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The Biography of Ian J Cole
Ian is a Composer, Musician, Producer and Sound Designer who has been working in the music industry since he signed his first independent recording contact in 1981. Over the years Ian has been commissioned to write music for Education, TV, Film, Software and the Internet. He has also been involved in writing pop, rock and folk songs for a number of artistes.
He lives in East Yorkshire, England and has studied for Masters degrees in Multimedia and Education (2001) and Music Technology (2011) which have allowed him to develop unusual methods of composition by designing his own software based compositional and music production tools. These tools are especially useful when it comes to the sound design compositions that Ian creates.
Ian's music has been used and performed in France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Argentina, USA and the UK which has culminated in him producing several solo and collaborative albums. Ian's music is licensed in American for TV, Film and the web by Muse IQ in New York and through Sinners Music Publishing in the UK and other Territories.
Ian is the founder of the Sinners Music, a UK based Record Company that was created predominantly for the projects that Ian is involved in but now releases the works of other artistes . Sinners Music has its own recording studio 'The Sinners Studio' that offers a studio-based or mobile recording service with competitive rates and a team of Producers and Recording Engineers at their disposal.
Discography
3rd Feb 2023: Ian played on Ryan Shirlow's Ullstair University Vol.1 Album available here
9th Dec 2022: A Trip Hop Christmas EP is released on Bandcamp
13th July 2022: Frightened of Cliches track on EMOM York XII compilation Album released on Bandcamp.
7th July 2020: The album Black Scars Across My Back is release on all download and streaming platforms.
1st April 2019 : The album 91st Day of the Year is released on all download and streaming sites.
24th Dec 2018: The album 'Ian J Cole Live 2014 -2018' is released on Bandcamp.
9th Dec 2018: 'Deconstruction:Demolition:Reinvention' is released on All download and steaming platforms.
4th Dec 2018: The Little Trip Hop Drummer Boy Single is released on Bandcamp.
31st Dec 2017 The Clifton Hotel (Bristol Trilogy) Triple Album is released on all download & Streaming Sites.
24th Dec 2017 The Clifton Hotel (Bristol Trilogy 3) Album is released on Bandcamp.
24th Nov 2017 The Clifton Hotel (Bristol Trilogy 2) for Cello & Moog Album is released on Bandcamp
24th Dec 2016 The Clifton Hotel (Bristol Trilogy 1) Album is released on Bandcamp.
12 Nov 2016 The 'rinnan' Album is released on Bandcamp.
14th Feb 2016 'only shadows move' Album released on Bandcamp.
24th Dec 2015 The Great lost London Recordings Album released on Bandcamp.
24th Dec 2014 Cities Album released on Bandcamp
Nov 2012 to June 2014: working on final mixing, editing and mastering of Clifton Hotel Recording 1. Album released August 2014 (available here).
18th Nov 2012: First performance of the video London Rain featuring music from the forthcoming Clifton Hotel album.
31st March 2012: Artist in Residence proposal submitted to MUU For Ears, Finland, for 1st until 31 August 2012.
22nd to 27th March 2012: 'Deconstruction' with accompanying video performed at the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music Belfast, Northern Ireland.
25th March 2012: The album 'Deconstruction:Demolition:Reinvention' is released on Sinners Music Publishing
4th Feb 2012: Submitted 'Deconstruction:Demolition:Reinvention' to the Prix Ars Electronica 2012
8th Jan 2012: Submitted 'Walking on Marbles' to the Prix Ars Electronica 2012
7th Jan 2012: 'Transparent Perforated Film Strips' remix created for the Oramix competition at the Science Museum, London.
1st to 18th Dec 2011: 'Deconstruction' performed at the Streaming Festival Milan Italy & The Hague Netherlands.
Nov 2011: 'Deconstruction' submitted to the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music 22-27 March 2012 Belfast.
Oct 2011: 'Deconstruction' accepted to the Streaming Festival 1-18/12/11 Milan Italy & The Hague Netherlands.
Aug 2011: 'Chaucer's Lament' showcased at the Sound Is Art site in San Diego, USA.
May until September 2011: worked on an album of experimental accordion music (have a listen to the album at Soundcloud and YouTube due for release March 2012)
May 2011: Submitted 'Chaucer's Lament' for the Soundwaves Festival in Brighton, England.
June 2011: 'Chaucer's Lament' accepted for the Sound Is Art showcase site in San Diego, USA. (from August 2011)
April 2011: Submitted 'Walking on Marbles' to the Museums at Night project at the SoundFjord Gallery,London.
27th April 2011: Aleatorical Alchemy digital album released (CD release April 2012)
Jan - April 2011: composed 'Walking on Marbles' a 20 minute environmental processed soundpiece.
