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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 8h

Having a wonderful time with Stephen Rinker at BBC Philharmonic HQ mixing my TECHNO-UTOPIA which we recorded in July. Some rarely-seen) instrument tracks in this piece including "stacco", "ROLI" and "big bit of wood". Steve is a genius - it sounds brilliant

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Royal Philharmonic Society @royalphilsoc.bsky.social · 1d

RPS Composer @robertlaidlow.bsky.social's cosmic tone poem 'Exoplanets' will receive its first performance by the @lporchestra.bsky.social on 29 November at @southbankcentre.bsky.social. A collaboration with astrophysicists, Robert translates their inspiring research into musical ideas.

Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Apr 22

My new 25 minute piece, "Exoplanets", just announced for the @lporchestra.bsky.social season - can't wait to hear it! Expect some cosmic experiments with the orchestra 🪐

29 Nov - conducted by Edward Gardner, sharing a programme with Sheku Kanneh-Mason/Bloch and Rachmaninov.

London Philharmonic Orchestra @lporchestra.bsky.social · Apr 22

Hello 2025/26! 🤩

Our new season of concerts in London, Brighton and Eastbourne is here for you to explore ✨ lpo.org.uk/the-london-p...

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 16d

This amazingly high quality music festival is just up the road from me. Well worth a visit for the astonishingly beautiful venue alone let alone the fantastic music. And if you come on the right day you'll find me manning the bar 😊

Little Missenden Festival @ltmsdnfest.bsky.social · 16d

We're looking forward to hearing the Piatti Quartet at Little Missenden on the afternoon of 5th October. We're offering a discount if you book for both concerts. Full details here
www.little-missenden.org/2025-program...

2025 Programme | Little Missenden Festival

The Little Missenden Festival has an unbroken tradition of high-quality music-making in a unique Buckinghamshire village setting.

www.little-missenden.org

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 19d

My new piece "Exoplanets" for @lporchestra.bsky.social may not have 6000 movements but I can promise I was aiming for some out of this world music on 29th November at the Royal festival hall 😊 see you there?

Sarah Lewin Frasier @sarahexplains.bsky.social · 20d

We've reached 6,000 confirmed exoplanets! I talked with @aussiastronomer.bsky.social about where things go from here. (A great graphic by @unamandita.bsky.social visualizes the amazing jumps in planet finds since the first ones were confirmed in the 1990s.)

Want to Get Away? NASA Now Offers More Than 6,000 Alien Worlds to Daydream About

It’s a crowded galaxy, the latest exoplanet tally shows

www.scientificamerican.com

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Aug 21

In the studio in Glasgow recording my Post-Singularity Songs with @slampreasoprano.bsky.social and Alistair MacDonald 😁 coming to an album near you in 2026

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Jul 16

Nice to be asked to contribute to British Council's timely new publication "Why Technology Needs Artists". In the company of some amazing people ☺️

www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Jul 15

Loved working with Zubin Kanga, Jack Sheen and the BBC Philharmonic last week on TECHNO-UTOPIA - concerto for piano, synths and embedded AI instruments. Look forward to sharing the recording soon. The orchestra were such a nice bunch 😍

Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Jul 9

I asked for a large sheet of metal for this piece but this really takes the biscuit

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Jun 12

Rogue planets!

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Jun 12

Had such a fun time running through the solo part for TECHNO-UTOPIA with Zubin Kanga today. Can you tell I listened to prog rock as a teenager

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · May 30

Having a great time in Basel talking about my work with Exoplanets and Music at the Space stage of Fantasy Basel comiccon!

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · May 23

Extremely fun and inspiring to be shown round the diamond light source synchrotron (particle accelerator) this morning 💎🔬

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · May 13

TONIGHT -

Looking forward to this talk and to demo-ing TECHNO-UTOPIA at Cafe Oto with co-conspirator Zubin Kanga and hearing @jenniferwalshe.bsky.social talk and perform

www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/the-w...

