Curriculum vitae

I am currently on Sabbatical in order to concentrate on my music and arts projects.

Selected Exhibitions / Performances / Presentations

2011

Sonic Graffiti
Joint commission by VIVID and Capsule saw my Sonic Graffiti pieces secreted throughout Digbeth, Birmingham. As seen on The BBC Culture Show. View the Sonic Graffiti micro-site for further details.

PRS Foundation – “Guest of the Month”
I was the PRS Foundation “Guest of the Month” for October 2011.

ORE – Debut performance at Supersonic Festival 2011
Our drone doom tuba band debuts at Supersonic. Find out more about the project here.

New Music Incubator, Brunel University, Uxbridge
An intensive weeklong music exploration workshop, with 19 other musicians selected to be on the PRSF 2011-12 New Music Incubator Programme.

Pendulum Music, Scarborough
Performance of Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music, for Optical Theremins & torches, at HANDS OFF! Theremin Symposium in Scarborough.

Rocket Radio – electronic music workshop, Starbank Primary School, Birmingham
Organisation and running of a daylong sampling/looping workshop for kids to celebrate their amazing school radio station “Rocket Radio”

Electronic music fun day, St Thomas Children’s Centre, Birmingham
Organisation and running of a daylong circuit-bending and sampling/looping workshop for kids.
www.mrunderwood.co.uk/news/a-good-start-in-life

4am Project, Central Library, Birmingham
Audio recordings of the “dying breaths” of this soon to be demolished library.
www.mrunderwood.co.uk/news/sounds-of-a-dying-library

Sonic Weekend 7, Buxton, Derbyshire
Collaborative, international music workshop. My fifth to date.
www.wlmusic.co.uk/#/sonic-weekend/4543727368
www.mrunderwood.co.uk/creations/sonic-weekend-5-round-up (Images of Sonic Weekend 5)

Pecha Kucha 20×20, Bodenga, Birmingham
A “Pecha Kucha” style presentation focusing on projects I plan to complete during my sabbatical.
www.vimeo.com/19477253

Mr Underwood gigs
Supporting Emeralds, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham

2010

Theremin Day, Digital Media Centre, Bracknell
A daylong workshop of building my six oscillator Noise Box synthesizer.
www.digitalmediacentre.org/wp/?p=1465
www.digitalmediacentre.org/wp/?p=1427 (Gene Pool interview)

Supersonic, The Custard Factory, Birmingham
Theremin Day workshop and improvised group performance with KK Null.
www.supersonicfestival.com/line-up/workshops/supersonic-noise-boxes
www.supersonicfestival.com/line-up/special-performances/lash-frenzy-vs-kk-null

Seeing Sound, VIVID, Birmingham
A performance of Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music for Optical Theremin & torch.
www.weareeastside.com/2010/10/seeing-sound-supersonic-festival/
www.mrunderwood.co.uk/projects/pendulum-music

Kids Gig – Big Sounds For Little People, mac, Birmingham
Workshop and midi-octopus performance to introduce 2-7 year olds to avant-garde music, produced by Capsule.
www.capsule.org.uk/blog/2010/09/22/supersonic-kids-gigs/

British Science Festival, Aston University, Birmingham
Workshop to build a step-sequenced, modular, mechanical instrument. Followed by debut midi-octopus performance.
www.midi-octopus.co.uk/latest/what-am-i-doing-at-the-british-science-festival/
www.midi-octopus.co.uk/latest/hello-world-2/
www.mixcloud.com/phantomcircuit/phantom-circuit-49-9th-oct-2010/

Theremin Day, The Edge, Birmingham
Afternoon workshop to build my Optical Theremins, followed by evening event and performances.
www.thereminday.co.uk

Glatze gigs
Whales EP Launch Party, Scruffy Murphy’s, Birmingham
Dirty Bristow Magazine Launch Party, The Edge, Birmingham
Bees are Strong, The Frog and Fiddle, Cheltenham

2009

Futuresonic, Manchester
Presentation and midi-octopus performance.
www.thecentrifuge.co.uk/_wp/tag/midi-octopus/

Glatze gigs
Supersonic, The Custard Factory, Birmingham
Supporting Melt Banana, The Rainbow, Birmingham
Milk Kitchen (charity gig), The Victoria, Birmingham
Centrifuge 2nd Birthday, Gramaphone, London
White Noise Music Festival, The Rainbow, Birmingham

2008

Plus International Design Expo, Fazeley Studios, Birmingham
www.stereographic.co.uk/index.php?/arts/wasted
www.youplusus.net/plus_international_design_expo_home.html

Glatze gigs (as Uncool Sam)
Lobotomy, Blueprint, Nottingham
The Centrifuge, Moog, Nottingham
The Centrifuge 1st Birthday, Blueprint, Nottingham

2007

Plus International Design Expo, The Wild Building, Birmingham
www.stereographic.co.uk/index.php?/arts/plus-07/
www.youplusus.net/plus_international_design_expo_pastevents_fest07.html

Glatze gigs (as Uncool Sam)
Debut at STFU, Forest Café, Edinburgh

Selected Musical Compositions / Releases

I have played guitar since the age of nine, including in a professional recording studio from age 14 – 18. I have since learned to play a variety of instruments. Most recently I started learning to play tuba. In 1999 I started to compose music using computers and electronics. I am now an accomplished studio producer. Here is a small selection of my recent compositions / releases.

2010

Glatze EP released on The Centrifuge
www.glatze.co.uk
www.thecentrifuge.co.uk/_wp/2010/07/cf048-glatze-glatze-ep-released/

2009

Score for “There Are No Others, There Is Only Us” by Marc Silver
www.mrunderwood.co.uk/news/there-are-no-others-there-is-only-usmr-underwood-score/

“Black Ship” composition for Resonance FM
www.mrunderwood.co.uk/creations/mrunderwood-on-resonancefm/

“Criplefinch” by Mr.Underwood released on Make Recordings
makerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/make-recordings-free-ep-1-2

2008

Jon Burgerman “Pens are my Friends” DVD soundtrack
www.kettlestudio.co.uk/Projects/Burgertown.aspx

Professional Experience

April 2011 – present

On sabbatical to concentrate on music / arts practice

2006 – April 2011

Co-director of design duo Stereographic
www.stereographic.co.uk

1999 – 2006

Technical director and co-founder of design agency Elektonika

Education

1999 1st class BA (Hons) Interactive Multimedia Communication
1995 A Level Photography

Additional

German speaker
Current CRB
Full, clean driving license