March - April 2011: composed 'The Random Quartet' a sample-based randomly generated piece by using Max/MSP programming.
Sept - Dec 2010: composed 'Tape Factory Rewind' a sample-based composition by using Max/MSP and dice based chance music techniques.
Jan - May 2010: Composed Chaucer's Lament for first-order ambisonics.
1996 - 97: Composed 'Jarmel' an electroacoustic improvised soundscape piece, created on a Roland MC-500 midi composer. Released on cassette Feb 2000 (now deleted)
Group Work:
2020 until Present: Percussion and Electronics for The Stray Field
2018 - 2020: Piano and Organist in DC Blues
2008 until Present: Main songwriter and Producer for Katie and the Questions released one 4 track EP and album in 2012 available here
2009 - 2010: Keyboard Player & Musical Director for The Applejacks featuring Stuart Jackson
2008 - 2009: Keyboard Player for the Daniel Pearson Band.
2007 - 2008: Keyboard player with Suzy Bradley and the Morning After.
2005 - 2007: Keyboard and Accordion Player with Ryan Shirlow and the Bloody Marys released 1 DVD, 3 EPs and 1 full length album Demonstrations available here.
1993 - 94: Vocalist and songwriter for Eat the Peach released A Thorassic Lark EP (now deleted)
1988 - 91: Keyboard player, vocalist and songwriter with Art of Vision released You're Not Here cassette single and Cover to Cover cassette album (now deleted)
1986 - 87: Keyboard Player with Powergramme
1985: Keyboard Player with Too Hot To Handle
1984: Keyboard Player with Disco Dance Band Stiletto
1983: Keyboard player and songwriter with Dance Reaction released two cassette singles TAPE 1 and 'TAPE 2 (limited release).
1982 -1983 Keyboard player and songwriter with Xpress / Hearts in Rhythm.
1982: Keyboard player with Comedy Showband Airport
1981 - 82: Keyboard player with Nerve Senta released one album on Supamusic Records.
1980: Keyboard player and songwriter with Product
1979 - 1980: Keyboard player with Motel
1978: Keyboard player with Sanctuary
1976 - 1977: Keyboard player with Uranium
1975: Bass Guitarist with Invictus
Music Publications:
Cole, I. (2010). Chaucer’s Lament – An Exploration Into Aleatory Music. Proceeding of the 6th Art of Record Production Conference December 3-6, 2010 Leeds Metropolitian University, Leeds. Abstract available at: http://www.artofrecordproduction.com/content/view/236/1/
Stereo version of the piece available at: http://soundcloud.com/ianjcole/chaucers-lament
Study:
Sept 2009 - Sept 2011: Studied for an Masters of Art degree in Music Technology at the University of York supervised by Tony Myatt and Ambrose Field
1993 - 1995: Studied singing and vocal technique with Amanda Crawley (soprano)
Academic Work:
3rd Feb 2023: Ian played on Ryan Shirlow's Ullstair University Vol.1 Album available here
9th Dec 2022: A Trip Hop Christmas EP is released on Bandcamp
13th July 2022: Frightened of Cliches track on EMOM York XII compilation Album released on Bandcamp.
7th July 2020: The album Black Scars Across My Back is release on all download and streaming platforms.
1st April 2019 : The album 91st Day of the Year is released on all download and streaming sites.
24th Dec 2018: The album 'Ian J Cole Live 2014 -2018' is released on Bandcamp.
9th Dec 2018: 'Deconstruction:Demolition:Reinvention' is released on All download and steaming platforms.
4th Dec 2018: The Little Trip Hop Drummer Boy Single is released on Bandcamp.
31st Dec 2017 The Clifton Hotel (Bristol Trilogy) Triple Album is released on all download & Streaming Sites.
24th Dec 2017 The Clifton Hotel (Bristol Trilogy 3) Album is released on Bandcamp.
24th Nov 2017 The Clifton Hotel (Bristol Trilogy 2) for Cello & Moog Album is released on Bandcamp
24th Dec 2016 The Clifton Hotel (Bristol Trilogy 1) Album is released on Bandcamp.
12 Nov 2016 The 'rinnan' Album is released on Bandcamp.
14th Feb 2016 'only shadows move' Album released on Bandcamp.
24th Dec 2015 The Great lost London Recordings Album released on Bandcamp.
24th Dec 2014 Cities Album released on Bandcamp
Nov 2012 to June 2014: working on final mixing, editing and mastering of Clifton Hotel Recording 1. Album released August 2014 (available here).
18th Nov 2012: First performance of the video London Rain featuring music from the forthcoming Clifton Hotel album.
