I am a musician from Kalamunda, Western Australia, currently living in Somerville, Massachusetts.

• composer –– writing for acoustic instruments and/or electronics, my music is deeply concerned with nostalgias and mythologies of the landscapes, seasons, plants, animals, and places where I grew up.

• audio engineer –– as an audio engineer, I specialize in live and studio audio for (spatial) electro-acoustic music, field-recording, etc.

• educator –– I am the Managing Director of the Shelemay Sound Lab at Harvard University which supports a wide range investigations into sound, composition, and listening.

• training –– I have a PhD and a MA from Harvard University, along with a BMus (with first-class honours) from the University of Melbourne, and a BA from the University of Western Australia.

• keyboard –– I’m also an enthusiastic keyboard player interested in a range of music from the 1300s thru the 1900s.

current as of July 2025

johnpax73[at]gmail