Tectonics 2023 Artist Profile

Adam Linson is a double bassist, improviser, and composer, who also designs, develops, and performs with real-time interactive computer music systems. He has spent decades exploring the boundaries and blurring the lines between live and recorded sound. He performs internationally in acoustic, electronic, and electro-acoustic settings, at festivals, concert halls, clubs and galleries. He can be heard on live and studio recordings on labels including Intakt Records, psi, ECM, Ambiances Magnétiques, and Relative Pitch Records. His work has also appeared in a range of radio broadcasts, including on BBC Radio 3, who premiered his recent collaboration with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a commission for Tectonics Festival: Glasgow 2021.