Resume
Jo Thomas  

Awards

Golden Nica for Digital  Music and Sound, Prix Ars Electronica 2012 

Quartz nommination Alpha LP Entracte 2011 

Bourges Commendation African Violet 1996 

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Artist Development 

Sadlers Wells Artist Development Scheme 2025 - present 

London arts and Health Hub 2024-25 

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Founder Soft Apple 

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 Notable Performances

2025 November 18th 50 Years at City University, London “Glitch”

2025 October Solo Concert Vennia - Curated by Daniel Terrugi

2025 Brompton Chapel Sketch of Nature. Jo Thomas works in Situ at Brompton

Chapel, Brompton Cemetery, Royal Parks, London.

2024 Casasde Infinity - Commission work for electroacoustic sound and Gusheng

University of Wales Bangor

2024 We Swim where the Birds Are; Work to Celabrate 30 years of Electro acoustic

Wales, Pontio.

2023 Landscapes of Noise - Commission Landscapes of Noise 43"Limonaia Di Villa Strozzi in Florence Live

work Mixed electronic sound, electric

bass, laptop intervention

2022 Jo Thomas solo concert, electro-acoustic work, 100th anniversary music at

Bangor

2021 - Massive Angles - Work for electro-acoustic sound, commissioned by OTO

Sound gallery. .45 minutes

2020 In a Still Place work for Speaking tubes Sculpture, IOU Gallery, Halifax.

Documenteries Film 

Little Tsunamis

 Little Tsunamis, directed by Toby Clarkson, features

Jo Thomas, one of three Sound Artists alongside Chris Watson and Daniel Wilson.

Commisions

2024 We swim where the Birds are - Commission Electro acoustic Wales 30th

anniversary written for Pontio space, University of Wales Bangor. Designed with the

acoustics of the performance space.

2023/24 work for Guzung and Electronic Sound

Cascade Infinity Performer Luxi Tain Commissioned Bangor New Music Festival

2023 Landscapes of Noise - Commission Landscapes of Noise 43"

Limonaia Di Villa Strozzi in Florence Live work - electronic sound, electric bass,

laptop intervention

2021-22 Centre Church Work for Electronic Sound - Based on St John's church in

Goole.

2021 - Massive Angles - Work for electro-acoustic sound, commissioned by OTO

Sound gallery .45 minutes

2021 -22 Digital Sound Walk, what three words - IOU Gallery, what 3 words Goole.

2021 Commission for the Welsh National Youth Orchestra, Ensemble, Drum

machine and ensemble.

Electronics.

2020/21 Sketch of Nature, work for Multi-faith Chapel in the New Grange Hospital,

Cwmbran.

2020 In a Still Place work for Speaking tubes Sculpture, IOU Gallery, Halifax.

2019/20 SAND SONGS Premiere Ickectick October 2019 Work for Audio Visual live

Electronics and piano

2019 Premiere Cafe OTO, Talk Taime -Work for Audio Visual, voice and live

electronics

2018/2019 Nature's Numbers, a 45-minute work based on the works of Delia

Derbyshire

UK Tour Classical RemixSupported by PRS Foundation, Sound and Music, Arts Council of England.

2017/2018 Non-Classical Commission Concerto for Drum Machine Supported by

Non

Classical, Arts Council of England, PRS Foundation Open Fund.

2017 Coventry Biennial Commissioned Performance

2017 Barnsbury Spaces Public Sound Walk

2015 Commission Agna Rita PRS Foundation Women Making Music 22 channel site

specific sound.2015 Soil Flow Commission Bern, Switzerland

2015 Agna Rita PRS Foundation Women Making Music 22 channel site-specific

sound.

Commissioned by Threshold Studio, Supported by Britten Pears, Lincoln

Collection, Arts Council of England.Future 2016 Trondiem Biennal3

2014 Rocco Commission Contemporary Locus Italy

San Rocco Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe,Bergamo http://www.theblank.it/

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2013 Commission Solo Vinyl Record Mermaids Holidays Records Italy 2012

Commission

Amber Beopen, ARUP London Design Festival, Trafalgar Square Work for site

Specific sound 9-channel ambisonic sound

2012 Commission Fissure, MKGallery, Milton Keynes. Site-specific work as part of

exhibition

Sensorium Tests

2011 Commission Sounds of a Synchrotron, Diamond Light Source, University of

East

London Public Sound works for the UK’s national Synchrotron. Work for Stereo

Sound,

25.1 sound and 8-channel sound.

2011 Commission Butterfly Sweet ‘Below the Radar 6 The Wire Music Magazine

2011 Commission Untitled Lines, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, 8-channel

live

work in response to the exhibition designed by Pablo Bronstein

2010 Alpha, electronic work, electroacoustic written in EMS, Stockholm. work for Stereo

and surround sound released on record by Entracte Records.

2010 Commission Hold on to your Dreams’ original work with Arthur Russell Music

and

Professor Tim Lawrence.Performances in the ICA, Elita Music Festival and Cal Arts

California.

2009 Commission Cool Fresh Milk, The Performance Corporation, Ireland. Live

Electronic

MusicScore Theatre.Previewed on RTE2 Ireland, Live sound scripting, live physical

performance. (Performances Berlin and Dublin)

2008 Commission live Performance score Electronic Music and live performance

score

Castle Town House, Kildare, Ireland, working with a Live operatic voice, 20

performers and

paper

Costumes made by artist Oisin Byrne. Supported by Business 4 Arts, Newspaper

donated

by the Irish Times

2006-2008 Commission ‘Ports of Call’ Two sound walks. Funders: The University of

East

London, The National Heritage, Tate and Lyle.

2004 Commission Night Music for Radio Silent Key David Elis BBC Radio 3

2002 Commission Angel Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

2001 Commission, Contemporary Dance Jude James for screening Tate Modern,

2000 Dark noise ( work released by Entracte on Vinyl Record and tape Cassette )

1999 Glitch ( work released by Entracte on Vinyl Record and Tape Cassette)

1996 African Violet commendation by the Bourges International Music Festival