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.