Paul Obermayer

Paul ObermayerPaul (born 1964) is a performer and composer living in London. He mostly produces electronic music, primarily in the duo FURT with Richard Barrett and in the electro-acoustic improvising trio BARK! with Rex Casswell (electric guitar) and Phillip Marks (percussion), as well as occasional notated instrumental pieces. The fORCH ensemble was launched in 2005. Since 2004 he has been a regular member of the Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble. Other long-term collaborators include Adam Bohman, Harry Gilonis and Alan Tomlinson. During the 1990s he was co-director of the London-based ensemble RESERVOIR and took part in performances of music by Globokar, Nono, Stockhausen, Varèse and Xenakis. Recent CD releases include his piano piece coil played by Philip Thomas, a live concert with Orphy Robinson and Grutronic, Evan Parker's set, a studio recording with Tony Bevan, Dominic Lash and Phillip Marks, plus new albums from both FURT and BARK! in 2012. Through the 1990s he was a regular contributor to The Institution of Rot (a permanent art installation in London conceived by installation/performance artist Richard Crow), working on several sound installations and producing the soundtrack for a documentary film. He presented a separate multimedia project with Crow in London in 2004. He is currently working with digital artist Andrew Greaves on their second film collaboration.