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Angus Tarnawsky
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Angus Tarnawsky is an Australian-Canadian artist and musician.[1][2] He was awarded a Bachelor of Music Performance (Honours) from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2009, specializing in electro-acoustic improvisation,[3] and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Media, Art and Design from OCAD University in 2020, investigating sound in urban spaces.[4] He relocated from Australia to Brooklyn, New York in 2010[5] to join the motorik influenced rock band, Apache Beat,[6] and since 2018, he has primarily lived and worked in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, Canada.[7][8][9] As a solo artist, he creates electro-acoustic/electronic music[10] and exhibits sound installations.[11] In 2014, his debut EP was released by the Berlin-based record label Inner Surface Music.[12] That same year the Melbourne Next Wave Festival premiered his first installation project "Artifacts," with pianist Nathan Liow.[13] He has collaborated on a wide range of projects, including work with visual artist, Stanislava Pinchuk,[14] musician Brian Chase,[15] and choreographer Duane Cyrus.[16] He is also the curator of the experimental record label In Context Music.[17]
Between 2015 and 2017 he was the drummer and recording engineer for the punk band Flowers of Evil, recording two full-length albums.[18] As a session drummer he has toured and recorded with various artists including Crocodiles, Haunted Hearts, Devin Therriault, Temples,[17] Au.Ra,[19] Cleopold,[20] Splashh, and Ballet School.[21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ "[June 17–22] Variable Frequencies by Angus Tarnawsky – Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center". Harvestworks. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Angus Tarnawsky ← People ← Cafe OTO". Cafe Oto. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "1 (PDF) Chris Cutler's Electrified-Drumkit; The Evolution of a Hybrid Instrument and its Opportunities for Improvisers". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Uncommon Sounds in Common Spaces - Open Research Repository". OCAD University. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Hyland, Thomas (18 August 2010). "HOW TO TOUR AMERICA W/ ANGUS TARNAWSKY". Clones & Clones. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ Cross, Leah (31 May 2012). "APACHE BEAT: TRACING SKY". Dazed & Confused. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Music - Vancouver - The Georgia Straight - Local musician Angus Tarnawsky heading to the prestigious Red Bull Music Academy". Georgia Straight. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Angus Tarnawsky". Red Bull. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "PhD student biographies - Angus Tarnawsky". Concordia University. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Pharmakon played MoMA PS1 w/ Dawn of Humans and Hank Wood & the Hammerheads (videos), playing Trans Pecos". Brooklyn Vegan. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Screen Spaces – For the Record". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Premiere: Inner Surface Music welcome Angus Tarnawsky". Juno Records. 24 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Can We Please Play The Internet? :: Next Wave Festival 2014". Next Wave Festival. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "miso on Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Brian Chase/Richard Hoffman/Jaie Gonzalez/Angus Tarnawsky Quartet, Hubble, Napoleon @ Trans-Pecos". Oh My Rockness. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "COLLABORATIVE ARTISTS – Theatre of Movement". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b Dadson, Manika (7 January 2014). "Drummer goes back to where it all began". The Examiner. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Flowers of Evil (3) – Flowers of Evil (Vinyl, Album) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Live Video: Au.Ra". KEXP. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "cleopold". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Ballet School". Facebook. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Ballet School "Cherish" / Out Of Town Films - YouTube". Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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