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Gary-Martinemail@gary-mart.ingary-mart.in
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NoteThis CV aims to be a complete record of my professional history. For a more condensed version, please get in touch: email@garymart.in
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AboutGary-Martin is an artist and experience designer.1992 – presentLives in Abergavenny,
Wales		Photo of Gary-Martin
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WorkUniversiy of Gloucestershire
School of Creative Arts		Lecturer
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The Sound & Music Production Project2025Park, Cheltenhampostgraduate
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Sustainable Music Practice2022 - presentPark, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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The Research Project2021 - presentPark, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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Music Making in the Creator Economy2021 - presentPark, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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Music & Sound Studies2022 - presentPark, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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Marketing, Data & Analytics2021 - presentPark, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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The Future Professional 2022 - 2024Park, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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Songmaking & Production2020 - 2022Park, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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Songwriting & Context2019 - 2021Park, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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Songwriting & Performance2019 - 2021Park, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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Music for Communities2016 - 2018Park, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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Networked Music Practice2016 - 2018Park, Cheltenhamundergraduate
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pykaExperience Designer & Researcher
Head of Education
Artist-Facilitator		2021 - present
2017 - 2021
2015 - 2017		UKpyka is a team of multi-disciplinary artists who create objects, structures and spaces that enable people to explore worlds built with sound. We have developed a sound remix tool for iOS and access-first musical instruments, co-created digital arts tools with Shakespeare's Globe and as Digital Artists in Residence with Tate Britain, and have delivered creative engagements with over 50,000 learners in over 250 schools across the UK.
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Gary-Martin,
Independent Practice		Self-employed freelancer2015 – presentUKMy independent practice, which is frequently collaborative, offers services including: creative strategy, research, identity design, sound design & composition, educational resource development, lectures, writing, website design & development, graphic design, and instrument tuition.
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Projects:
Practice Based		The Expression Orchestra suite of alternative music instruments
co-designer, ethics lead		2019 - ongoingwith pykaThe Expression Orchestra is a suite of music instruments, designed with an Access-First design philosophy, and features an AI-powered Conductor that adapts musical outputs to honour performer interactions.https://www.pyka.wales/post/whatever-happened-to-the-expression-orchestra
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Practicing Scalesspatial audio composition & essay
2025published in the International Journal of Creative Media Research in 2025Practicing Scales is a practice-based research project that explores the ecological framework of ‘subscendence’ through spatial audio composition, utilising the disassembly and reassembly of musical ‘objects’ as a method for investigation. By examining the interplay between music-related 'wholes' and 'parts,' the project aims to demonstrate the fluidity of boundaries and the entanglement of elements in the process of music creation.https://ijcmr.online/2/article/view/143
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How to Start a Co-op Record Labelguidebook, zine2021a condensed version is featured as a recipe in Metalabel's Collaboration Cookbook:
https://www.collaborationcookbook.com/recipes/44		the result of a R&D project investigating alternative ownership and economic models for record labels. through collaboration Jack Rees and Rory Coughlan-Allen, existing label structures were critiqued and reimagined by experimenting with resource sharing, time-banking, and democratic decision-making. the zine acts as a template for running a co-operative record label, and was used as a working model to produce a series of recorded music releases in 2021.https://garymart.in/files/tnrunningacooplabel.pdf
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Platform Determinismessay & AV experiments2021an essay informed by a series of audio-visual experiments that explores contemporary and emerging musical practices in the
post-internet age, and highlights how these are influenced by the affordances of the platforms on which they are shared.		https://garymart.in/files/platformdeterminism.pdf
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cul-de-sac festivalvirtual performance event
creator, artist-collaborator, host		2020cul-de-sac festival was a virtual performance event designed wth the affordances of the platform in mind. Hosted on Zoom, a number of artists were invited to prepare a performance for a remotely connected audience that would exploit the affordances and mechanics of the video call platform. https://vimeo.com/787637889
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Tour in a Dayperformance series2020Tour in a Day was a series of short music performances that took place in a number of alterantive venue spaces (barbers, cheese toastie cafe, restaurant, Nepali homeware shop, etc.) in a single day, experimenting with temporalities of contemporary music consumption. https://vimeo.com/787638616
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FlockMIDI-effect plugin for Ableton2021a Max For Live MIDI-effect plugin that generates notes randomly within a certain range, and allows the user to control the rate that notes are triggered and how quantised they are to the global bpm.https://garymart.in/projects/flock
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Sketchesinteractive websites2021three mini-sites created using p5.js as part of my learning to code process. each one was made to gamify a musical experience, and allow the user to interact with sound in some way.https://garymart.in/projects/sketches/sketches
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Interfacingpoetic guidebook2020, 2024Interfacing is a poetic guide that offers questions and ideas on how to approach online collaborations, make connections and work together while being physically apart.https://garymart.in/files/interfacing.pdf
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Passing the Powerguidebook & teaching resource2019with pykaa conceptual guidebook containing a variety of facilitation approaches to help teachers plan and scaffold meaningful creative engagements with learners of all ages and abilities.https://garymart.in/files/passingthepower.pdf
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pyka_toolkitlow cost sensor-based toolkit2019with pykaa low cost sensor-based toolkit created to transform unloved objects into digital musical instruments, promoting circular economy principles. In partnership with the University of Gloucestershire's sustainability department, the toolkit was developed with students and then taken into local libraries to engage the community in the technical process of breathing new life into their unwanted objects.https://www.pyka.wales/post/introducing-the-pyka_toolkit
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pyka_remixesfound sound remixes2014 - ongoingwith pykafound sound remixes created as resident producer for pyka. remixes are often an output of creative engagements with schools and cultural organisations, such as Tate Britain (sampling Susan Philipsz: ‘War Damaged Musical Instruments’), London Symphony Orchestra, Techniquest, Chester Zoo, Wales Millennium Centre, etc. https://open.spotify.com/album/5wc5YQqhp4WULcHvg0bHhY?si=jEFvslDBRyyeaHnkKNCcZA
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Projects:
Facilitation Based		The Expression Orchestra
Anthem Wales		Ty Gwyn Special School2023with pykaa Research & Development programme that revisited early prototpyes of accessible musical instruments. co-creation workshops were carried out in Ty Gwyn Special School with facilitation support from Tin Shed Theatre. new prototypes were created and presented at a public interactive exhibition event at The Place, Newport.
