About
Madeleine Cocolas is an Australian composer, producer and researcher. She is a PhD candidate at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University where she is researching the nexus between music, emotion, memories and listening through the use of field recordings in the creation of new music.
Madeleine has published solo music through various international labels including Room40, Someone Good (Australia), Bigo & Twigetti (UK), Superpang (Italy), Self Center Records (US), 1631 Recordings (UK), and Futuresequence (UK), and has written extensively for film and other media.
Her albums have garnered positive reviews in publications including Pitchfork, The Wire, Electronic Sound Magazine and have been featured as Bandcamp’s Album of the Day & Bandcamp’s Best Experimental Music and one of NPR’s albums of the month.
She has performed in venues and art spaces including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Gallery of Modern Art (Queensland), Phoenix Central Park (Sydney), Institute of Modern Art (Brisbane), The Powerhouse (Brisbane & Sydney), CPR-Center for Performance Research (New York City), Columbia City Theatre (Seattle). and has presented work at festivals including SXSW (in her electronic duo Magic City Counterpoint with composer Chris Perren), Volume Festival (Sydney), OHM Festival (Brisbane), Debacle Festival (Seattle), and Audible Edge (Perth).