Fraz Ireland

Projects

Composer

Some of my larger projects which don't quite count as compositions

4th Ought Sing Raved Ink Loud (2021)

4th Ought Sing Raved Ink Loud (for thoughts engraved in cloud) was a project undertaken as composer-in-residence of the Centre for Cultural Value's conference on culture after Covid.
It existed as a webpage, which shifted over the course of the project, inviting participants to submit voicenotes in response to prompts about their experiences of live art. I then wove these contributions into a digital soundscape.
You can also read my blog post about the process

Fraz Dot Com [dot] Com (2021 and ongoing)

Yes, that is this website domain... But allow me to explain...
You will probably have seen reference to the forbidden website dotted around this site. In 2021 I created this website (frazdotcom.com) as a kind of performance art piece. It was a collection of little and big experiments collected under one domain. At the beginning of the process I knew nothing at all about coding let alone website building, so it was a steep learning curve. I find that I think of code as just another kind of music notation, so you can perhaps see how this aligns with my broader compositional and creative practice. It's just another way to explore audience/score/performer... That old website kind of still exists, though it perhaps feels a little desolate as gradually I've moved bits around and broken some of the links etc... But you can still go and have a look — there are definitely some fun things there, including a survey, a secret page for me only, a fictional interview and more...
Visit my old website

Broadcasts in the Changing Hour (2020 and ongoing)

Twice a year I broadcast an hour-long sonic perambulation through time and imaginry soundscapes to mark the hour change. Featuring the work of so far over 20 collaborators and now approaching it's 4th year, Broadcasts in the changing hour provides a strange hour to relax, listen to strange music, and enjoy the weirdness of an extra hour at 2am in October and a night with an hour missing in March.
Currently on hiatus but returning in 2026
Listen to past broadcasts

Discord/Datcord (2016-2018)

In 2016, I founded Discord/Datcord; a small, flexible ensemble of school-age musicians in the Gloucestershire area. We focussed on playing new and experimental music, open-scores, and improvisation. We particularly prioritised performing music composed by members of the ensemble, and performed in various locations, most notably including the Royal Albert Hall at Music for Youth Proms, 2017.
You can watch our performance here