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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Louise Devenish is a percussionist whose creative practice blends performance, artistic research methodologies, and creative collaboration with composers, visual artists, designers and improvisors.
As a soloist and with ensembles Decibel, Speak Percussion and others, Louise has appeared at festivals including MONA FOMA, Shanghai World Expo, Ojai Music Festival, Tage für Neue Musik, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Tongyeong International Music Festival, and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Her performances can be heard on international labels HatArt, ezz-thetics, Immediata, Navona, Tall Poppies, and room40. Louise is currently undertaking an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship at Monash University, where she is director of artistic research project The Sound Collectors Lab, and Percussion Coordinator. Louise’s creative work has been recognised by a Churchill Fellowship, WA Music Awards, and numerous APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards, including Performance of the Year Award and Luminary Award. Her writing on new music is published in academic books and journals, industry publications, and zines.
www.louisedevenish.com.au
Research interests
Contemporary music performance practice
Percussive arts
Australian music
Notation
Improvisation
Music and gender
Collaborative creativity
Monash teaching commitment
Honours Coordinator
Percussion Coordinator
Research Supervision
Community service
Percussive Arts Society: New Music/Research Committee
Perth Symphony Orchestra: Artistic Advisory Board
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Music performance, DMA
External positions
Artistic Advisor, Perth Symphony Orchestra
2020 → …
Co-director, Intercurrent
2016 → …
Core artist, Decibel New Music
2013 → …
Senior Lecturer, Chair of Percussion, University of Western Australia
2013 → 2019
Research area keywords
- Music Performance
- Australian music
- Percussion
- Post-instrumental music
- Experimental music
- Contemporary music
- Artistic research
- Graphic notation
- Practice-led research
Network
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Climate Notes: national tour of Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Tasmania
9/01/22 → 20/09/23
Project: Research
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Diversifying Music in Australia: Gender Equity in Jazz and Improvisation
Burke, R., S. Barrett, M., Hall, C., Hope, C., Devenish, L. & Canham, N.
1/05/21 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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The role of post-instrumental practice in twenty-first century music
Australian Research Council (ARC)
17/02/20 → 19/06/23
Project: Research
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Gender as performance, experience, identity and, variable: A systematic review of gender research in jazz and improvisation
Canham, N., Goh, T., Barrett, M. S., Hope, C., Devenish, L., Park, M., Burke, R. L. & Hall, C. A., 28 Nov 2022, In: Frontiers in Education. 7, 14 p., 987420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Instrumental infrastructure: sheet materials, gesture and musical performance
Devenish, L., Apr 2022, Embodied Gestures. Tomás, E., Gorbach, T., Tellioglu, H. & Kaltenbrunner, M. (eds.). Vienna Austria: TU Wien, p. 11-20 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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The Bloodwood Series
Devenish, L., McMichael, A., Sheldon, J., Barbeler, D. & Moore, K., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Music Performance › Other
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The SoundCatcher
Chyon, G., Devenish, L. & Johnson, N., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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Visiting Eucalyptus: The Bloodwood Series
Devenish, L., McMichael, A., Sheldon, J., Barbeler, D. & Moore, K., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Composition › Research
Prizes
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ABC Classic FM 'Forty Under Forty'
Devenish, Louise (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards: Performance of the Year
Devenish, Louise (Recipient), 8 Sep 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards: WA Performance of the Year
Devenish, Louise (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards: WA Performance of the Year
Devenish, Louise (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards: WA State Luminary
Devenish, Louise (Recipient), 8 Sep 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Louise Devenish (Organiser)
8 Nov 2023 → 11 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Edith Cowan University
Louise Devenish (Visiting researcher)
27 Mar 2023 → 1 Apr 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Artist in residency
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New Music Days
Louise Devenish (Contributor)
19 Apr 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Performance/exhibition
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Boom! International Festival of Percussion
Louise Devenish (Keynote/plenary speaker)
3 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Transplanted Roots Research Symposium
Louise Devenish (Speaker)
18 May 2022 → 21 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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Percussion Perspectives Episode 5: Louise Devenish (solo artist/artistic researcher)
13/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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@Percussion 246: Louise Devenish
27/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts