Tim O'Dwyer

Tim O'Dwyer (reeds) was born in 1971 and is a composer and saxophonist/ bass clarinettist who works in a wide range of contexts including contemporary classical, installation, punk rock and improvisation. Graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts in 1993 he furthered his studies in 1995-6 in Amsterdam and London with composer Richard Barrett and saxophonist Evan Parker. Tim has been involved with some of Australia's leading contemporary music ensembles including Libra Ensemble, David Tolley's THAT and Elision Contemporary Ensemble. Other projects include an electro-acoustic duo with laptop musician Newton Armstrong (N.Y.) , Tasmanian guitarist Greg Kingston and his European based trio pUPPy with percussionist Steve Heather and cellist Alex Waterman.