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Jon Hughes
Jon Hughes is a composer based in York, England.

His music frequently combines of live and recorded instruments, enviromental sounds and the human voice.

He works extensively with contemporary dance, most recently with movement artist Simon Birch and choreographer Anthony Middleton.

He also works in theatre as a sound designer and composer.

Recent work includes Ash Dome (2011) and Timeliners (2010) created in collaboration with Simon Birch and students at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, Leaf (2011) created with dancer Anthony Middleton from Ballet Boyz. In 2010 Jon founded Mnemosyn Theatre. Mnemosyn's first production was Sophocles' The Women of Trachis in a new translation by Dr. Richard Rowland with a score for Javanese Gamelan and electronics.

At present he is studying for a Phd in composition at the University of York supported by the Sir Jack Lyons research scholarship

For more information, and video/audio samples of his work, see his website

http://jonhughesmusic.tumblr.com/