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Composer, inventor and concert pianist Larkhall uses custom-built machines to create new sounds and visuals that accent, highlight and accompany his stirring, beautiful performances. Originally from Chicago, he has made his home in the UK for the last decade, spending time in London, Cambridge, Bath and Bristol as well as on the road.In his youth as a classical pianist, Larkhall was a prizewinner at the International Shostakovich Piano Competition. Upon leaving that rarified world he toured with several bands, performing from SXSW and CMJ festivals to London’s Cafe Oto, and collaborated with multi-Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird. He has performed works by Rzewski and Corigliano, including city-level premieres. He briefly stepped into the tech industry to help develop the app Shazam, after which he returned to music, now composing his own works."A new exciting voice on the contemporary scene"—Hannah MacInnes, Times Radio“Absolutely lovely”—Scala Radio“Innovative”—Southern Daily Echo"Vividly beautiful"—Hämeenkyrön SanomatAudience reviews:“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. You won’t be disappointed if you take time out of frantic festival schedule to go to see Larkhall. Visually stunning. Musically sublime.”Ceri Morgan“Larkhall's Say You're With Me at Summerhall is an elegant chamber set of (mostly) piano music with enchanting, live-generated visuals from a computer onstage next to the performer. The graphics for each song look quite different, but are all intimately connected to the music.”Asa Wember“10 Ed Fest Best: A breathtaking experience as live piano combines with algorithmic visual representations of the music. My definite blind discovery of the Fringe.”@lorcanmullan“Mesmerising and gorgeous”@skarey_parsnips“Incredible and fascinating look at the future of the relationship between technology and music. Brilliant music, incredible visuals! Not to be missed!”Matt Watterworth“Really lovely show - see it if you can! Engaging performance by a very talented artist. Loved the music and the visuals, and really enjoyed the discussion of the tech behind it. Highly recommended.”Shasti W“Great night at @larkhall @edfringe. Stunning. Absolutely enjoyed it”Scott Seivwright