Archive for May, 2012

The Parlour Guide to Exo-Politics

Programme Note The Parlour Guide to Exo-Politics is SCQ’s latest commission from British composer Matt Rogers, operating under his pseudonym Gameshow Outpatient, and featuring original visuals from British film-maker Matt Hulse. The musical content of the work has its origins in the recent electronica produced under the Gameshow Outpatient moniker, but expressed here acoustically may […]

Matt Hulse

Film-maker Matt Hulse‘s films have played at festivals internationally, including retrospective screenings at ICA London and Art Institute Chicago. He has received a number of awards, including the Fox Searchlight Best British Short Film Award (1998), the Kodak Award for Animation (2004) and the Hoppe-Ritter Teamwork Award (2008). Also a performer, Hulse’s past collaborations with […]

Gameshow Outpatient Commission

Inspired by video games and the theme of extraterrestrial contact, SCQ’s latest commission combines music from composer Matt Rogers (recent recipient of a prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists) with live video from international prize-winning filmmaker Matt Hulse. The project has been made possible through the generous support of Creative Scotland. Rogers has previously […]