Chris Weaver

Chris Weaver is a sound artist and audio hardware hacker, whose live performances and works range from Glastonbury to The Wellcome Trust. A founder member of the electro-acoustic ensemble Oscillatorial Binnage. he has performed with musicians as diverse as Knut Aufermann, Luke Fowler, Lepke B and John Paul Jones. He worked as Production Manager on the UK's first independent art-music radio station Resonance104.4FM as well being the musical director of the station's Radio Orchestra for ten years. He lectures at the London College of Communication on the Sound Art BA course and has held numerous workshops internationally on arts-radio, hacking and electronics. Recent broadcasts include the 5-hour live radio artwork Suspension of Belief a piece involving rock climbers, musicians and narrative text, and the piece Overhead (both in collaboration with Ed Baxter) commissioned by Arika for the 'Kill Your Timid Notion' Festival 2010. Weaver was named 'Sonic Artist of the Year' by the British Academy of Songwriters in 2013 and his work was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 for the awards.

Chris Weaver along with Fari Bradley was selected for a year-long residency at Tashkeel in 2015.