ABOUT
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Mark Bowler is a neurodivergent composer and producer (a.k.a. Audiobubble). His polystylistic and eclectic musical output spans the realms of contemporary classical music, opera (with librettist Gareth Mattey), contemporary dance, experimental and rave-influenced electronic music, and folk music. His music has been performed by ensembles such as EXAUDI, Plus Minus, Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet, and Ligeti Quartet, and he was the recipient of the Britten Sinfonia OPUS2017 commission. He is an alumnus of Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he was also Junior Fellow in Composition.
Mark Bowler is a neurodivergent composer and producer (a.k.a. Audiobubble). His polystylistic and eclectic musical output spans the realms of contemporary classical music, opera (with librettist Gareth Mattey), contemporary dance, experimental and rave-influenced electronic music, and folk music. His music has been performed by ensembles such as EXAUDI, Plus Minus, Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet, and Ligeti Quartet, and he was the recipient of the Britten Sinfonia OPUS2017 commission. He is an alumnus of Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he was also Junior Fellow in Composition.
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Mark Bowler is a neurodivergent composer, producer (a.k.a. Audiobubble), songwriter and opera maker, and a performer of folk and experimental music. His boldly polystylistic and eclectic musical output, a reflection of his neurodivergence, has been described as having 'a sophisticated aesthetic... communicated with subtlety and individuality' and as being 'strangely dramatic and persistently eloquent', 'imaginative and witty', and 'hugely vivid... often haunting', and spans the realms of contemporary classical music, opera and art song, contemporary dance, experimental and rave-influenced electronic music, and folk music.
His exploration of asymmetrical folk grooves in Deep Green won him the Britten Sinfonia OPUS2017 commission and his music has been performed or commissioned by EXAUDI, Plus Minus Ensemble, Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet, Ex Cathedra, Ligeti Quartet, Selwyn College Choir, No Dice Collective and Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir amongst others. Mark's music is associated with London's Millennium and Golden Jubilee footbridges through the Illuminated River project, accompanying a lighting design by Leo Villareal.
Mark has collaborated with director & librettist Gareth Mattey on several projects, their most recent being the chamber opera Little England, which had its June 2020 staging cancelled. In lieu of a staging, Mark commissioned and produced a recording featuring singers Nathan Mercieca-Withers, Shakira Tsindos and Andrew Randall.
He is currently working on Fragments of Experience in collaboration with Positive Note films soprano Marianna Suri. This Arts Council England funded project is an audio-visual exploration of William Blake's Songs of Experience, both words and prints, through song, animation and live action film, and is due to be delivered in 2023.
Growing up on the coast of Teesside, he began his musical training with the RSCM Northern Cathedral Singers before honing his skills as a songwriter in the 90's indie scene. In the 00's he worked closely with Adrian Palka exploring the cross-arts possibilities of the Bow Chimes and Steel Cello (Robert Rutman's sculpture-instruments), performing and installing works across the UK, Europe and Russia. He later became a key player in Stamp Collective (Guildhall School of Music & Drama folk music ensemble) and is a founding member of folk collective Tribe of Tinkers.
He has released a catalogue of music on his own under his own One Glass Eye Records . Releases include 'Puzzle Book', recorded by Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet with funding from LSO St Lukes, and 'Quartet for Strings', a four movement work exploring folk traditions of the British Isles and Eastern Europe, recorded by Ligeti Quartet, alongside electronic music as producer Audiobubble.
Mark graduated MComp (distinction) from Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2020 after studying with Mathew King, and was Junior Fellow in Composition 2020-21.
Previously, he read Music Composition & Professional Practice at Coventry University under Martin Riley, Adrian Palka and Chris Wilson, graduating with Honours, First Class.
He has studied privately with John Lely.
Mark Bowler is a neurodivergent composer, producer (a.k.a. Audiobubble), songwriter and opera maker, and a performer of folk and experimental music. His boldly polystylistic and eclectic musical output, a reflection of his neurodivergence, has been described as having 'a sophisticated aesthetic... communicated with subtlety and individuality' and as being 'strangely dramatic and persistently eloquent', 'imaginative and witty', and 'hugely vivid... often haunting', and spans the realms of contemporary classical music, opera and art song, contemporary dance, experimental and rave-influenced electronic music, and folk music.
His exploration of asymmetrical folk grooves in Deep Green won him the Britten Sinfonia OPUS2017 commission and his music has been performed or commissioned by EXAUDI, Plus Minus Ensemble, Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet, Ex Cathedra, Ligeti Quartet, Selwyn College Choir, No Dice Collective and Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir amongst others. Mark's music is associated with London's Millennium and Golden Jubilee footbridges through the Illuminated River project, accompanying a lighting design by Leo Villareal.
Mark has collaborated with director & librettist Gareth Mattey on several projects, their most recent being the chamber opera Little England, which had its June 2020 staging cancelled. In lieu of a staging, Mark commissioned and produced a recording featuring singers Nathan Mercieca-Withers, Shakira Tsindos and Andrew Randall.
He is currently working on Fragments of Experience in collaboration with Positive Note films soprano Marianna Suri. This Arts Council England funded project is an audio-visual exploration of William Blake's Songs of Experience, both words and prints, through song, animation and live action film, and is due to be delivered in 2023.
Growing up on the coast of Teesside, he began his musical training with the RSCM Northern Cathedral Singers before honing his skills as a songwriter in the 90's indie scene. In the 00's he worked closely with Adrian Palka exploring the cross-arts possibilities of the Bow Chimes and Steel Cello (Robert Rutman's sculpture-instruments), performing and installing works across the UK, Europe and Russia. He later became a key player in Stamp Collective (Guildhall School of Music & Drama folk music ensemble) and is a founding member of folk collective Tribe of Tinkers.
He has released a catalogue of music on his own under his own One Glass Eye Records . Releases include 'Puzzle Book', recorded by Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet with funding from LSO St Lukes, and 'Quartet for Strings', a four movement work exploring folk traditions of the British Isles and Eastern Europe, recorded by Ligeti Quartet, alongside electronic music as producer Audiobubble.
Mark graduated MComp (distinction) from Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2020 after studying with Mathew King, and was Junior Fellow in Composition 2020-21.
Previously, he read Music Composition & Professional Practice at Coventry University under Martin Riley, Adrian Palka and Chris Wilson, graduating with Honours, First Class.
He has studied privately with John Lely.
All information above is current and correct as of 29th November 2022.
