Byron Westbrook

Translucents (Remix), 2025

Remixed version, created exclusively for the Biennale Son
Concert for the Biennale Son at the Caves du Manoir de Martigny
As part of the Nuit des Musées, Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 10 pm

Inspired by the visual phenomena experienced when confronted with Blinky Palermo's abstract paintings in solid colors, Translucents explores the concept of "post-image sound". The piece unfolds a series of immersive sound scenes, where each stage is influenced by the trace left by the previous one. A perceptive game between memory, presence and temporality.

Emerging from the New York experimental music scene some fifteen years ago, and now based in Los Angeles, Byron Westbrook weaves complex soundscapes at the crossroads of installation, avant-garde electronic music and synthesis. He creates immersive, sculptural compositions to critical acclaim, with releases on labels such as Important Records, Root Strata, Hands In The Dark, Umor Rex and Ash International. His work has been presented at the Walker Art Center, ICA London, MOCA Los Angeles, MoMA PS1, MaerzMusik, Akousma, Rewire Festival, among others.
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His latest release, Translucents, was released by Shelter Press in 2024.

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Byron Westbrook

Born in 1977

Based in Los Angeles

Byron Westbrook is a Los Angeles-based artist and composer from the New York experimental music scene. His work explores the architectural and spatial dimensions of sound, through immersive performances and installations combining sound design, synthesis, field recordings and interactions with the environment. He is interested in how sound influences the perception of time, space and presence.

His work has been presented at renowned institutions and festivals such as MoMA PS1, ICA London, MaerzMusik and Rewire Festival. He has released several albums on labels such as Shelter Press and Touch.

He holds an MFA from Bard College and worked for almost ten years with Phill Niblock in New York. The recipient of several awards, he has participated in numerous artistic residencies, teaches in various art programs, and hosts a monthly program, Chromatic Fields, on dublab radio, devoted to the links between sound and the visual arts.