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Monty Adkins

[b]Monty Adkins[/b] (b. 29 Mar 1972) is a British experimental electronic composer, performer, educator and researcher. Adkins is a Professor of Experimental Electronic Music and Dean of the Graduate School at the [l610769]. He specializes in electroacoustic and acousmatic music, sonic art and installations, and sound spatialization. Born in Leamington, UK, Mathew "Monty" Adkins initially studied music at [l2466493], receiving his MA degree with Honors in 1993. He then studied electronic music & analysis with [a157629] at the [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/293393]University of Birmingham[/url], where Adkins also performed with [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/190108]BEAST[/url] (Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre) from 1993 to '95. In 1994, [a=Mathew Adkins] first gained international recognition with his electroacoustic works [i]Melt[/i] and [i]Clothed in the Soft Horizon[/i]. Both received several prestigious awards, including [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/266978]Stockholm Electronic Arts Award[/url] in Sweden, the Résidence Prize (Bourges, France), and the Grand Prix of Musica Nova in Prague, Czech Republic. (These and other electroacoustic works, composed between 1994 and 2000, came out on [i][r=344484][/i] compilation). From 1995 till '97, Adkins served as the [l39335] director. He further continued his education at the [l396644], under the guidance of [a198465], graduating with Ph.D. in Electroacoustic Music in Jan 1998. Since then, Adkins concentrated more on acousmatic concert music and cross-disciplinary, multimedia works. Some of his notable compositions from the era include [i]Neurotransmission[/i] (1998), an hour-long acousmatic dance score written for [a3824125], [i]Still Time[/i] (2001) for the flutist [a712947], [i][url=https://discogs.com/release/1721454]Symbiont[/url][/i], a 2002 collaboration with [a=Miles Chalcraft], and [i]Nights Bright Daies[/i] (2003) devised for the [a226708] quartet. Monty Adkins also collaborated extensively with composer [a187400] and recorder player [a3834703]. Adkins had worked at many European electronic music studios, including [l271283] (Stockholm, Sweden), [l6111] and [l426631] (Paris, France), [l71508] (Reims, France), and [l304735] (Freiburg, Germany). Many of the composer's works were performed and commissioned by leading international festivals and institutions: [l=BBC Radio 3], [a=ZKM], [l=Sonic Arts Network], [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/288171]Concours International de Musique Electroacoustique in Bourges[/url], the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, and many others. In 2006, after Adkins briefly stayed in New Zealand, his compositional approach changed significantly. The artist changed his name to "Monty" for music and academic careers. His music became much more minimalistic and ambient-like, with slowly evolving soundscapes instigating an immersive listening experience. Monty Adkins often collaborated with instrumentalists, such as bassist [a658668] and clarinet players [a9357031] and [a2924302]. In 2021, Adkins started a new side-project, [b][a=Skrika][/b], focused on dark ambient. His debut album [i][m=2273731][/i], mastered by [a1858769], came out on [a=Simon Heath]'s label [l=Cryo Chamber], which offers 24-bit digital releases.