Composer
Conductor
Sound Engineer
Aaron Holloway-Nahum (b. 1983) is a composers, conductor, recording engineer and sound artist working at the intersection of contemporary concert music and multi media (especially video and spatialised electronics).
His music is characterized by its intimate portraiture of its performers, experimental narrative structures, ornate timbres, and absurdist humour. Aaron’s music has been performed in nearly twenty countries. He was one of two composers on the 2018/19 Peter Eötvös Foundation inaugural mentoring programme and his commissions include the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Plural Ensemble, The Pannon Philharmonic, HOCKET, the London Sinfonietta, Third Coast Percussion, Ensemble Chartreuse, duo Harperc and the Atea Wind Quintet.
Aaron’s career combines this compositional knowledge with a variety of additional skills: As a conductor and arts entrepreneur, he most prominently serves as the conductor, Chief Executive, and co-Artistic Director of Riot Ensemble, an organization that gives more than thirty performances per year and has premiered over 350 original works. Alongside his experience as a recording engineer and managing director of Coviello Productions (clients incl. the Arditti Quartet, Sandbox Percussion, Ensemble Intercontemporain, etc…) Aaron recently took on a new role as the Head of Soundscape with Southby Productions, through whom he has supported artists ranging from Holly Herndon to Chase & Status. Aaron is on the composition faculty of the Royal Academy of Music.