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Get Started ProgrammePrince's Trust2023with pykaworking with participants of the Get Started programme to create audio-visual digital media works through collaborative processes, sharing insight about the wider creative industries.
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Lead Creative Schools
Creative Learning Through the Arts
Arts Council Wales		Dewstow Primary
Castle Park Primary		2020with pykaaudio visual works. learners explored augmented reality through audio visual artowkrs and non-digital interpretations of the phrase, like optical illusions.
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Pennard Primary
Crwys Primary		2019with pykaaudio-visual site-specific exhibition. with a focus on the local environment, learners went through a process of co-creating artworks inspired by, and using materials from the Gower, through a process of digital photography, soundscape design, and text manipulation.
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Bishopston Primary2019with pykainteractive exhibition. learners created their own Celtic-inspired artefacts by forging their own metal into shapes. a sound signature was created for each artefact, which could then be triggered by touching the artefact using sensors and micro-controllers.
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Tenby Primarywith pykapublished podcast. learners were taught the planning, writing, recording, editing, and publishing processes involved in creating a podcast. the class chose a theme and launched their own which was featured on the school website and on SoundCloud.
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Rogerstone Primary2018with pykaaudio-visual site-specific exhibition. with a focus on collaboration, learners went through a process of co-creating artworks inspired by, and using materials from the school environment, through a process of digital photography, painting and collaging with found materials, and soundscape design.
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Blackwood Primary2018with pykaaudio-visual artworks. focused on engaging learners with outdoor learning, they digitally captured audio, visuals, and text in outdoor spaces, which they remixed and reimagined as multimedia artworks.
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Gaer Primary2018with pykainteractive physical game world. learners went through the process of creating a game - from character and set design, to UX design and mechanics - resulting in a cardboard cityscape featuring characters that could be played with via a handheld controller that triggered actions sounds, all created by the class.
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Cefn Saeson Comp2018with pykaaudio-visual exhibition. learners created virtual models of their school, soundscapes using found audio, and digital art by manipulating photos of sentimental spots around the campus.
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Cwm Glas Infants2018with pykaprinted book featuring bespoke font. learners created visual artworks of the letters of the alphabet, which they iterated on and digitised in a font design process. they also created character profiles and visual artworks for an animal-based story, which was written using the class font and self-published into physical books for the learners at the school.
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Tondu Primary
Ffaldau Primary
Tynyrheol Primary		2018with pykamaths reasoning app, Rhesymu. learners explored creative approaches to solving maths problems through mixed media art methods, resulting in a puzzle-based app for iPad.
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waunceirchlive soundtracking, stop motion animation, digital competency
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Ysgol Bro Dinefyr2017with pykacreation of a Magic Mirror. learners programmed a Raspeberry Pi to cycle through questions they had formed that prompted young people to think about identity. these were displayed on a monitor covered by a two-way mirror and was hung in the school corridor. learners explored concepts of identity through digital art and co-created their own Magic Mirror to be placed around the school.
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Penrhiwceiber Primary2017with pykaaudio-visual site-specific exhibition. with a focus on storytelling, learners went through a process of co-creating artworks inspired by Welsh tolk tales, through a process of digital photography and editing, soundscape design, and text manipulation.
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St Athans Primary2017with pykacreation of an app for iPad that showcased learners' visual art and soundscapes in order to develop their understanding of time.
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pyka_hack: Shakespeare's Globe
Creative Collaborations
Arts Council Wales		Trellech Primary
Ysgol Sant Baruc
High Street Primary		2019with pykaa digital enterprise project collaborating with a cluster of schools in South Wales to produce a browser-based word creation tool [Creationary] for Shakespeare's Globe.
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pyka_hack: Tate Britain
Creative Collaborations
Arts Council Wales		Cadoxton Primary
Trellech Primary
Llanfoist Primary
Ysgol Y Ddraig
High Street Primary		2018with pykaa digital enterprise project collaborating with a cluster of schools in South Wales to produce a digi-punk collaging app [MishMosh] for Tate Britain.
