Mark Oliveiro

Composer-researcher of interactive systems, agency and audiovisual musical experience

 

Biography / Practice

About.

Composer, electronic performer, researcher and educator based in Sydney, Australia.

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Artist biography

Composition as a way of making connections.

Mark Oliveiro is an Australian composer-researcher, interactive media artist and performer whose work spans instrumental composition, electroacoustic music, generative systems and audiovisual performance.

His practice investigates musical agency, performance ritual and the relationships between sound, image and technology. Works have been presented across Australia and internationally, from chamber and orchestral performances to multichannel fixed media and live electronic projects.

Recent projects include Electronic Suite (Phoenix Central Park, 2025), Viaji di Som (2026) and Upside / Downwater (2026). His research encompasses digital autoethnography, interactive musical systems, telematic performance and practice-based methodologies.

He holds a PhD in Music (Composition) from the University of North Texas, serves as Program Lead — Postgraduate Studies at the Australian Institute of Music, and is President of the Australasian Computer Music Association.

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