Robin Fox | |
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Born | 1973 |
Origin | Australia |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Labels | Room40 |
Robin Fox is an Australian musician. He has released several solo albums as well as collaborations with Anthony Pateras and Oren Ambarchi. [1] His work with Anthony Pateras has been noted for making a significant contribution to noise music. [2]
His mother was an experimental music composer and his stepfather ran the computer music department at La Trobe University. [3] After dropping out of law school, Robin decided to focus on music inspired by his mother's work. [4] He later returned to studying and has a PhD in composition from Monash University and an MA in musicology, with published articles on experimental music and composition. [5]
He has collaborated with his partner choreographer Stephanie Lake on several dance works, and has created sound and light-shows for Australian contemporary dance company Chunky Move. [6] [7] These included his work with lasers which led to him being nicknamed the "king of lasers", and has seen him tour around the world. [8] [9] [3]
In 2016 he co-founded the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) along with Byron J Scullin, which contains a collection of synthesisers and other electronic music instruments available to the public. [10] That same year he installed a giant theremin in Girgarre as part of the town's regional arts project. [11]
In 2021 he released two new albums on Australian experimental music label Room40. [12]