Tom Hall is an Australian audio/visual artist, residing in Los Angeles. Hall's work characterized by field recordings, synthesizer, computer softwareprocessing and improvisation, which generates a large range of possible sounds including; melodic rhythms, grainy textures, and drone. Hall's eclectic works flourish by utilizing a variety of mediums, each that reflect on his varied background and interests. With a strong focus on elements of the 'everyday' Hall's practice involves considered explorations into place, space and time. Drawing inspiration from countless 'peripheral' spaces, Hall focuses on using multiple approaches to engage and recontextualise them to the public. Hall focuses and uses sound as a means to translate feeling, create hybrid environments and notions of journey. Stylistically these outcomes vary from noise orientated improvisation, to structured drone and melody.
Biography
is a graduate of The Australian National University with Honours where he majored in Photomedia, studying under the guidance of Dr. Martyn Jolly. During Hall's time at university he spent 1 year abroad on a scholarship studying sound and moving image at Kyoto Seika University under the guidance of Saburo Hirano and Shinsuke Ina where Hall was introduced Max/MSP. Hall utilises custom designed software and a variety of unorthodox approaches to combining imagery and sound, producing an array outcomes that have seem him exhibit and perform globally in the past decade. During his career he has completed consecutive residencies at The Perth International Arts Festival, residencies in San Francisco, Netherlands and Japan. Hall has developed a reputation for touring tirelessly having completed multiple tours throughout Australia, Japan, Europe, UK and America. In addition to this Hall has also completed a number of sound based installations and exhibited works globally. Hall is also the recipient of the 2009 Brisbane Lord Mayors Fellowship that allowed him to complete a four-month residency in San Francisco, USA. During his career Hall has worked with and played alongside artists such as Steinbruchel, Sawako, Tim Hecker, Jason Khan, Lawrence English, Takashi Kojima, Haco, Birchville Cat Motel, Isis, Health, Lichens and Max Cooper. Hall is also a member of AXXONN. A stream-line electronic music project that transcends pop/electro/doom and noise.
