2017) *''The London Ear Drops'' (2016) *''Sonic Reflections'' (2016) *''Sliced and Diced'' (2016) *''In Search of Captain Cat of Llareggub'' (2014) *''Soundprints: Sealed in Sweden'' (2011) *''Kilian's Antipodean Dream' (2010) *''Soundprints: The Prague Pressings'' (2008) *''Soundprints: The Greek Imprints Series'' (2004) *''Greek Imprints: The Asklepia and the Conscious Dreamer'' (2004) *''Longing, Love and Loss'' (2008) *''The Butter Churn Sound Sculpture'' (2007) *''Alien In The Landscape'' (2007) *''Dusk'' (2006) *''The Flood'' (Soundscape) (2004) *''Parramatta: People & Place'' installation (2001) *''The Variety Show at The End of The World'' (1999) *''118, 120, 122 (part one )'' (1998)

Written Publications

*“An Overview of Spatialised Broadcasting Experiments With a Focus on Radio Art Practices” ''Organised Sound'', Volume 15 No. 3, 2010. . *“Radiokonst Enligt Svensk Modell” translated into Swedish by Andreas Engström, ''Nutida Musik'', # 2, 2011. *“An Overview of Australian Radiophonic and Radio Art Practices”, ''World New Music Magazine'' No. 20, 2010. International Society for Contemporary Music. . *“Radio Art: An Acoustic Media Art Form,” ''4th Media Art Scoping Study Symposium'', 4 July 2009, Melbourne. *“Radio Art: Broadcast or Outcast,” ''Music Forum. Journal of the Music Council of Australia,'' Vol. 15 No. 2, FEBRUARY — APRIL 2009. . *“Alien In The Landscape: Distillation and Filtration of Soundscapes”, ''Sounding Out 4 – An International Symposium on Sound in the Media,'' 4–6 September 2008, University of Sunderland, UK *“Is Anyone Listening”, ''RealTime'' issue #84 April–May 2008, Published by Open City Inc *“The Extended Enviro-Guitar (XEG): A Mobile Acoustic Profiling Resonating Filter”, ''4th International Mobile Music Workshop'', Amsterdam 2007. *“Radio Art: The age of the ‘Bunker’ Artist, Digging in Deeper, Spreading Thinner ...” ''Vital Signs Conference'', Melbourne 2005. *“Oh Dear ABC”, ''Limelight'', January 2004

Awards

*2003

Prix Italia The Prix Italia is an international Television, Radio-broadcasting and Web award. It was established in 1948 by RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana (in 1948, RAI had the denomination RAI – Radio Audizioni Italiane) in Capri and is honoured with the ...

Award *2015 New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards, Gold Trophy Winner, Sound Art *2019 Prix Marulić (Croatia), Preselection *2018 Grand Prix Nova (Romania), Preselection *2018 UK International Radio Drama Competition, Shortlisted *2017 Prix Phonurgia Nova Award, Sound Art, (final selection round status) *2016 Prix Phonurgia Nova Award, Radio Art, (final selection round status) *2015 Prix Phonurgia Nova Award, Radio Art, Final Round Selection *2013 Prix Marulic (Croatia), Preselection *2011 Prix Phonurgia Nova Awards (final selection round status) *2010 Prix Phonurgia Nova Awards (final selection round status) *2000 Australian Guild Screen Composers Screen Music Awards Nomination for Best Music for a Station ID or Promo

References

* Prix Italia "PAST EDITIONS — WINNERS 1949 - 2007" Wayback Machine
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External links

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''The Sydney Morning Herald''

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Classic FM
Finnish Radio (YLE)

Deutschlandradio

Sveriges Radio P2

Český rozhlas

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