Composer, inventor and concert pianist Charlie Hooper-Williams uses custom-built machines to create new sounds and visuals that accent, highlight and accompany his stirring, beautiful performances. Originally from Chicago, he has made his home in the UK for the last decade, spending time in London, Cambridge, Bath and Bristol.

 

In his youth as a classical pianist, Hooper-Williams was a prizewinner at the International Shostakovich Piano Competition. Upon leaving that rarified world he toured with several bands, performing from SXSW and CMJ festivals to London’s Cafe Oto, and collaborated with multi-Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird. He has performed works by Rzewski and Corigliano, including city-level premieres. He briefly stepped into the tech industry to help develop the app Shazam, after which he returned to music, now composing his own works.

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