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Born in Kobe, Japan, Cherif Hashizume moved to UK at the age of 18. During his college years he met Café Music director Mark Sutherland and very quickly became a key part of the studio as the head engineer and producer.   As a producer/engineer, Cherif has worked on various albums including: Brian Eno and

Robert Jack is a musician, instrument designer and researcher. Currently a doctoral candidate at Queen Mary University of London’s Augmented Instruments Lab, his research focuses on tangible experiences of music and on the creation of new musical instruments using new technologies. A graduate of University of Glasgow in Applied Mathematics and Music and of Goldsmiths

Neal is a freelance writer interested in the relationship between sound and the written word. He has worked on 24-hour playwriting projects in Belfast, community and school theatre projects in Berlin, and has previously undertaken two longer writing projects funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. He is currently completing a PhD at the

Nektarios  started his musical studies in 2005. He studied composition with Dr Michael Spencer and Dr Ewan Stefani and holds a BA (Hons) Music and a MMus Composition from the University of Leeds. In January 2010 he started his doctoral studies in music composition at the University of York under the supervision of Dr Ambrose

Andrew McPherson is an electronic engineer, composer and instrument designer. He is a Reader (Associate Professor) in the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London, where he leads the Augmented Instruments Laboratory. His research focuses on creating new musical instruments, including those which extend the capabilities of traditional instruments. Recent projects include the Magnetic