Welcome to our Alumni Community
At Sound and Music, we champion the creation and discovery of new sounds that shape the world we live in. As the UK’s charity for new music and sound, we’ve spent over 15 years supporting more than 300 musicians and composers. From bold commissions to transformative artist development programmes, we provide opportunities for creativity to flourish and groundbreaking music to be heard.
Through our alumni network, we celebrate the diverse achievements of composers we’ve supported. These artists—spanning genres, styles, and mediums—are pushing the limits of what music can be, shaping the modern world of sound in extraordinary ways. Their stories reflect the vision, curiosity, and ambition we champion every day.
Find out more about the composers we've supported and worked with across our programmes
Alice Boyd: From The Understory (A film by Sound and Music)
Alice Boyd is a London and Bristol-based composer, sound artist and audio producer. Her work primarily explores our interconnectedness with the natural world, often using the voice, ambient electronic textures and novel field recording techniques, which unveil the hidden sounds of our environments.
In 2020, Alice joined Sound and Music’s New Voices programme, marking a pivotal moment in her creative career. We documented Alice’s journey as she prepared for her artist residency and performance at the Eden Project, home to the world’s largest indoor rainforest. Using hand-made Arduino technology, she captured the subtle changes in conductivity of plants as they photosynthesised, translating these signals into pitch, frequency, and ultimately melody.
This innovative approach not only formed the foundation of her Eden Project performance but also inspired her debut EP, From The Understory, produced with support from Sound and Music's New Voices programme, PRS Foundation's Women Make Music grant, The Eden Project and Arts Council England. The EP, released in April 2023, offers a sonic exploration of the plants in the Rainforest Biome, blending technology and art to reflect the intricacies of the natural world (Watch Alice's live session of her EP, From The Understory).
Alice’s time on New Voices was “transformational”, offering her the space and mentorship to shift from theatre-based work to self-led projects during a challenging time for the arts. With sustained support from Sound and Music’s Creative Programme Leaders, mentors and industry experts, she explored the full spectrum of the creative process—from research and composition to live performance.
Her story is one of innovation and resilience—a truly inspiring voice in contemporary music.
Film directed and edited by James Stier.
New Voices was supported using public funding by Arts Council England, and by the following funders, with thanks: Garfield Weston, Vaughan Williams Foundation, The London Community Foundation Cockayne Grant, Esmée Fairbairn Trust and the Garrick Club Charitable Trust, and PRS Foundation as a Talent Development Partner.
Alumni Spotlights
Our monthly Alumni Spotlight series shines a light on the incredible journeys of artists who have been part of Sound and Music’s programmes. From emerging talent to established innovators, these stories celebrate the creativity, resilience, and achievements of composers and sound artists breaking new ground. Join us each month as we share their inspiring contributions to the world of new music.
Jennifer is internationally recognised as one of the leading fiddle players and traditional composers to come out of Scotland in recent years, influencing and inspiring players all around the world. Her style reflects ages of musicianship that have been passed down aurally from her heroes in Orkney. For over three decades, Jennifer performed as one half of the celebrated duo ‘The Wrigley Sisters’ with her twin, Hazel.
Jamie’s creations explore the intersections between sound, technology, and perception, often blurring boundaries through collaborative projects and immersive installations. His pieces have been performed, exhibited, and created in many contexts, ranging from an abandoned grain silo to concert halls and opera houses, reflecting the broad range of his creative explorations. Jamie’s broadcast credits include BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, and BBC Radio 3, amongst others. He lives and works in London.
Gwen Siôn is a one of a kind artist. She is interested in the relationship between sound and environment, ecology, mythology, ritual and synaesthetic crossover, particularly the dynamic between colour and musical notation. Engaging in acts of translation and transformation, she interprets landscape in musical terms, exploring how composition can be used as a means of mapping space and the cultural, ecological and socio-political significance of space.
Alice Boyd is a British composer, sound artist and audio producer. Her work primarily explores our interconnectedness with the natural world, often using the voice, ambient electronic textures and novel field recording techniques, which unveil the hidden sounds of our environments. In 2023, Alice released her debut EP ‘From The Understory’, created as part of her artist residency at the Eden Project – the world’s largest indoor rainforest.
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