James Parker (b. 1992) is a composer, sound artist, and bandoneonist based in Ithaca, New York. He works across various media, including performance, installation, composition, and improvisation. His work addresses questions of aesthetic slowness and varying modes of attention by engaging in gradual, loosely structured transformational processes. Most recently his work has been inspired by relationships between sound and space, DIY electronics, and the political applications of listening practices.
He has been a fellow at Can Serrat, twice at The Atlantic Center for the Arts, and OneBeat. His works have been performed by Loadbang, AndPlay, TAK Ensemble, Dither, Invoke, and Unassisted Fold, and has been commissioned by Austin Soundwaves, Collide Arts, Tetractys New Muisc, and Austin Unconducted. James is currently a doctoral candidate in Composition at Cornell University.