Jo Thomas

Jo Thomas (born 1972) is a composer, sound artist, producer, and performer of electronic music based in London. She works primarily with electronic sound, with a focus on fine detail and abstraction combining technological, biological and emotive thematic elements. Her work utilises a wide range of sound sources including field recordings, voice, glitch, and synthesised sounds from various sources, including her own self-built instruments.

She has released on record labels including Entr'acte, NMC and Holiday Records. Her work has been performed internationally, working with organisations in Italy, France, California, Brussels, Switzerland and Australia.

Thomas has performed alongside artists including Will Dutta, Lara Jones, Charles Hayward, Maria Chavez, Lee Gamble, Phill Niblock and Squarepusher. In 2012 she was awarded the Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica prize in the category of Digital Musics and Sound for her work ''Crystal Sounds of a Synchrotron''. Provided by Wikipedia