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Felix's Machines

2007 - 2020

Felix’s Machines are music machines that perform compositions synchronising light movement and sound. Built out of mechanically reconfigured piano parts, drums and various household items, the machines form a percussion ensemble inspired by characteristics derived from electronic music production. 


Initially conceived for music composition, the machines underwent many sculptural transformations. During a decade of gradual development, new instruments were added, compositions written and performances held in various acoustic spaces in festivals and exhibitions across Europe.

Artist CV

Felix's Machines appearances

2007 

Installation / Graduate Show / London College of Communication / London / UK 

Performance / ‘Weird and Wonderful’ / British Library Lates / London / UK 

Performance / ‘Red Death Lates’ / Battersea Arts Center / London / UK 


2008 

Performance / Dazed and Confused curated event for Design Show / RCA / London / UK 

Installation / ‘Faster Than Sound’, Aldeburgh Music / Suffolk / UK 

Solo exhibition / Gasworks Gallery / London /UK 

Performance / Event curated by Lumin & Warp 

Performance / Collaboration with Open Music Archive 

Recording / ‘Perforations’ composition on give away cd released by Open Music Archive

Performance / Event curated by Resonance FM 

Performance / Live collaboration with Resonance Radio Orchestra 


2009 

Solo exhibition / LydGalleriet / Bergen / Norway Performance / LydGalleriet / Bergen / Norway

Exhibition / ‘Armadillo’ and ‘PianoKunst’ / Sonica Gallery / Ljubljana / Slovenia 

Lecture / Talk on work curated by MOTA 

Commission / ‘PianoKunst’ curated by MOTA 

Performance / Event curated by MOTA 

Performances / Santarcangelo International Theatre Festival / Santarcangelo / Italy 

Lecture / TED Global Conference / Oxford / UK

Exhibition / ‘Armadillo’ / Oxford Modern Art / Oxford / UK 

Film / ‘What do you do?’ / Converse All Stars / Online / World

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / ‘Evento’ / Bordeaux Arts and Architecture Biennial / France 

Exhibition / ‘Armadillo’ / Converse launch at Truman’s Brewery / London / UK 

Film / ‘Felix Thorn’ for Coke Zero Academy / Wieden+Kennedy / Online / World 

Installation / Contemporary Music Series / Barbican Center / London / UK 


2010 

Exhibition / ‘Apprentice, Rack, Armadillo’ / Converse Art Exhibition / Berlin / Germany 

Exhibition / ‘Apprentice, Rack, Armadillo’ / Converse Art Exhibition / Paris / France 

Exhibition / Ether 10 / Southbank Center / London / UK

Film / ‘Soundbuilders’ / motherboard.tv (Intel) / Online / World

Installation / Sonar Festival / La Coruna / Spain

Installation / ‘The Creators Project’ / London / UK

Performances / ‘The Anarchy of Silence’ – John Cage Exhibition / SHNUCK / Heerlen / Holland

Performances / ‘Shoot Me Film Festival’ / Den Haag / Holland 

Performance / ‘In Our Blood’ / Isllington Metal Works/ London / UK 

Installation / ‘TEDxAldeburgh’ / Suffolk / UK 

Performance / Sonatas, Pianos, Machines and Interludes Pompéia / Sao Paulo / Brazil 

Exhibition / ‘Rack, Armadillo, Tappy’ / SESC / Sao Paulo / Brazil 


2011 

Performance / Apple Store Covent Garden / London / UK 

Performance / Live Collaboration with Plaid / Village Underground / London / UK 

Exhibition / ‘A nod to Cage’ John Cage Exhibition / De la Warr Pavilion / Bexhill / UK 

Exhibition / ‘Armadillo’ / ‘Trace’ – LEAP / Berlin / Germany 

Installation / ‘Apprentice, Rack, Armadillo’ / Short Circuit Festival / Roundhouse / London / UK

Commission / Design of new machine for Cadburys advert ‘Twirl Bites’ / Fallon / TV & Online / World

Felix’s Machines EP / Lumin / State 51 / CD and digital / World 

Exhibition / ‘Digitallife2’ / RomaEuropa Festival / Rome / Italy 


2012 

Commission / Design and construction of new machines: ‘Moleskine Orchestra’ / Moleskine, Milan / Italy 

Installation / ‘Moleskine Hacked’ / Milan Design Week / Milan / Italy 

Installation / ‘Blickfang Hamburg’ / International Design Exhibition / Hamburg / Germany 

Performance & Installation / ‘Gaudeamus Muziekweek’ / Museum Speelklok / Utrecht / Holland

Commission / ‘Musicbox 2’: a wedding present for the director of ‘Xister' advertising agency / Rome / Italy 


2013 

Recording Commission / Felix’s Machines – ‘Robot Percussion’ / Loopmasters Sample pack / Online / World 

Performance / ‘Locus Solus 2’ / Contemporary Art Centre Le Lieu Unique / Nantes / France

Performance / ‘Archipel Festival’ / Geneva / Switzerland 

Performance & Installation / ‘Brighton Festival’ / Brighton / UK 

Collaboration / Uberact / ‘Machines and Kinect’ / Digital Shoreditch / London / UK 

Commission / construction of ‘Adhoc Machine’ / Adhocracy exhibition / Limewharf / London / UK 


2014 

Performance & Installation / ‘Reid Building’, Grand Opening Party / Glasgow School of Art/ Glasgow / Scotland 

Residency & Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / ‘Workshop Infiné’ / Normandoux / France

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / ‘Concert Musique Volantes’ / Centre Pompidou’ / Metz / France 


2016 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / ‘Turbine Festival’ / Tate Modern / London / UK 


2017 

Installation / ‘Spectra Light Festival’ / Curated Places / Aberdeen / Scotland 

Residency / Resident artist at Attenborough Centre of Creative Arts / Brighton / UK 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / Attenborough Centre of Creative Arts / Brighton / UK

Performance + Installation (new commission with ACE Funding) / ‘Enlighten Bury’ / Curated Places / Bury / UK 


2018 

Installation + Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / ‘Spectra Light Festival’ / Curated Places / Aberdeen / Scotland 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / Norwich Arts Centre / Norwich / UK 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / Stereolux / Nantes / France 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / Oval Space / London / UK 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / Mapping Festival / Geneva / Switzerland 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / Terraforma Festival / Milan / Italy 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / Waking Life Festival / Monte da Pedra / Portugal


2019 

Performance / Live collaboration with Plaid / Neopop Festival / Viana Do Castelo / Portugal


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