Michael Begg is an award winning composer, sound and recording artist based in East Lothian, Scotland.
Recent activity
Scottish Awards for New Music – Shortlist
June 28, 2021
Cultura Inglesa, São Paulo
February 27, 2021
Creative Climate Data Workshop
October 26, 2020
New in 2024
Live accompanied film of the 2024 Antarctic residency“Michael Begg is one of Scotland’s most innovative and emotionally affecting musicians. His work bridges science and art, classical and contemporary, breaking new ground while thrilling audiences.”
Alan Morrison, Head of Music, Creative Scotland
Michael Begg is an award winning composer and sound artist, based in East Lothian, Scotland. He is an Associate Artist at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, and has held residencies with the European Marine Board, Ocean ARTic Partnership, the Mexican Centre for Music and Sound Art, and Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute.
He won the New Music Scotland Award for Sound Art in 2018, for his site specific sound work, TITAN, a Cryptic commission for Sonica, located in the wheelhouse of Clydebank's iconic shipyard crane.
He is the musical director of Black Glass Ensemble. The Ensemble was featured in a two day showcase, Black Glass In Pieces, in the Made In Scotland showcase at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe.
“one of the most important experimental composers of our time”
CCD Radio, Mexico