Tillman Jex is a Berlin based music maker and sound designer who holds narrative as the central focus of his creative outputs and collaborations. He sees the importance of narrative to be essential in time based art forms, as narrative is intrinsic to our perception of life and can therefore be seen as the medium of communication in which we achieve the deepest connections.
As well as releasing his own music, Tillman has collaborated both locally and internationally on short films, A/V installations, virtual reality products, been invited to publicly speak on music composition and performance and has received state funded commissions for the composition of new work.
In 2017 Tillman moved to Berlin in search of broader opportunities. 2020 saw him step into the role of Studio Manager & Head Engineer at the 4DSOUND spatial audio studio, Monom, a resident artist of the collective Eclectique Berlin and a creative team member of Luchs.us, a production company innovating forms of creative communication within 3D spaces both physical and virtual.
Artists Tillman has worked with include Robert Henke, Simon Finn, DVS1, Sebastian Welker, Alexi Paräela, Maarten Vos, Timur Novikov and Burkhard Dallwitz.
Variety is seen as the spice of creative life for Tillman. He therefore welcomes you to get in touch via the contact page with anything you would like to discuss.
You can download Tillman’s biography and CV as PDF here.
Higher Education | |||
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2016 | Bachelor of Music Composition (First Class Honours) | Melbourne University | |
2012 | Certificate 4 in Sound Engineering | RMIT University | |
Releases | |||
2020 | Paradigm Shift | Eclectique | |
2019 | In Search of Shadows | Self Release | |
2018 | Sub-Surface Oceans | Self Release | |
2017 | OP-Voyager: The Ignition | Self Release | |
Music and Sound For Visual Media | |||
2019 | Brexit - The Untold Story - Documentary - dir. Temi Hollist | Composer & Sound Design | |
Rock It - Advertising Campaign - dir. Diego Gardo | Composer | ||
Seed - Short - dir. Chris Araneda | Sound Design | ||
Die Probe - Short - dir. Chris Araneda | Sound Design | ||
2018 | KNFVSSION - Advertising Short - dir. Diego Gardo | Composer | |
Space to Create: Frank Peroni - dBs Music Berlin | Composer | ||
2017 | Assistant to Burkhard Dallwitz | ||
2016 | Brakes - Short (dir. Charlotte Chen) | Composer | |
Christmas Island - 3D video tour - Virtual Reality Ventures | Composer | ||
2015 | St Paul - Short - (dir. Then Nguyen) | Composer | |
Odd Socks - Short - (dir. Ellen Richardson) | Composer | ||
Apartment n15 - Short - (dir. Emma Gover) | Composer | ||
I Am Here - Documentary - (dir. Leah Sanderson) | Sound Design & Mix | ||
MAX - Short - (dir. Ryan Paturzo-Polson) | Sound Design | ||
2013 | ROT - Short - (dir. Ruby Railey) | Composer | |
Collaborations | |||
2020 | “Y” by Luchs.us - Monom, Berlin. Official project booklet | Spatialisation & Sound Design | |
Lost Spaces - Oceans by William Russell - Monom, Berlin | Spatialisation & Sound Design | ||
2018 | Cube Analysis - A/V installation with Simon Finn (PhD) - MARS Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | Composer | |
2017 | False Flag - A/V installation with Simon Finn (PhD) - MARS Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | Composer | |
2015 | Encounters - Motion tracking & ambisonic installation (funded by Microsoft) - White Night - Melbourne, Australia | Composer | |
Performances | |||
2020 | Sektgarden - ://About Blank, Berlin, Germany | Live | |
2019 | ‘Dry’ - ACUD Macht Neu, Berlin, Germany | Live | |
Music for Dance | |||
2015 | Wrath - Shermaine Heng - Melbourne, Australia | Composer | |
Fragile Terrain - Kaitlyn McConnell - Melbourne & Japan | Composer | ||
Disparity (Film)- Kaitlyn McConnell | Composer | ||
Exhale - Kaitlyn McConnell - Melbourne, Australia | Composer | ||
Industry | |||
2020 | Sound and Creation at Luchs.us, Berlin, Germany | Composition & Sound Design | |
Studio Manager & Head Engineer at MONOM, Berlin, Germany | Composition & Sound Design | ||
2018 | CTM Music Festival, Berlin, Germany | Artist Liaison | |
2017 | Employing Narrative in Dance Music - Wind It Up Festival - Canberra, Australia | Talk and Live Performance | |
2016 - 2013 | Pughouse Studios, Melbourne, Australia | Studio Assistant | |
Commissions | |||
2015 | Corridors (Piano, Tuba, Viola) - Arts Centre Melbourne 5x5x5 Program - Melbourne, Australia | Composer | |
Scholarships & Awards | |||
2016 | Dr. Phillip Law Music Scholarship | Melbourne University | |
2015 | SAF Music Provident Fund | Melbourne University |