Cameron Naylor is a a specialist in storytelling through sound.

Working at every stage in the audio pipeline in radio, theatre, film, and installation/sound art to craft new and exciting stories in sound.



He is currently undertaking a PhD in Spatial Audio at the University of Manchester, while regularly speaking, performing, and working on a variety of artistic projects.

Awards

MUSICACOUSTICA-HANGZHOU 2024 Electroacoustic Composition Competition
Third prize
Here One Moment
24 September 2024
Métamorphoses 2024
First prize (Category C)
Here One Moment
14 August 2024
Ars Electronica Forum Wallis
Spent
10 March 2024
MA/IN Festival 2023
Award of Distinction (Acousmatic)
Foxglove
30 July 2023
Iannis Xenakis International Electroacoustic Composition Competition
First Prize
Foxglove
04 May 2023
University of Manchester
Procter-Gregg Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Composition (MusM)
13 December 2022
Leeds Beckett University
Deans Prize in Music Performance & Production (BaHons)
01 July 2021

Residencies

EMS - Elektronmusikstudion
Stockholm (SE)
March 2025
BBC Sounds First
BBC Radio 3
July 2023
Regen Art Lab
Regen Art Lab, Exeter (UK)
November 2022
BeFantastic Beyond
Manchester/Bangalore (UK/IN)
August 2022

Exhibitions

Indian Global Forum
Wood Wide Web
The Indian High Comission, London (UK)
29 September 2023
G20 Peace Summit
Wood Wide Web
British Council India, New Delhi (IN)
11 September 2023
Ars Electronica 2023
Wood Wide Web
Post City, Linz (AT)
04-08 September 2023
Seismic Mother
Foxglove
Hypha Studios, London (UK)
01-27 September 2023
FutureFantastic
Wood Wide Web
International Arts Centre, Bangalore (IN)
24-26 March 2023
Manchester Science Festival
Exoplanets
Science and Industry Museum, Manchester (UK)
21-30 October 2022

