Tilman Robinson
Tilman Robinson is an Australian composer, producer and sound designer based in Melbourne. He creates electro-acoustic music across a range of genres including classical minimalism,improvised, experimental, electronic and ambient music. Academy trained in the fields of both classical and jazz composition, Tilman’s diverse output focuses on the psychological impact of sound. Tilman has received major work commissions from broad sources including Arts Centre Melbourne, PBSFM, Perth International Arts Festival, and APRA; and accolades including nominations for APRA/AMC Work of the Year, two Australian Bell Awards, a Music Victoria Genre Award and was a finalist in the 2016 Melbourne Prize for Music Development Category.
Tilman’s second full-length album Deer Heart, recorded at Reykjavík’s Greenhouse Studios and mixed by Valgeir Sigurðsson, was released in October 2016 through Hobbledehoy Record Co to critical acclaim. RTRFM, PBSFM, Headphone Commute, A Closer Listen and other media outlets included Deer Heart on their 2016 Album of the Year lists. Tilman has also worked with luminaries across the world including Nico Muhly, Valgeir Sigurðsson and Ben Frost in Iceland; The Bang On a Can All Stars, Speak Percussion, Sinead O’Connor and Martha Wainwright in Australia; John Hollenbeck in Berlin; and Dave Douglas, Theo Bleckman, Kneebody and Myra Melford in Canada.
His third album CULTURCIDE, released in 2020, is an investigation of the anthropocene, a seven part lamentation for our chaotic world.