Philip Dadson is an instrument inventor and sound, video, and performance artist. He was the founder of From Scratch, New Zealand's most original rhythm/performance group. His solo performances and exhibitions include sound and intermedia performance, installations, music compositions, graphic scores, video and short films, sound sculptures, sound-stories, and improvisations on invented instruments. He has recently appeared at Artspace, Sydney; World WideVideo Festival, Amsterdam; WhiteNoise, HongKong; LeteBar, Tokyo; NOWNOW Festival, Sydney; Sound Cultures, Tokyo and San Francisco; and Festival of Experimental Musical Instruments, Brisbane. He has recently performed a solo tour in Europe and Japan. His honors include the New Zealand Arts Foundation Artist Laureate and Antarctic Artist Fellowship. He currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and travels worldwide. (From http://www.eartotheearth.org/artists/dadson.html 14.10.06)