George Hurd
George Hurd is an American composer whose work focuses primarily on electroacoustic music combining classical instrumentation and electronics. He has also written a substantial amount of music for solo electronics and classical chamber ensemble. He is based in Berlin, Germany and heads The Hurd Ensemble, a chamber group dedicated to performing his pieces. A large portion of his work is concert music for The Hurd Ensemble and other groups/artists such as the Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion, Elevate Ensemble, and violinist Carla Kihlstedt.
He has collaborated with numerous artists, such as German experimental electronic composer Hainbach, and American composer Danny Clay. He released Nightmare Light, a self-titled EP with composer Joel St. Julien. He is currently working on an upcoming project with guitartist/composer Markus Reuter, known for his work with the trio Stickmen.
He has launched a travel-based composition project called Echolocation based on his travels throughout Europe, North America, and New Zealand using location-specific sound-recordings and The Hurd Ensemble to create pieces about each place he visited. He premiered a solo electronic version of the suite at the Mutek festival in 2020.
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