Ms Alexis Weaver
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Ms Alexis Weaver

Alexis Weaver is an electroacoustic composer and Associate Lecturer in music technology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney. In her personal creative practice, Alexis draws on field recordings and close recordings of man-made objects to create adventurous radiophonic and acousmatic works. She has also composed soundtracks for animation, short film, theatre, dance, and most notably a series of podcasts for Australian companies ARN, Amplify, Spotify, Sunny Studios and Shameless Media. Alexis’ work has been broadcast in Australia, the US, France, Scotland and Scandinavia, as well as featured on New Weird Australia’s Collapse Theories (2022), Solitary Wave (2019) and RMN Classical’s Electroacoustic and Beyond II (2017). In 2018, Alexis was awarded the National Council of Women’s Australia Day Prize for her research undertaken during her Honours year on the visibility and practice of female electroacoustic composers. Alexis then completed a Master of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium in 2018, using her thesis to investigate the use of "small diffusion" and composing for "non-ideal" listening environments. In 2023, Alexis was invited to participate in La Biennale di Venezia College Musica, which culminated in a world premiere in Venice in October, 2023. In the same year, Alexis began collaborating with Sydney-based design studio Kopi Su to develop a new generative AI tool for artists, leading to performances at the Sydney Opera House and at multiple South by Southwest Sydney Festival events. In 2024, Alexis continues her PhD candidature with the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, investigating how music and sound-based learning tools can assist in scientific communication.

Electroacoustic and acousmatic composition, spatial music, composing for fixed media, sound and music design for podcasts and radio, inclusivity in music technology classrooms, sound studies, science communication, modes of learning, public engagement.

I teach in composition and music technology courses, with a special focus on introductory music technology courses for non-music degree students. I currently supervise Honours students in the area of composition and music technology and welcome enquiries from related areas.

Thesis work

Thesis title: Science Through Sound Design: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Science Communication

In the media

Watch:

The future of music: creativity with AI | Alexis Weaver and Kartini Ludwig | TEDxSydney Salon (TEDx Talks, 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdon0qFsiAU

Sonic Mutations - A Generative Music Exploration: Outlines 2023 (Sydney Opera House) https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/outlines/videos/sonic-mutations-a-generative-music-exploration-outlines-2023

Read:

How I found my rhythm as a digital composer (Sydney Conservatorium of Music) https://www.sydney.edu.au/music/news-and-events/2023/08/07/how-i-found-my-rhythm-as-a-digital-composer.html

It's only croak 'n' roll but we like it (The Sydney Morning Herald)https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/its-only-croak-n-roll-but-we-like-it-20180126-h0opeg.html

Listen to interviews:

Acousmatics and the Contemporary with Alexis Weaver (DECLASSIFY) https://open.spotify.com/episode/5H76FNwILVui85aUyLspmt?si=4ccd9015e95d4e6f

The sonic material of Alexis Weaver and Leonie Strecker (Radio Ca'Foscari)https://www.spreaker.com/episode/il-materiale-sonoro-di-alexis-weaver-e-leonie-strecker--57542908?utm_medium=app&utm_source=widget&utm_campaign=episode-title