About Me
The British duo New Noise was formed at the turn of the millennium, and has given more than 200 performances, touring for the first 2 years using only a green hatchback and a fleet of black cabs. Comprising the ‘beautiful sounds & effortless pyrotechnics’ of oboist Janey Miller, and the ‘dramatically explosive & virtuosic playing’ of percussionist Joby Burgess, New Noise performs an eclectic mix of classical, electronic, jazz and contemporary music.New Noise has commissioned more than 50 new pieces, working with a diverse range of artists including Andy Sheppard, Howard Skempton, Nigel Osborne, Katharine Norman, Andrew Toovey, David Bedford, Cameron Sinclair, Sam Hayden and Rachel Leach. They are regular collaborators with composer and live sound engineer Matthew Fairclough, and recently collaborated with the extraordinary composer and performer John Kenny, on ‘sell-out’ shows in London, Edinburgh and at the Corsham Festival.New Noise has performed throughout the UK, including regular appearances as part of the BMIC’s Cutting Edge Series and tour, for the SPNM and at many of the countries leading festivals. 2004 saw New Noise make several international debuts, including performances in the United States and notably at the IDRS conference in Melbourne, Australia.In 2003 New Noise founded their own record label NNL records, which was launched with the group’s debut album Insomniac, the group has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Resonance FM.“Janey Miller's exquisite oboe, Joby Burgess's virtuosic percussion and sound-blowing electronics make new noise's music blindingly vivid for anyone with a sense of musical adventure.†The Birmingham Post"You won't find much aural wallpaper on Insomniac, the debut release, on their own label, of new noise, a fashionably lower-case oboe and percussion duo formed in 1999. Cameron Sinclair's opening track pays homage to the old sci-fi movie The Fly. The second, Simon Holt's Banshee, turns the oboe into a wailing monster; while Katharine Norman's Insomnia thrusts us into a ten-minute nightmare of dark, itchy sounds smothered in electronics.This isn't a CD to iron shirts by. The two musicians - Janey Miller and Joby Burgess - attack such scores with an almost frightening vigour and skill. Sour, piercing notes sail out of Miller in breaths that never end; the Devil would appreciate Burgess's dexterity with drums, gongs, djembes, cymbals, whip and the rest of a large arsenal." The Times“Janey Miller was the eloquent soloist in Thea Musgrave’s gravely beautiful Niobe for oboe and tape. Keening sololines wove a lament while the computer-generated echoes moulded an unearthly, atomospheric backdrop.†The Independent
