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Robbie Avenaim : Associate Artist

Random Audio Sample: Wheel Gems (duos: percussion, violin) by Robbie Avenaim, from the CD State of Play


Photo of Robbie Avenaim

Photo: Anne Moffat

Robbie Avenaim is an innovative Australian drummer and sound artist with an international reputation for bold, sonic exploration. Focussed primarily on percussion and instrument building/percussion installations, his practice spans the domains of free improvisation and avantgarde composition. Avenaim has been at the forefront of the Australian experimental music scene both as a performer and a curator.

Over the past 25 years Robbie has developed a unique and personal musical language on the drums, combining traditional and extended techniques with physical modification of the Drums.

Modifications have included extending use of the instrument's, various motorised percussive mechanisms and in so doing, provide greater scope for both composing and performing. As a drummer/composer/instrument builder, Avenaim's musical ideas are inseparable from the instruments he designs. The design of new instruments is an integral part of the compositional process. Avenaim was also the co-founder and organiser of the legendary WHAT IS MUSIC? Festival, Australia's premier annual touring showcase of local and international experimental music from 1994-2012 and has since organised many significant sound-based exhibitions, performances and festivals in Australia and overseas, which have been essential for the local growth and international prestige of Australia's avant-garde musical reputation. Avenaim is currently the drummer for AAA trio featuring Oren Ambarchi, Chris Abrahams (pianist of the Necks).


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