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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Wow, incredibly surreal, amazing experience for my orchestral piece "Exoplanets" to be augmented with lighting during performance by Sinfonieorchester Basel, not to mention expert narrations delivered by the festival resident scientist @henrylegg.bsky.social. Looking forward to sharing video soon!!

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Henry Legg @henrylegg.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

An amazing evening yesterday narrating a composition by Rob Laidlow ( @robertlaidlow.bsky.social ) about exoplanets as part of the Interfinity festival in Basel.

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

In Switzerland for European perfs. of "Exoplanets" with basel symphony Orchestra and Interfinity festival. Director warned me the rehearsal hall is cold "like an exoplanet". didn't realise it was an immersive experience - forgot my bag of crushed quartz and big fan! @stellarplanet.bsky.social

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Happy 6th birthday to Ada our silly and wonderful four legged friend

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

🚨FOUR jobs in Music🚨 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Early Career Development Fellowship in Jazz & Popular Music (2 yr): deadline 31 March 18C Music History (permanent!), Screen Composition (18 mo), Performance (2 yr): deadline 12 March Search "Music": www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs

Screenshot of the link and search referred to in the post: ECDF in Jazz & Popular Music, Lecturer in Music for Screen Education (Academic Education Pathway), Lecturer in Music History, Lecturer in Performance (Academic Education Pathway)

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Department of Music @ King's @kingsmusic.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

⭐ 'As we enter a world of countless interactions with AI in all manner of our daily lives, I think it's important to study this relationship and explore what works.' Composer Dr @robertlaidlow.bsky.social has recently joined King's and our department as an AI+ Fellow. Discover his research ⬇️

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Meet: Dr Robert Laidlow

Dr Robert Laidlow is exploring what happens when we stop trying to make AI sound human and start discovering what music can become when we embrace the fundamentally alien ways that machines hear,…

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

This Saturday my 35-min concerto "TECHNO-UTOPIA" for Zubin Kanga and the BBC Philharmonic will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 New Music Show! Catch it live or for 28 days after. (1/7)

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

just sent out my January newsletter! news, performances, talks etc coming up if you're interested in following what I'm up to, you can sign up with this link robertlaidlow.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

pleased to see Bandcamp making some effort to protect its users from the monotonous, time-consuming, slog of trying to work out what's (not) human art Hopefully, this policy is curated by humans and won't negatively affect the many artists experimenting creatively with machine learning in cool ways

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

AMAZING first performance of "Exoplanets" by @lporchestra.bsky.social this weekend. Huge thanks to all the players, conductor Ed Gardner, my scientific collaborators and interlocutors and the many friends and family who came to see it. Next performance in Basel (with added lasers/light show!)

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ClimateBook @climatebook.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the world premier of The Exoplanets, by composer @robertlaidlow.bsky.social , done by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall. It was a smash hit, thrilling and beautifully executed. To me, it was evocative of a very big Universe with lots

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Hannah Wakeford @stellarplanet.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This weekend we headed to London for the world premiere of @robertlaidlow.bsky.social’s #Exoplanet suite. The London Philharmonic Orchestra were on fine form bring the amazing worlds we study to life. So grateful to have been a tiny part of the journey. Check out Rob describing the piece 👇 #sciart

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Holst's planets suite may have its famous "Jupiter" and "Neptune", but my new "Exoplanets" for @lporchestra.bsky.social has HOT Jupiters and SUB Neptunes 🪐🪐🪐 (Saturday 29th at 7.30pm!) youtu.be/kXi3TbD4_VA?...

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Robert Laidlow on Exoplanets

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Hugely appreciate this vital support for a massive project with Peter Brathwaite for 2027 exploring some profoundly challenging topics through new music, archival research and interactive and adaptive music technology. Look forward to sharing more soon

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

OUT NOW - @philharmonia Composers' Academy Volume 8 💿 featuring specially commissioned works by the participants of the Philharmonia’s 2024/25 Composers’ Academy programme 💿 music by #ElifKarlidag #SarahLianneLewis #soosanlolavar Buy/Listen now 🔗

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Philharmonia Orchestra - Philharmonia Composers' Academy, Vol. 8

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Having a wonderful time with Stephen Rinker at BBC Philharmonic HQ mixing my TECHNO-UTOPIA which we recorded in July. Some rarely-seen) instrument tracks in this piece including "stacco", "ROLI" and "big bit of wood". Steve is a genius - it sounds brilliant

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Royal Philharmonic Society @royalphilsoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

RPS Composer @robertlaidlow.bsky.social's cosmic tone poem 'Exoplanets' will receive its first performance by the @lporchestra.bsky.social on 29 November at @southbankcentre.bsky.social. A collaboration with astrophysicists, Robert translates their inspiring research into musical ideas.

