associated_acts years_active notable_instruments label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
social interiors even as we speak shrinking violets 1987 -- present laptop , electric guitar phantom records records sarah records extreme records preservation records endgame julian knowles
 julian knowles non_vocal_instrumentalist 31 july 1965 laptop computer , electric guitar ambient indie postdigital electronic australia julian knowles composer / guitarist / record producer / music theorist
julian knowles

julian knowles is an australian composer and performer , specialising in new and emerging technologies .
his creative work spans the fields of composition for theatre , dance , film and television , electronic music , sound and new media arts , popular music and record production .
since the mid-1980s , he has established himself as a prominent artist in the area of electronic and new music , achieving significant critical recognition for his performances and recordings .
although working primarily as a solo artist , he has been a member of the experimental sound art ensemble social interiors since the early 90s and has collaborated with a wide range of australian and international artists .
in recent years , his work has been presented at venues and events such as the san francisco museum of modern art , experimental intermedia in new york city , the seoul international performance art festival , the melbourne international film festival , what is music , electrofringe , the sydney opera house , the international computer music conference , and a range of major arts venues .
knowles has an extensive background in the popular music area , having been involved in the australian and uk independent music scenes from the mid-1980s onwards as a performer , programmer and producer in bands such as the shrinking violets -lrb- guitar , keyboards , production -rrb- , even as we speak -lrb- guitar , keyboards , production -rrb- and dutiful daughters -lrb- bass guitar -rrb- ; even as we speak achieved multiple top 10s in the uk independent charts -lrb- nme/melody maker -rrb- during the 1990s .
the band were one of only five australian bands ever to record radio sessions with british dj , john peel , on bbc radio 1 .
he also appeared as a guest artist on releases by big heavy stuff and swirl .
in 1994 knowles took up a position on the foundation staff of a new music program at the university of western sydney .
in this role he established and steered a new major in music technology and played a key role in the establishment of the electronic arts program .
in 2002 , he was appointed to the position of head of the school of contemporary arts .
in 2005 he was appointed professor of music and head , school of music and drama at the university of wollongong .
in 2007 he took up a position as professor in music at the creative industries faculty at queensland university of technology where he is the co-director of the independent music project and a researcher within the institute for creative industries and innovation .
since 2007 , knowles has been chair of q music , the peak body for the music industry in queensland and a director of the music council of australia .
from 2003-2007 , he was a member of the music board of the australia council for the arts , the australian government 's arts funding and advisory body .
