Dr. Jeremy Mayall is a composer, performer, artist, and researcher from Kirikiriroa-Hamilton, NZ.

His work is primarily in music, sound art, installation and multimedia formats, with a focus on exploring the interrelationships between sound, time, space, the senses, and the human experience. Collaboration is at the core of much of his multi-sensory work, and recent projects have included work with musicians, dancers, poets, aerial silks performers, theatre practitioners, scientists, perfumers, bakers, authors, sculptors, filmmakers, pyrotechnicians, lighting designers and visual artists.

Jeremy completed his PhD studies in Music Composition from The University of Waikato in 2015. He was also the Mozart Fellow (composer-in-residence) at Otago University for 2014- 2015. As well as his artistic practice, he is also the CEO of Creative Waikato, a Regional Arts Development Agency.

In music, I find a way to both communicate ideas, and also shape my own perceptions of time. In the hectic experience of daily life, it can be hard to make space for things, but in the process of performing or composing, I find ways to pause time or change the way the passing of time feels. This is a moment to savour and explore. Music is like a magical force in that way. The vibrations of the air around us can change how we feel in the world.