Relevant Tones Seth Boustead

Composer, performer, producer Ben Lumsdaine does it all! Austin and Ben had a lovely chat about their album Murmurations Without End.

While Ben has a strong background in straight ahead jazz playing with some heavy hitters such as John Raymond and Dustin Laurenzi he has invited the cast to develop some compelling minimalistic works.

Austin and Ben end up talking shop for a bit about gear but ultimately it all comes back to the music. Watch out for whatever Ben touches, it's going to be gold!

Host Austin Gray Williams and Sarah Belle Reid dig into Sarah’s multidisciplinary practices of being a composer, improviser, educator, and active member of the modular synthesis community.



While discussing these topics Austin gains insight into what goes on for Sarah’s preparations on improvising a set. Her affinity for deep listening and how that sculpts her way through with improvising and composing.

Sarah is also deeply passionate about education and making electronic music as accessible possible for anyone who is interested. If you’re curious about Sarah and her works find her on BandCamp, here and her website https://www.sarahbellereid.com/ for more info!

Multidisciplinary artist and composer ess whiteley sheds some insight on their works and the process they engaged with for the compositions. ess is particularly interested in topics such as memory and the post-internet world we currently live in, often belnding topics togethe to create compelling works of media. ess had some lovely comments about process and the variety of ways it can afflict a work. ess is curently finishing up their PhD at UCSD.

On this episode of On the Radar join Austin and Matt as they discuss some music that has been on their listening for the past couple months!

Matt shares a compelling work by a collective of Greek composers demonstrating noisy yet formally organized music.

Austin speaks largely about the composer Ted Moore his ability to effectively write concert music while also maintaining the ability to improvise in other projects.

Have a suggestion or would like to share some music you have been listening to? Drop us a line! We’d love to hear from out listeners and what is on their radar.”

Host Austin Williams speaks with composer and sound artist Joo Won Park on a variety of topics related to performance and composition aesthetics and the intersection between them.



Joo Won is an electronic music composer, performer, and programmer. We talk about what makes a laptop orchestra unique and necessary to perform certain types of music.



Joo Won is just as passionate about pedagogy and teaching as he is about composing and performing.

Please check out more of his works and projects at https://joowonpark.net/

Originally from New Zealand, Tessa Brinckman is an interdisciplinary flutist/composer who has been praised for her “chameleon-like gifts” and “virtuoso elegance” (Gramophone).

Now based in New York City since 2022, she enjoys creating and performing unique work that honors synesthesia, dialect, innate meter and collaboration, often on geo-political themes in a surrealist spirit.

She talks with host Seth Boustead about her latest release Take Wing, Roll Back, now out on New Focus Recordings.