Jo Thomas (born 1972) is a composer, sound artist, producer and performer of electronic music based in London.[1]
She works primarily with electronic sound, with a focus on fine detail and abstraction combining technological, biological and emotive thematic elements.[2][3][4] Her work utilises a wide range of sound sources including field recordings, voice, glitch, and synthesised sounds from various sources, including her own self-built instruments.[5]
She has released on record labels including Entr'acte, NMC and Holiday Records.[6][7] Her work has been performed internationally, working with organisations in Italy, France, California, Brussels, Switzerland and Australia.[8]
In 2015 Thomas was commissioned to create a large-scale sound installation as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of Magna Carta. The resulting work Agna Rita was installed at The Collection museum in Lincoln for the Frequency Festival of Digital Culture.[15]
The work combines musical and sonic elements and uses the frequency, rhythm and text from Magna Carta, exploring a union of medieval modalities and digital contemporary artefacts.[16]
The 2017 documentary film Little Tsunamis directed by Toby Clarkson features Thomas as one of three sound artists alongside Chris Watson and Daniel Wilson.[17][18]
In 2018 Thomas created a new commissioned work for the touring Synth Remix project (2018). The piece, titled Nature's Numbers, is based on the work of Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.[5][19] The project made use of the 2016 realisation of Oram's Mini-Oramics machine, created by Tom Richards, with Thomas as one of the composers chosen to pilot its use.[20]
In 2020 Thomas was commissioned to create a new musical work In A Still Place to be played on sculptural sound installation Speaking Tubes by IOU Theatre, Halifax. The piece explores different states of stillness whilst acknowledging sometimes rapid change.[21]
In 2007 she was commissioned by Ports of Call to compose an audio trail inspired by the history of Silvertown, London.[22][23] She runs a soundwalking project in North London with her own label Soft Apple.[24]
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