MACMILLAN, Elise

Elise Macmillan performs and composes as EMACS combining strings, voice, electronics and live processing. She studied computer music at Stanford University and Hardingfele in Telemark, Norway. Her work for electronics, voices and strings and works for virtual and human voices have been performed in Europe and the US. In addition to solo work, recent projects include Heavy Melodies for Seals, a music performance and installation series in Zurich and Oslo, scores for video and installations.

Releases include Night Blooming Planet, Felix Onyx (LA), Fog Net Hotline, Laup (Oslo), Breton Cassette (Oslo) and Spacetime Tapes (Chicago). She was a musician in residence at the Embassy of Foreign Artists in Geneva and guest composer at EMS Elektronmusikstudion, Stockholm.