Patina

John Irish, Raff Fantasia and Laura Altman.

Patina is a unique trio performing original compositions, drawn from folk influences from around the globe. Steeped in balkan, klezmer and tango sounds with a little folk-punk thrown in, their songs dance from one style to the next, from the sweet to the upbeat. Their innovative instrumentation features clarinet, accordion, foot percussion, euphonium, santur and a home-made electric banjo/guitar.

Chaika

Melding the earthiness of folk, dexterity of jazz and the craft of classical, Chaika’s vast influences create superb, genre-blending music that transcends labels. Featuring Susie Bishop (violin, guitar, vocals), Laura Altman (clarinet, vocals), Emily-Rose Sarkova (accordion, piano, vocals), Laura Bishop (percussion, piano, accordion, vocals), Johan Delin (double bass, vocals) and Rendra Freestone (percussion, guitar, vocals).

Laura Altman and Monica Brooks

Laura and Monica are mates. Using clarinet and accordion to describe their friendship, they predominantly pair ideas of rests, drones, and ‘extended technique’ into a somewhat minimal sound. They’re individually, and mutually, interested in stuff like the way folks come across while playing sounds with one another. They’re also interested in the way sounds come out of things that aren’t classified as musical instruments. Also probably they’re part of an institution/community that delivered the idea that to listen is to play music. So there’re a lot of spaces. Sometimes.

Couch

Danny Wild (aka Low Flung) and Laura Altman are Couch. Some might say they come from pretty different musical backgrounds, but Couch provide a cosy space for each other’s stylings, traversing the fine edges of natural and synthetic resonance. Feedback, modular synth, tape, clarinet and a healthy dose of amplification result in a melange which is ambling, meditative, curious and alive.

Bud Petal

Laura sings, plays clarinet and occasionally plays piano/electronics with Bud Petal, who is described as “cerebral art-folk” and “a true outsider, a freak-folk wunderkind”.

Nick Ashwood and Laura Altman

Nick and Laura first met in 2017 and have been playing together both as a duo and in Splinter Orchestra since. Using clarinet, small amp feedback, tape players + cassettes, small objects, acoustic guitar and e-bows, their playing tends towards a series of colour exchanges that explore the possibilities of acoustic phenomena, methods of preparing instruments and long-form improvisational structures.

Melanie and Laura

The recently formed duo of Melanie and Laura could be described as a very natural progression from over a decade of creative exchanges, musical collaborations, and a deep friendship. With the violin, clarinet and an array of objects and gadgets, Laura and Mel intuitively navigate the colours and textures of their instruments to create sensitive and free-flowing music.

BB+CAM
Side project of Prophets. BB+CAM write and perform songs about their friends, animals, fun activities and adventures. 

Sleepyhedz
Performance and recording project with Peter Farrar.

Threshold Poetry
Cor Fuhler - EMS Synthi AKS + Laura Altman - clarinet
A real-time-composition, interactive electro-acoustic duo in which the clarinet functions acoustically as well as independent component in the modular chain of an EMS Synthi AKS.

TQF4M1
Laura Altman, Romy Caen, Andrew Fedorovitch, Prue Fuller, Melanie Herbert
Clarinet, harmonium, violin, objects, saxophone, recorder, ornamental reindeer + more…
Formed late 2015 for performance at Tectonics @ Adelaide Town Hall

Whir
With Lisa McCowage and Kate Wadey
Curious about the possible relationships between the breath, the voice and the clarinet.