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project everyone
Creative Collaborations
Arts Council Wales		Ty Gwyn Special School
Riverbank Special School
Woodlands Special School		2019with pykaa Research & Development project with a cluster of special schools in South Wales, with the aim of enhancing opportunities for creative expression for learners. This was explored through movement, sound, and visual art workshops and inspired the creation of facilitation philopshy, and 3 accessibl music instruments.
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pyka_walk
Cadw		United Response
Phillipstown Primary		2018
2017		with pykacreative engagements centred around the exploration of heritage sites and environments. Participants captured text, sound, and image, and remixed these into Audio visual art creation using pyka_walk, a digital remix platform.
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pyka_loopervarious schools in South Wales2015 - 2017with pykaa 6 week programme that took learners on a journey of becoming sound artists, learning about the fundamentals of electronic music production through found sound capture and remix using pyka_loop.
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ExhibitionsArt GeneInterfacing2024webPoetic guidebookhttps://www.art-gene.co.uk/interfacing/
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The PlaceThe Expression Orchestra2024Newport, Wales
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Portland HouseThe Expression Orchestra2019Cardiff, Wales
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Wales Millenium CentreThe Expression Orchestra2019Cardiff, Wales
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Chapter Arts CentreThe Expression Orchestra2018Cardiff, Wales
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Chapter Arts CentreAcrux Seasons2018Cardiff, Wales
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Features and interviewsp5.js2020 showcase2020web
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Peak virtual studio visit2019web
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Techniquestscience and creativity2018webhttps://www.techniquest.org/blog/scienctivity/
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Sounding Boardpyka_hack2018print
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Hwbdigital art projects in schools2018web
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ConferencesEveryday is SpatialThe Expression Orchestra2024Cheltenham, Englandhttps://sites.glos.ac.uk/spatialaudio/
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Everyday is SpatialPracticing Scales2023Cheltenham, Englandhttps://sites.glos.ac.uk/spatialaudio/
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ResidenciesPervasive Media StudioSandbox, More Than AI, Artist Residency2024 - Bristol, Englandhttps://www.watershed.co.uk/studio/residents/gary-martin
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Tate BritainDigital Artist in Residence2017London, England
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Workshops
Cheltenham Science Festival
exploring the science of sound using pyka_loop
2023Cheltenham, England
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Cheltenham Science Festival
exploring the science of sound using pyka_loop
2022Cheltenham, England
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Prince's Trust
interactive music with found objects for Future Skills Festival
2019Cardiff, Wales
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Site Siteexploiting platform affrodances to create artworks2020Online
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Peak Cymrucreating digital art using P5.js2020Online
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Peak Cymru
creating new media compositions for internet platforms
2019Crickhowell, Wales
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Gloucester Library
transforming unwanted objects into digital instruments using a teensy micro controller
2019Gloucester, England
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Gloucester Academy
transforming unwanted objects into digital instruments using a teensy micro controller
2019Gloucester, England
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Techniquestfound sound remixing with pyka_loop2018Cardiff, Wales
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Chapter Arts Centreinstrument building from found materials2018Cardiff, Wales
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Mostyn Galleryfound sound remixing with pyka_loop2016Llandudno, Wales
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PerformancesCheltenham Jazz Festivaljack of the suburbs live set2024Cheltenham, England
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Various locationsTour in a Day, jack of the suburbs2021Wales
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Chapter Arts Centrepyka_loop live remixing performance2018Cardiff, Wales
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Meta Housejack of the suburbs live set2016Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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GLITCH Festivaljack of the suburbs live set2016Llandudno, Wales
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FOCUS Walesjack of the suburbs live set2016Wrexham, Wales
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Telford Warehousejack of the suburbs live set2016Chester, England
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Chester Livejack of the suburbs live set2016Chester, England
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Summer of Love Festivaljack of the suburbs live set2015Wrexham, Wales
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WrexFestjack of the suburbs DJ set2015Wrexham, Wales
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FOCUS Walesjack of the suburbs live set2015Wrexham, Wales
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Selected
Partners
& Clients		Pervasive Media Studiocreative technology studios2024 -https://www.watershed.co.uk/studio/residents/gary-martin
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University of Gloucestershirehigher education institution2021 - https://www.glos.ac.uk
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Tate Britainart gallery & museum 2017 - 2018https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain
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Shakespeare's Globetheatre organisation2019https://www.shakespearesglobe.com
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Chester Zoozoo & conservation organisation2017https://www.chesterzoo.org
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London Symphony OrchestraBritish symphony orchestra2018https://www.lso.co.uk
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Techniquestscience discovery centre2019https://www.techniquest.org
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Sherman Theatretheatre production house2019https://www.shermantheatre.co.uk
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Pound Artsarts centre 2018https://poundarts.org.uk
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Eyegazeaccessibility technologies organisation2019https://eyegaze.com
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Victor Gamainstrument maker & artist2017 https://www.victorgama.org
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Site Sitarts organization2021 - https://www.instagram.com/site_sit/?hl=en