About
Peter O’Doherty (1973, Derry/Ireland) is a composer and sound artist. He makes work for and with human performers, computers and (sound) objects. His work often focuses on memory, time, language and the relationship between text, code and performance. His music and sound works have been performed in Ireland, Scotland, the former Yugoslavia, Finland and The Netherlands and his texts published in several publications, including Found Poetry Review.
Under the rubric of what could be called the "expanded field" of composition, he produces work that falls into several categories:
Scores - Often constructed with the aid of computational algorithms, to be interpreted (mostly) by human performers;
Electroacoustic music - Composed invariably using software and diffused in performance using multi-channel audio playback systems;
Performance - Using voice, (in)animate objects and electronics;
Texts - Constructed and assembled with the assistance of algorithms, presented in performance or in written form.