Intro

I’m Vincent Giles, an Australian composer born in 1985 and based in Naarm (Melbourne). My work explores the fragile boundaries of perception, the beauty in instability, and those fascinating glitches that emerge from both human and machine creativity. My music has traveled across North America, Europe, South-East Asia, and throughout Australia, brought to life by incredible performers like Peter Sheridan, Lizzy Welsh, Alice Bennett, Halfsound, Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, and Fragments Ensemble. You might have heard my work at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Tura Totally Huge New Music Festival, various Fringe Festivals in Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle, or during the Impulse Festival and Academy for New Music.

My work and ethos

I partner with artists, councils, and galleries to create sound that reveals new layers in its medium—whether for concert halls, games, installations, or public spaces. Sometimes, projects can falter or lack clarity from technical hurdles or mismatched visions, wasting chances to connect deeply with new and existing audiences. With 20 years of experience in exploratory sound practice—from composing concert works (published by Wirripang, Edition Resonance, and Move Records) to producing ambisonic public art and directing Tilde New Music & Sound Art — I ensure your project thrives through:

• End-to-end vision: Guiding from concept to post-production, with technical rigour meeting creative ambition.
• Site-specific innovation: Transforming spaces (physical/virtual) through acoustic intelligence and conceptual rigour.
• Permaculture-driven process: Systems-first design, iterative feedback, resilience over waste.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sound Design
University of Melbourne, 2013-2017
Thesis: “Microsound, Spectra, and Objectivity: tracing memetics in organised sound”
Bachelor of Music (Hons) in Composition
Monash University, 2009-2012

Key Skills

Project Management | Leadership & People Management | Finance, Budgets & Grants | Research | Technology & Creative Arts | Strategic Planning & Implementation

Professional Development

• Neurodiversity Hub - Demand Overload Workshop
• SBS Core Inclusion Course
• APRA/AMCOS High Score, Game Audio Conference
• APRA/AMCOS High Score, Game Audio Conference
• APRA/AMCOS High Score, Game Audio Conference
• Milkwood Permaculture Principles Course
• Effective Grant Writing Workshop, Banyule City Council and Debby Maziarz
• APRA/AMCOS High Score, Game Audio Conference
• APRA/AMCOS High Score, Game Audio Conference
• Sustaining Your Arts Practice Workshop, Banyule City Council
• ‘Automate the Boring Stuff with Python’, Udemy
• Python and R Tracks, Exercism.io
• ‘Data Science Basics with R’, EdX/HarvardX
• Art in Public Places Workshop, Banyule City Council
• Impuls International Academy, Graz, Austria