Charlotte Leamon : Associate Artist
Charlotte Leamon is a composer and sound artist based in Sydney,
Australia. A passionate music-maker and environmentalist,
Charlotte composes radical sound worlds about our natural and
built environment through various medias including chamber,
electroacoustic, multimedia and theatre.
In 2025, Charlotte's works have been showcased across
international and national festivals - The International Sound
Art Exhibition (London); Sleepless Festival (Melbourne);
Artspring Lauschsalon (Berlin); 5th edition of the Sound Ecology
Research Music festival (France); La Hora Acusmática (Argentina);
AFAE 2025 Gathering (Queensland); Parramatta Lanes Festival
(Sydney). Charlotte's music has been commissioned by the
Australian Haydn Ensemble for her piece 'Dancing with Death',
celebrating the dingo and its value in the Australian environment
and communities. Her work 'Wild Heart' received its world
premiere in Alaska as part of the program 'Composing in the
Wilderness', and her works titled 'Refractional' were
commissioned by RMIT and premiered at the Melbourne Recital
centre. Her works have been showcased at the 'Inner West Sounds'
festival, Australasian Computer Music Conference and the Whispers
and Roars Festival.
A recipient of the Chandler Scholarship and University Merit
Prize, Charlotte was awarded First Class Honours for a Bachelor
of Music (Composition) from the Sydney Conservatorium in 2024
where her pieces have been workshopped by the Australian String
Quartet, Opera Australia Orchestra, and recorded by the Sydney
Youth Orchestra. In 2026 she commences her Masters of Research
(Composition) under the guidance of Damien Ricketson and Daniel
Blinkhorn where she will explore the transcription of sonic
environments through acoustic performance.
Charlotte has curated acousmatic and installation concerts
featuring Daniel Blinkhorn and Alexis Weaver, and in late 2024
she curated a multi-channel, multimedia concert for her album
Clusters and Bubbles. Charlotte's sound design for theatre has
been showcased nationally and internationally in Edinburgh, New
York and New Zealand.
Biography provided by the composer