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Maxwell Sterling

Resident Advisor:

Few artists live up to the term "modern classical" like Maxwell Sterling

Biography:

Maxwell Sterling is a composer, producer, and double bassist. Originally from Manchester, he studied jazz composition and double bass at Leeds College of Music and film scoring at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Maxwell’s multi-disciplinary practice that spans collaborations with film directors, contemporary artists, and fashion designers is what makes him distinct.

SELECTED CREDITS:

MY BODILY REMAINS (Film) d. Tai Shani (2023)

OTHER SPRING (Short Film) d. zzyw (2023)

THE LAST SINGER (Short Film) d. Ivan Olita (2020)

CABLESTREET (Short Film) d. Meredith Lackey (2019)

CALL IT A DAY (Theatre) d. Greg Wohead (2019)

THE PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF UNITED FORMATIONS COLLIDING (Short Film) d. Ivan Olita, choreography by Millie Brown (2018)

A GIRL LIKE GRACE (Film) d. Ty Hodges (2015)

COMMISSIONS:

7.8HZ MEDITATION (Installation) collaboration with philosopher Michael Marder, MAAT Museum, Lisbon (2021)

THE NEON HIEROGLYPH (Installation) collaboration with Tai Shani, Manchester International Festival (2021)

PORTAL TABLES (Installation) collaboration with The Decorators, Stanley Picker Gallery, London (2021)

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