Performances

Diffusion Multichannel Electroacoustic Music Festival
Within the Whispering Gallery
The Voxel, Maryland (US)
15 November 2025
5th Iannis Xenakis Festival
Within the Whispering Gallery
Noesis Science Center & Technology Museum, Thessaloniki (GR)
01 November 2025
Mantis Festival
Within the Whispering Gallery
University of Manchester (UK)
01 November 2025
Üleheli Festival
Here One Moment
Kanuti Gildi Saal, Tallinn (EE)
01 November 2025
Mantis Festival
Ordeshala
University of Manchester (UK)
02 March 2025
MiniBEAST
Here One Moment, Foxglove, Spent
University of Birmingham, Birmingham (UK)
05 February 2025
WOCMAT
Here One Moment, Foxglove, Spent
Taoyuan, Taiwan (TW)
20 December 2024
Temple Of Sound
Here One Moment, Foxglove
Temple of Sound, Gars am Kamp (AT)
15 December 2024
REF Resilience Festival
Here One Moment
Teatro del Fuoco, Foggia (IT)
06 December 2024
MUSLAB - AFTER
Here One Moment, Spent
Quito, Ecuador (EC)
02 December 2024
Daegu International Computer Music Festival
Sound House
Daegu Art Factory, Daegu (KR)
14 November 2024
Grand concert acousmatique
Here One Moment
Conservatoire national à rayonnement régional de Nice, Nice (FR)
07 November 2024
SOUND/IMAGE 2024
Here One Moment
University of Greenwich, London (UK)
27 October 2024
Mantis Festival
Foxglove
University of Manchester (UK)
27 October 2024
Australasian Computer Music Conference 2024
Here One Moment
Australian Institute of Music, Sydney (AU)
23 October 2024
L'Espace du Son
Here One Moment
Théâtre Marni, Brussels (BE)
16 October 2024
APNÉES, Paysages
Foxglove
MC2 – Maison de la culture, Grenoble (FR)
29 September 2024
MUSICACOUSTICA-HANGZHOU 2024
Here One Moment
Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Hangzhou (CN)
28 September 2024
Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2024
Spent
Art Korea Lab, Seoul (SK)
05 September 2024
Espacios Sonoros
Here One Moment
Usina del Arte, Salta (AG)
29 August 2024
Green Phoenix Festival
Sounding Connections
Phoenix Theatre, Exeter (UK)
30 July 2024
New York City Electronic Music Festival
Sound House
Frank Shiner Theatre, New York (US)
19 July 2024
Intetnational Computer Music Conference
Spent
Hanyang University, Seoul (KR)
07 July 2024
Spatial Audio Gathering
Here One Moment
De MontFort University, Leicester (UK)
18 June 2024
NoiseFloor 2024
Here One Moment
Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Lisbon (PT)
29 May 2024
Forum Wallis 2024: Ars Electronica Forum Wallis Selection
Spent
MEbU – Münster Earport, Münster Goms (CH)
10 March 2024
Mantis Festival
Here One Moment
University of Manchester, Manchester (UK)
02 March 2024
Echochroma XXI
Spent, Foxglove, Sound House
Leeds Beckett University, Leeds (UK)
01 December 2023
Iannis Xenakis International Competition Concert
Foxglove
Noesis Science Center & Technology Museum, Thessaloniki (GR)
11 November 2023
Mantis Festival
Spent
University of Manchester, Manchester (UK)
28 October 2023
La Hora Acusmática 2023
Spent
Córdoba, Argentina (AR)
20 October 2023
Australasian Computer Music Conference 2023
Foxglove
University of New England, Sydney campus, Parramatta (AU)
09 October 2023
MA/IN Festival: Ramifications
Foxglove
Officine Cantelmo, Lecce (IT)
23 September 2023
Chicharra-Festival de Investigación Sonora
Lleuad Goch
Ciudad de la Cultura, Almonte (ES)
16 September 2023
NoiseFloor 2023
Foxglove
Univeristy of Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent (UK)
11 May 2023
Boundary Condition
Spent, Foxglove
Iklectik Art Lab, London (UK)
12 February 2023
REF Resilience Festival 2022
Spent
Teatro del Fuoco, Foggia (IT)
30 December 2022
Mantis Festival
Spent
University of Manchester, Manchester (UK)
27 November 2022
SOUND/IMAGE 2022
Spent
University of Greenwich, London (UK)
18 November 2022
SC2022
Sound House
University of Kent, Chatham Dockyard (UK)
30 October 2022
Convergence 2022
Lleuad Goch
De MontFort University, Leicester (UK)
21 September 2022
North West Mixtape
Sound House
Central Library, Manchester (UK)
30 May 2022
Composing Collections
Sound House
John Rylands Library, Manchester (UK)
06 May 2022
Mantis Festival
Lleuad Goch
University of Manchester, Manchester (UK)
05 March 2022
Mantis Festival
Hinsawdd
University of Manchester, Manchester (UK)
8-9 January, 2026

Teaching

Spatial Audio Fundamentals
Short Course
Univeristy of Greenwich
8-9 January 2026
Fixed and Electroacoustic Composition
Second year undergraduate
University of Manchester
6 months 2025
Sonic Invention
First year undergraduate
University of Manchester
6 months 2025
Soundscape Composition Short Course
KS3, KS4
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
27-29 May 2025
Spatial and Immersive Audio
Masters
University of Greenwich
3 months 2025
Sonic Invention
First year undergraduate
University of Manchester
6 months 2024
Empowering Voices Soundscape Recording
KS1, KS2, KS3
Various schools
2021 - 2023

Judging

Reviewer, Meta-reviewer
Leeds (UK)
Winter 2026
Judge
London (UK)
Summer 2025
Judge
Annecy (FR)
Summer 2025

Other Activities

British Electroacoustic Network

  • Coordinator
  • Since 2024

Phantom Power

  • Editor
  • Since 2025

Soundindex.net

  • Developer
  • Since 2024

Sonic Scope

  • Production Coordinator
  • Since 2022

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