Cafe OTO → AI IS… ALL IN THE MIND OF JENNIFER WALSHE, Tuesday 13 May 2025, 7.30pm

In the second of three events hosted by The Wire magazine that look at the impact of AI on music making, composer Jennifer Walshe gives a talk and performance based on her new manifesto 13 Ways Of Loo...

www.cafeoto.co.uk

Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Apr 22

My new 25 minute piece, "Exoplanets", just announced for the @lporchestra.bsky.social season - can't wait to hear it! Expect some cosmic experiments with the orchestra 🪐

29 Nov - conducted by Edward Gardner, sharing a programme with Sheku Kanneh-Mason/Bloch and Rachmaninov.

London Philharmonic Orchestra @lporchestra.bsky.social · Apr 22

Hello 2025/26! 🤩

Our new season of concerts in London, Brighton and Eastbourne is here for you to explore ✨ lpo.org.uk/the-london-p...

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Apr 15

May 13 - talking/performing at Cafe Oto on my new concerto TECHNO-UTOPIA for piano, synths and embedded AI instruments, alongside Zubin Kanga @cyborgsoloists.bsky.social and @jenniferwalshe.bsky.social. Come along!

www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/the-w...

Cafe OTO → AI IS… ALL IN THE MIND OF JENNIFER WALSHE, Tuesday 13 May 2025, 7.30pm

In the second of three events hosted by The Wire magazine that look at the impact of AI on music making, composer Jennifer Walshe gives a talk and performance based on her new manifesto 13 Ways Of Loo...

www.cafeoto.co.uk

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Apr 12

Sure - I'm on a research fellowship atm so might be relevant. I'll dm you my email

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Apr 10

Hi David you're welcome to email me if I can be any help on this

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Apr 1

This was such a brilliant day, can't wait to share the recording. Big thanks to everyone at @nmcrecordings.bsky.social @piattiquartet.bsky.social @doricoofficial.bsky.social!

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Apr 1

We had a brilliant day at St Silas Kentish Town last week recording ‘Gravity’ by @robertlaidlow.bsky.social
with the fabulous @piattiquartet.bsky.social

The recording session was made possible with support from our Core Funders and @doricoofficial.bsky.social

Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Mar 25

wow - somehow seem to be giving two talks on Exoplanets and Music in May with phenomenal astrophysicists and musicians! Lucky me!! Catch me at Oxford May Music or at the Swiss Comic-Con Fantasy Basel (which last year had attendance of 90,000?!)

more info www.robertlaidlow.co.uk/events

Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Mar 11

It's called the stacco, developed by my friend Nicola Privato at the Intelligent Instruments Lab. It controls a set of RAVE models we trained on BBC radio recordings made by the Philharmonic. It's very performable which I like while still keeping the fun and volatility of machine learning

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Mar 11

Zubin will be performing on piano, synths, and new intelligent instruments which navigate orchestral archives. We are really excited to bring this to your eardrums in July (Manchester conducted by Jack Sheen) and 2026 (Berlin), and on BBC Radio 3!

Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Mar 11

Excited to announce “TECHNO-UTOPIA”, my new concerto for Zubin Kanga commissioned by the BBC Philharmonic and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. TECHNO-UTOPIA explores memory, magic, ruthless algorithms, and what makes music more than just data.

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Mar 9

So fun to perform this again! Watch this space for studio recording

Stephanie Lamprea @slampreasoprano.bsky.social · Mar 9

I had a great time performing Post-Singularity Songs by @robertlaidlow.bsky.social at @edincollegeofart.bsky.social / @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social ! Looking forward to recording this monster work this summer - more details on that coming soon!
📸 @chrisdonia.bsky.social

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · Feb 21

looking forward to this!! performance number 5 with Stephanie, I think. Looking forward to hearing about everyone's work on this topic at the symposium

Stephanie Lamprea @slampreasoprano.bsky.social · Feb 21

7 March: Singing @robertlaidlow.bsky.social 's Post Singularity Songs and Atzi Muramatsu / Alexandra Huang-Kokina's AI Kaidan: Yūrei (Ghost) of the AI Empire, for a symposium on AI & voice hosted by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social & @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...

Conference: AI and Digital Innovations for Voice and Vocal Music

An interdisciplinary symposium on AI and vocal music, with an immersive opera concert and social evening.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Stephanie Lamprea @slampreasoprano.bsky.social · Feb 21

7 March: Singing @robertlaidlow.bsky.social 's Post Singularity Songs and Atzi Muramatsu / Alexandra Huang-Kokina's AI Kaidan: Yūrei (Ghost) of the AI Empire, for a symposium on AI & voice hosted by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social & @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...

Conference: AI and Digital Innovations for Voice and Vocal Music

An interdisciplinary symposium on AI and vocal music, with an immersive opera concert and social evening.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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