Max Cooper is an electronic composer, multi- disciplinary artist, music label founder and former scientist who has carved out a unique space in music and visual art. He holds a PhD in computational biology at the same time as being the first contemporary electronic musician to perform at the ancient Acropolis theatre in Athens and one of the first clutch of musicians to produce in Dolby Atmos.
Cooper’s newest release ’On Being’, an exploration of the ”desperate experience of being human”, is his tenth studio album. Crafted over two years, gathering thousands of anonymous quotes to use as creative fuel, this is Cooper’s first attempt to use the experiences of his audience as inspiration for his music rather than attempting to influence his audience’s experiences with his music. ”I hadn’t realised the impact that other people’s words would have on me.” Pivoting from computational biology to electronic music might not seem like the most natural career transition, but for Cooper the commonalities are obvious: ”In both fields, you’re in a sense, free. Free from the limits of living systems, free from the limits of corporeal sound. The only constraints are in your mind.”
Cooper has enquired for over 15 years through music, collaborations, and his label Mesh, to explore the intersections between the arts and sciences with installations, performances, immersive experiences, online media, music videos and live events. Anchored throughout is his emotive approach, connecting how ideas and forms feel, in a manner accessible to us all. As an artist synonymous with the evolution of club culture, Cooper honed his craft as a DJ with a 10-year residency at legendary Midlands techno event Firefly where he formed a foundational relationship with Architecture Social Club, with whom he still collaborates on extravagant immersive installations.
”I want to encourage the acceptance of electronic music as an art form like any other. Bringing electronic music and abstract audio-visual projects into concert halls, museums and galleries is liberating the art world opens up doors to communicate in ways that aren’t possible elsewhere.”
lördag mar 22, 2025
Max Cooper | Slaktkyrkan
The electronic composer Max Cooper returns to Stockholm with his 3D/AV show, in support of the new album ’On Being’.
Theta & Slaktkyrkan pres.
MAX COOPER (UK) – 3D/AV
+ Support: TBA
When: March 22, 2025
Where: Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm
Tickets -> Sign-up for pre-sale: https://maxcooper.os.fan/tour-2024
Age: 18+
PRE-SALE LIVE 16TH OCTOBER
1st single: ”The Sun in A Box” -> https://open.spotify.com/track/3vBqcLQdyxpHqt8pCgCyz6
2nd single: ”True Under Certain Conditions” -> https://open.spotify.com/track/1F1GmgLzUnD5XsoZ0kfjNU…
Max Cooper (UK)
Max Cooper is an electronic composer, multi- disciplinary artist, music label founder and former scientist who has carved out a unique space in music and visual art. He holds a PhD in computational biology at the same time as being the first
contemporary electronic musician to perform at the ancient Acropolis theatre in Athens and one of the first clutch of musicians to produce in Dolby Atmos.
Cooper’s newest release ’On Being’, an exploration of the ”desperate experience of being human”, is his tenth studio album. Crafted over two years, gathering thousands of anonymous quotes to use as creative fuel, this is Cooper’s first attempt to use the experiences of his audience as inspiration for his music rather than attempting to influence his audience’s experiences with his music. ”I hadn’t realised the impact that other people’s words would have on me.” Pivoting from computational biology to electronic music might not seem like the most natural career transition, but for Cooper the commonalities are obvious: ”In both fields, you’re in a sense, free. Free from the limits of living systems, free
from the limits of corporeal sound. The only constraints are in your mind.”
Cooper has enquired for over 15 years through music, collaborations, and his label Mesh, to explore the intersections between the arts and sciences with installations, performances, immersive experiences, online media, music videos and live events. Anchored throughout is his emotive approach, connecting how ideas and forms feel, in a manner accessible to us all. As an artist synonymous with the evolution of club culture, Cooper honed his craft as a DJ with a 10-year residency at legendary Midlands techno event Firefly where he formed a foundational relationship with Architecture Social Club, with whom he still collaborates on extravagant immersive installations.
”I want to encourage the acceptance of electronic music as an art form like any other. Bringing electronic music and abstract audio-visual projects into concert halls, museums and galleries is liberating the art world opens up doors to communicate in
ways that aren’t possible elsewhere.”
Website – www.maxcooper.net
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/maxcoopermax
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/maxcoopermax/
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WSSKmoRbxqLf3MnXInQ2J
lördag mar 22, 2025
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