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For the past 20 years, Nick Parkin has worked as an instrumentalist and composer for major dance and theatre companies in the UK including in the 80's Dance Gwylan, Paupers Carnival, Jeff Powell ( Extemporary Dance), Horse and Bamboo Theatre andin the 90's Doo Cot, Katharina Vogel ( CH), Tetsuro Fukuhara ( J) Marie-Gabrielle Rotie and Lea Dance.

He has over 10 releases on CD and specialises in Electro Acoustic sound works and films derived from his interest in Environmental and site-based work. He won a First Prize in the prestigious Bourges Electroacoustic Music Awards 2001 for 'Magmas', which was subsequently broadcast on international radiostations. 'Magmas' was commissioned by Sonic Arts Network to be developed into a film and was screened at the Royal Festival Hall 2002. Commisioned works for 2002/3 include ' Refract' (Lea Dance) 'Mutations' and 'The Collector' (MG Rotie). He was selected for the Choreographers and Composers exchange 2003 at RFH and the results of that are commissions from Andile Sotiya an associate artist at The Place and also for Stephanie Schober.

Nick originally trained as a performer and for 10 years he created landscape based works, touring Europe exstensively. He continues his interest in movement through his practice of Chi Kung studying with Master Lam for over 10 years. He currently teaches Environmental Research at Goldsmiths UCL, for MA and BA.

Discography:

Ancient Resonances Public Dreamers rec. Wales 1991

Still Point: Maps without edges City of Tribes USA rec. London 1995

Parkin / Higley Touchsound Touchsound rec.London 1996

solo CD Descent Hic Sunt Leones / Italy rec. London 1996

Tuu / Parkin Mesh Fathom Records USA rec. London 1997

Tuu / Parkin Terma Fathom Records USA rec. London 1997

solo CD Island of Dust Solielmoon Recording USA rec. London 1998

solo CD Entropolis Solielmoon Recordings USA rec. London 1999

solo CD Geomorphic Resonance Solielmoon Recordings USA rec. London 1998

Collaboration CD with S. Musso Aquam Metallicam Musica Maxima magnetica rec. Italy 2000

solo track Magmas released by Bourges on 'Cultures Electronique Bourges' 2001

Parkin / Gilerion Red Shift Solielmoon Rec. USA rec. London 2002

Awaiting Release

solo CD Skeleton Coast rec. Norwich 1999 and solo CD Jurassic Spring rec. London 2000