Dr Kevin Leomo is a Scottish-Filipino composer of experimental music based in Glasgow. He is interested in silence, fragility, perception, and liminality. His practice involves collaboration, improvisation, listening practices, non-standard notation, and working cross-culturally. Kevin completed a practice-research PhD at the University of Glasgow, where he taught a number of courses including Composition.
Kevin works as the Community and Engagement Manager for the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Glasgow, where he oversees public engagement and cultural activities, including The Dear Green Bothy and Thinking Culture programmes. He is a co-lead for the Laboratory for Civic Arts Research cohort, a programme which supports the development of connections between academic research and civic life in Glasgow.
Kevin directs the Glasgow-based experimental music series and collective Sound Thought, which promotes the work of early-career practitioners working in experimental sound and music. Sound Thought was shortlisted for the New Music Programme Award in New Music Scotland’s Scottish Awards for New Music 2023.
He co-hosts the practice-research podcast Essential Blends with Adriana Minu and plays in the experimental duo Dronehopper with Simon Hellewell. Kevin is currently developing a project exploring the connections between sleep, ecology, and sound with Maria Sledmere. Kevin’s practice has been informed by an engagement with artists associated with Wandelweiser. He presented work at KLANGRAUM in 2020 and took part in Composers Meet Composers 2022.
Kevin is open to creative collaborations and projects, as well as designing and delivering workshops and events. He is available for consultation and composition lessons. Kevin is a board member for the Scottish Music Centre.
In his spare time, Kevin enjoys running, eating vegan junk food, collecting handpoked tattoos, and caring for his houseplants.
