Jack Prest - The Risk Of Hyperbole: Vol 2 - Object [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: AAC163
Barcode: 5053760100157
Release Date: 31 Mar 2023
Genre: Classical / Electronic / Experimental

TRACKLIST:
1. Object I
2. Prophecy
3. Dusk
4. Dream I
4. Object II
5. Object III
6. Banners
7. Dream II
8. Object IV
9. Residue

Jack Prest an Eora based composer, sound engineer and artist. He has a professional practice that places me at the top levels of both the Australian music and arts industries. Alongside this he has an ongoing arts practice across sound, video and performance.

Jack’s first full-length performance work as lead artist and director, The Risk Of Hyperbole, was commissioned by Phoenix Central Park and premiered in a sold out season in late 2021. The work received support from Australia’s peak arts bodies, Create NSW and the Australia Council and tastemaker blog Foxy Digitalis. The first of 3 accompanying albums, The Risk Of Hyperbole Vol.1 – Sound was released in early 2022 with support from NTS, FBi, New Weird Australia, 4ZZZ and Dublab.

Jack has continued his great run in 2022 with a residency at the prestigious Bundanon Trust and a collaborative performance at the Art Gallery of NSW with dancer Azzam Mohamed. Jack is currently developing (with continued support from Create NSW) another performance work, Test Tones, due for presentation in mid 2023 along with preparing for the release of second album in the Hyperbole trilogy, due in early 2023 on Art As Catharsis.

Jack’s new pathway as an artist builds on his extensive career as a professional and collaborator.

Performance works, for which he has composed original scores, have featured at: Dance Massive, Sydney Festival, Keir Choreographic Award, Darwin Festival, Bleach Festival, Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival, APAM, Carriageworks, Next Wave, Junction Festival, Queenstown Arts Festival. He created the score for the 2013 Helpmann Award winning Whelping Box and in 2018 was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance at the Australian Dance Awards for Between Tiny Cities. These projects include collaborations with arts leaders: Nick Power, Performance Space, Branch Nebula, My Darling Patricia, Intimate Spectacle and Matthew Prest.

Building on this success in Australia these works have engaged international audiences with touring to international festivals and events including: Breakin Convention (Sadlers Wells), ImPulzTanz (Austria), Sziget Festival (Hungary), Tanz Im August (Germany), La Place (France), Compagnie par Terre (France), Freespace (Hong Kong), Skateistan (Cambodia), Hong Kong Arts Festival, Georgetown Festival (Malaysia).

Jack currently hold a position as senior engineer at Studios 301, Australia’s largest recording facility, and is a leading engineer and producer within the Australia independent and alternative music scene. His mixing and production credits feature prominent artists and labels in both the Australian and International markets: Nardean, Godtet, Jonti, Santpoort, Donatachi, Sampa The Great, Tasman Keith, Ijale, Mohi, Omar Musa, Urthboy, Goldon Vessel, Benji Lewis, JK Group, Kcin, Horatio Luna, E4444e, Kelly Lee Owens, Mr Rhodes, Alphamama, Stones Throw, Kitsune, Friends of Friends, Future Classic, Elefant Traks, Etc Etc, Sony.

Through his work for Studios 301 Jack has recorded and engineered for some of the worlds biggest artists: Skrillex, Flume, Brockhampton, ASAP Rocky, YG, Rae Sremmurd, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Skepta, Delta Goodrum, Action Bronson, What So Not, Will.I.Am, David Campbell and Tom Odell.

As an electronic music artist Jack has performed at a top level in Australia including: the Big Day Out: DJ residencies at Home Nightclub, Chinese Laundry, Purple Sneakers; supporting international artists such as LCD Soundsystem, Public Enemy and MIA. His original music has featured on Triple J, Double J, Rage (ABC TV), Channel 7’s Packed To The Rafters, Triple J Unearthed, AU Review, Tone Deaf, Music Feeds, Earmilk and many more.