Natasha Barrett

Natasha Barrett is a British-Norwegian composer, performer, new media artist and researcher working with acousmatic, electronic and live electroacoustic music. Her output includes concert works, audiovisual projects, sound installations in public spaces and interactive art. Spatial listening, three-dimensional sound and ambisonics are central to her artistic practice.

She received her doctorate from City University in London in 1998 and subsequently worked in Norway, combining composition with research and collaborations involving instrumentalists, visual artists, architects and scientists. Her work frequently draws on data and processes from the physical world. International recognition has included the Nordic Council Music Prize, the Giga-Hertz Award and the Edvard Prize. Her music is commissioned and performed internationally.