Philip Jeck

Philip Jeck (* 1952 ) is an English multimedia composer and choreographer .

Life

Philip Jeck first studied fine arts at Dartington College of Arts in Devon , England. In the 1980s he experimented with turntable and electronic compositions and made solo appearances in Europe, Japan and the USA. He composed pieces for dance and theater groups, including for Anatomie Performance Co., Yolande Snaith Theater, Movie'n'Opera in Vienna, Laurie Booth and Steve Paxton. He also composed for dance films on television. He also worked closely with choreographer Laurie Stand and is a member of Slant. His albums are released on Touch Records , intermedium records and GODrec .

Awards

In 1993 he won the Time Out Performance Award .
In 1999 he was awarded the Karl Sczuka Prize, Förderpreis, of the SWR for Vinyl Coda II .
In 2009 he received the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Composers.

Discography (selection)

(1995) Loopholes
(1999) Surf (Touch)
(2000) Vinyl Coda I-III (2 CDs) (intermedium records)
(2000) Live in Tokyo
(2001) Vinyl Coda IV (intermedium records)
(2002) Soaked with Jacob Kirkegaard
(2004) Songs for Europe with Janek Schaefer (Asphodel)
(2007) The Sinking Of The Titanic with Alter Ego and Gavin Bryars
(2008) Sand
(2008) "Suite. Live in Liverpool"
(2010) An Ark for the Listener
(2015) Cardinal
(2016) Vinyl Coda I-II (2 LPs) (GODrec, re-release by intermedium records, 2000)
(2018) Vinyl Coda III-IV (2 LPs) (GODrec, re-release by intermedium 2000, 2001)

Web links

Commons : Philip Jeck - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website
Works by and about Philip Jeck in the catalog of the German National Library
Philip Jeck at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Description on Kunstradio.at accessed on April 19, 2019.
↑ Liminal, concert and sound performance by Philip Jeck (GB) , Schauspielhaus Bochum , accessed on August 30, 2016.
^ Mathias Knappe: Learning from Mozart and the Hit Parade . In: Herbert Kapfer (ed.): From broadcast game to media art . Belleville Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-923646-97-6 , p. 127 .
^ Yearbook 2009/10 , Paul Hamlyn Foundation; accessed on August 30, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Jeck, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English multimedia composer and choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH	1952

[1] Description on Kunstradio.at accessed on April 19, 2019.

[2] Liminal, concert and sound performance by Philip Jeck (GB) , Schauspielhaus Bochum , accessed on August 30, 2016.

[3] Mathias Knappe: Learning from Mozart and the Hit Parade . In: Herbert Kapfer (ed.): From broadcast game to media art . Belleville Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-923646-97-6 , p. 127 .

[4] Yearbook 2009/10 , Paul Hamlyn Foundation; accessed on August 30, 2016.