Melissa Rankin is a composer, sound artist and improviser based in Glasgow, Scotland, working predominantly in the psychoacoustic realm of composition.
She writes for acoustic and electronic forces, both together and separately, in exploration of the liminal space between the two sound aesthetics. This is often carried out in the context of slow developing harmonic material within long-form compositions and with aim to create a deep listening environment. Topics of interest include fragility, intimacy, sentimentality, and the manipulation of sound perception. She is also fascinated with how sound interacts with space, and explores this in her work through sound and performance installations.
Melissa gained her undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow and a Master’s of Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is an active committee member of Sound Thought, and regularly involved with the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra.
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