31st March 2012: Artist in Residence proposal submitted to MUU For Ears, Finland, for 1st until 31 August 2012.
22nd to 27th March 2012: 'Deconstruction' with accompanying video performed at the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music Belfast, Northern Ireland.
25th March 2012: The album 'Deconstruction:Demolition:Reinvention' is released on Sinners Music Publishing
4th Feb 2012: Submitted 'Deconstruction:Demolition:Reinvention' to the Prix Ars Electronica 2012
8th Jan 2012: Submitted 'Walking on Marbles' to the Prix Ars Electronica 2012
7th Jan 2012: 'Transparent Perforated Film Strips' remix created for the Oramix competition at the Science Museum, London.
1st to 18th Dec 2011: 'Deconstruction' performed at the Streaming Festival Milan Italy & The Hague Netherlands.
Nov 2011: 'Deconstruction' submitted to the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music 22-27 March 2012 Belfast.
Oct 2011: 'Deconstruction' accepted to the Streaming Festival 1-18/12/11 Milan Italy & The Hague Netherlands.
Aug 2011: 'Chaucer's Lament' showcased at the Sound Is Art site in San Diego, USA.
May until September 2011: worked on an album of experimental accordion music (have a listen to the album at Soundcloud and YouTube due for release March 2012)
May 2011: Submitted 'Chaucer's Lament' for the Soundwaves Festival in Brighton, England.
June 2011: 'Chaucer's Lament' accepted for the Sound Is Art showcase site in San Diego, USA. (from August 2011)
April 2011: Submitted 'Walking on Marbles' to the Museums at Night project at the SoundFjord Gallery,London.
27th April 2011: Aleatorical Alchemy digital album released (CD release April 2012)
Jan - April 2011: composed 'Walking on Marbles' a 20 minute environmental processed soundpiece.
March - April 2011: composed 'The Random Quartet' a sample-based randomly generated piece by using Max/MSP programming.
Sept - Dec 2010: composed 'Tape Factory Rewind' a sample-based composition by using Max/MSP and dice based chance music techniques.
Jan - May 2010: Composed Chaucer's Lament for first-order ambisonics.
1996 - 97: Composed 'Jarmel' an electroacoustic improvised soundscape piece, created on a Roland MC-500 midi composer. Released on cassette Feb 2000 (now deleted)
Group Work:
2020 until Present: Percussion and Electronics for The Stray Field
2018 - 2020: Piano and Organist in DC Blues
2008 until Present: Main songwriter and Producer for Katie and the Questions released one 4 track EP and album in 2012 available here
2009 - 2010: Keyboard Player & Musical Director for The Applejacks featuring Stuart Jackson
2008 - 2009: Keyboard Player for the Daniel Pearson Band.
2007 - 2008: Keyboard player with Suzy Bradley and the Morning After.
2005 - 2007: Keyboard and Accordion Player with Ryan Shirlow and the Bloody Marys released 1 DVD, 3 EPs and 1 full length album Demonstrations available here.
1993 - 94: Vocalist and songwriter for Eat the Peach released A Thorassic Lark EP (now deleted)
1988 - 91: Keyboard player, vocalist and songwriter with Art of Vision released You're Not Here cassette single and Cover to Cover cassette album (now deleted)
1986 - 87: Keyboard Player with Powergramme
1985: Keyboard Player with Too Hot To Handle
1984: Keyboard Player with Disco Dance Band Stiletto
1983: Keyboard player and songwriter with Dance Reaction released two cassette singles TAPE 1 and 'TAPE 2 (limited release).
1982 -1983 Keyboard player and songwriter with Xpress / Hearts in Rhythm.
1982: Keyboard player with Comedy Showband Airport
1981 - 82: Keyboard player with Nerve Senta released one album on Supamusic Records.
1980: Keyboard player and songwriter with Product
1979 - 1980: Keyboard player with Motel
1978: Keyboard player with Sanctuary
1976 - 1977: Keyboard player with Uranium
1975: Bass Guitarist with Invictus
Music Publications:
Cole, I. (2010). Chaucer’s Lament – An Exploration Into Aleatory Music. Proceeding of the 6th Art of Record Production Conference December 3-6, 2010 Leeds Metropolitian University, Leeds. Abstract available at: http://www.artofrecordproduction.com/content/view/236/1/
Stereo version of the piece available at: http://soundcloud.com/ianjcole/chaucers-lament
Study:
Sept 2009 - Sept 2011: Studied for an Masters of Art degree in Music Technology at the University of York supervised by Tony Myatt and Ambrose Field
1993 - 1995: Studied singing and vocal technique with Amanda Crawley (soprano)
Academic Work:
