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Mark Templeton:
Blurred fragments of familiar sound layered with digital bits comprise Canadian experimental electronic artist Mark Templeton's work. His laptop compositions process the sound of acoustic instruments, field recording edits and sampled audio, creating melodies buried in layers of warm static.
After years of playing various stringed instruments, Templeton studied under experimental musician and producer Lane Arndt focusing on the structural levels of music: sound design, composition and improvisation. As a result of this he began to pursue opportunities to exploit his ideas and vision in electro-acoustic improvisational music, both in live and studio settings.
Templeton's distinct sound made its debut to the public in 2004. Shortly after, his first CD EP, Frail as Breath was re-released in connection with net label Robotopera. In a live environment, Templeton has appeared at unique venues like Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre, Corbett Hall (for Robert Byron Willms's Rusting Sculpture) and nomadic festival Le Placard in connection with MUTEK 2005, Montreal's International Electronic Music Festival.
Aside from his solo works, Templeton also fronts Fields Awake. Led by his guitar, the collective of artists create elegantly hymnal themes incorporating altered field recordings and processed instrumentation. In November of 2005, their first self-titled DVD and CD were presented as an audiovisual installation for ten days at Edmonton, Alberta's Latitude 53 - a contemporary visual cultural centre.
Whether it be processing the sounds of stringed instruments or delving into the digital world, the name Mark Templeton is becoming synonymous with fine crafted electro-acoustic compositions that reveal the possibilities lying beneath the familiar.
Blurred fragments of familiar sound layered with digital bits comprise Canadian experimental electronic artist Mark Templeton's work. His laptop compositions process the sound of acoustic instruments, field recording edits and sampled audio, creating melodies buried in layers of warm static.
After years of playing various stringed instruments, Templeton studied under experimental musician and producer Lane Arndt focusing on the structural levels of music: sound design, composition and improvisation. As a result of this he began to pursue opportunities to exploit his ideas and vision in electro-acoustic improvisational music, both in live and studio settings.
Templeton's distinct sound made its debut to the public in 2004. Shortly after, his first CD EP, Frail as Breath was re-released in connection with net label Robotopera. In a live environment, Templeton has appeared at unique venues like Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre, Corbett Hall (for Robert Byron Willms's Rusting Sculpture) and nomadic festival Le Placard in connection with MUTEK 2005, Montreal's International Electronic Music Festival.
Aside from his solo works, Templeton also fronts Fields Awake. Led by his guitar, the collective of artists create elegantly hymnal themes incorporating altered field recordings and processed instrumentation. In November of 2005, their first self-titled DVD and CD were presented as an audiovisual installation for ten days at Edmonton, Alberta's Latitude 53 - a contemporary visual cultural centre.
Whether it be processing the sounds of stringed instruments or delving into the digital world, the name Mark Templeton is becoming synonymous with fine crafted electro-acoustic compositions that reveal the possibilities lying beneath the familiar.