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Eden Mulholland (born 1979) is a New Zealand composer, musician and dancer. He was a founder of the band Motocade and composes for dance and the World of Wearable Art show.

Early life and education

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Mulholland was born in 1979.[1] He grew up in Christchurch and attended Shirley Boys' High School.[2] He came from a musical household: his father was in a band, his mother played the piano, all of the five children played and sang and he later played in bands with his older brothers Will and Jol.[3][4] As a child he learnt ballet, studying with Russell Kerr and then completing a performing arts degree at Unitec where he graduated in 1998.[3][4]

Career

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In his career as a dancer Mulholland worked with choreographers Ann Dewey and Sean Durham, and dance companies Touch Compass and Black Grace.[3][4][5]

In 2003, when he spent time in London, Mulholland began to compose electronic music and decided to concentrate on music composition.[4][6] On returning to New Zealand he founded the indie–rock band Motocade with his brother Will.[6] He also played in the indie band the Mots with another brother Jol.[3][7]

As a composer of dance music Mulholland has worked with the companies Atamira Dance Company and Okareka Dance led by Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete.[4] Choreographers Michael Parmenter, Sarah Foster-Sproull and Malia Johnston have commissioned him to write works[5][3][4] and he has composed three ballet scores for Foster-Sproull including To Hold and Autumn Ball.[5][8] His album Music for Dance includes sounds tracks from Johnston's dance works.[4] He composed the score of Meremere (2016) a dance piece performed by wheelchair dancer Rodney Bell and directed by Malia Johnston.[9][10] In 2018, he collaborated with Johnston and video artist Rowan Pierce to create Rushes a combination of live music and dance and video art performed in multiple spaces.[11][12]

Mulholland composed the music for the opening ceremony of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup held in New Zealand and Australia.[13] From 2022 to 2024, he has been the composer and music director for the World of Wearable Art show in Wellington.[5][14][15]

Mulholland currently lives in Brisbane.[5]

Awards and honours

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Mulholland has won two awards at the Wellington Theatre Awards: in 2018 he won the Sound Designer of the Year for Meremere and Rushes,[16] and in 2019 he won the Constance Scott Kirkcaldie Award for Outstanding Composer of Music for the dance work Orchids.[17]

Discography

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  • Music for dance (2010) – music for dance and theatre[6]
  • Feed the beast (2013)[18]
  • Hunted, haunted (2015)[7]
  • A bee might bite my nose (2023) – an album for children[13]

References

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  1. ^ Yeoman, Paula (21 June 2009). "Oh brother". Herald on Sunday. p. 13.
  2. ^ Dann, Jennifer (28 February 2017). "Twelve Questions with Eden Mulholland". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jenkin, Lydia (31 May 2013). "Eden Mulholland: Mulholland Drive". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Horsley, Francesca (Autumn 2010). "The music of dance". DANZ Quarterly. 19: 8–9.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Life after rock and roll with Eden Mulholland". RNZ. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Musician hard to pigeonhole". Dominion Post. 20 February 2010 – via Proquest.
  7. ^ a b Johnstone, Andrew (October 2015). "Hunted haunted: the unique musical stylings of Eden Mulholland". Rip it up: 16.
  8. ^ Fox, Rebecca (8 April 2021). "The colour of creativity". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Meremere – Christchurch Arts Festival 2019". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ^ Stevenson, Jenny (18 October 2016). "Meremere review". DANZ. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  11. ^ Whyte, Raewyn (14 January 2017). "Dance review: Rushes". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  12. ^ Ford, Monique (2 March 2018). "Arts Fest: Rushes not bound by a single genre". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  13. ^ a b Es, Roberto (11 December 2023). "Eden Mulholland music & mischief". New Zealand Woman's Day – via Press Reader.
  14. ^ Chumko, Andre (16 August 2023). "World of Wearable Arts announces five headline artists for 2023". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  15. ^ "WOW behind the scenes: Eden Mulholland". www.thepost.co.nz. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Wellington Theatre Awards 2018 Winners". thebigidea.nz. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Wellington Theatre Awards 2019". The Big Idea. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  18. ^ Mills, Amanda (June–July 2013). "Dancing with the beast". New Zealand musician. 17 (7): 10–11.
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