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This amazingly high quality music festival is just up the road from me. Well worth a visit for the astonishingly beautiful venue alone let alone the fantastic music. And if you come on the right day you'll find me manning the bar 😊

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

My new piece "Exoplanets" for @lporchestra.bsky.social may not have 6000 movements but I can promise I was aiming for some out of this world music on 29th November at the Royal festival hall 😊 see you there?

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

In the studio in Glasgow recording my Post-Singularity Songs with @slampreasoprano.bsky.social and Alistair MacDonald 😁 coming to an album near you in 2026

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Nice to be asked to contribute to British Council's timely new publication "Why Technology Needs Artists". In the company of some amazing people ☺️ www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Loved working with Zubin Kanga, Jack Sheen and the BBC Philharmonic last week on TECHNO-UTOPIA - concerto for piano, synths and embedded AI instruments. Look forward to sharing the recording soon. The orchestra were such a nice bunch 😍

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I asked for a large sheet of metal for this piece but this really takes the biscuit

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Had such a fun time running through the solo part for TECHNO-UTOPIA with Zubin Kanga today. Can you tell I listened to prog rock as a teenager

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Having a great time in Basel talking about my work with Exoplanets and Music at the Space stage of Fantasy Basel comiccon!

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Extremely fun and inspiring to be shown round the diamond light source synchrotron (particle accelerator) this morning 💎🔬

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

My new 25 minute piece, "Exoplanets", just announced for the @lporchestra.bsky.social season - can't wait to hear it! Expect some cosmic experiments with the orchestra 🪐 29 Nov - conducted by Edward Gardner, sharing a programme with Sheku Kanneh-Mason/Bloch and Rachmaninov.

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This was such a brilliant day, can't wait to share the recording. Big thanks to everyone at @nmcrecordings.bsky.social @piattiquartet.bsky.social @doricoofficial.bsky.social!

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

wow - somehow seem to be giving two talks on Exoplanets and Music in May with phenomenal astrophysicists and musicians! Lucky me!! Catch me at Oxford May Music or at the Swiss Comic-Con Fantasy Basel (which last year had attendance of 90,000?!) more info www.robertlaidlow.co.uk/events

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Excited to announce “TECHNO-UTOPIA”, my new concerto for Zubin Kanga commissioned by the BBC Philharmonic and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. TECHNO-UTOPIA explores memory, magic, ruthless algorithms, and what makes music more than just data.

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

So fun to perform this again! Watch this space for studio recording

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

looking forward to this!! performance number 5 with Stephanie, I think. Looking forward to hearing about everyone's work on this topic at the symposium

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Stephanie Lamprea @slampreasoprano.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

7 March: Singing @robertlaidlow.bsky.social 's Post Singularity Songs and Atzi Muramatsu / Alexandra Huang-Kokina's AI Kaidan: Yūrei (Ghost) of the AI Empire, for a symposium on AI & voice hosted by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social & @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...

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Conference: AI and Digital Innovations for Voice and Vocal Music

An interdisciplinary symposium on AI and vocal music, with an immersive opera concert and social evening.

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Amazing photos from recent Berlin prem. of my text score "Four Elements" created as part of "Sound Vessels" where we control neural synthesis models by pouring liquids. My co-conspirator @federicovisi.bsky.social performing on vessels, Cosima Gerhardt cello and Alberto de Campo electronics

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

More #exoposting* - last night Nat and I ascended Mt Teide for some stargazing - managed to see all of Jupiter's moons, Orion stellar nursery and andromeda (!!) through the telescope. Pictured - milky way * (Exoplanets posting) ** OK no exoplanets through our telescope, need the James Webb for that

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Loved exploring this alien landscape on a hike today. Felt like something from our Exoplanets Maths and Music at Chelt science festival with @stellarplanet.bsky.social @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social last year. Much more exciting exoplanets-inspired music for symphony orchestra coming in 2025 and 2026!

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I have written an AI and Music Manifesto. It details what I'm interested in when I use this technology in a project, and what I'm not. I hope you find it interesting, or that it sparks some thoughts and discussion. musicpatron.com/composer_upd...

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An AI and Music Manifesto - Music Patron

As you might know, I have been working with AI and classical music since 2018, when I was appointed composer

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

first bsky post! Just published this live recording of "content" for sax & electronics. This is a huge and crazy piece about the Internet, for the incredible David Zucchi & recorded at its premiere 2 weeks ago. Really happy with this one. More info in the video description youtu.be/q2cILptIN34

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

your website analytics when you are on University Challenge

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

this is good advice; creators being in easy, total, control of whether their work is used to train AI is the bare minimum. We must push back against the (wrong) narrative that there can't be interesting creative uses for technology without scraping artists' work without their consent or knowledge

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Robert Laidlow @robertlaidlow.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

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