PHILIP CLEMO
“MESMERISING” ★★★★ (The Times)
“TRANSCENDENT” ★★★★ (BBC)
Philip Clemo is a UK-based composer, sound designer, filmmaker and visual
artist. He has released seven critically acclaimed albums, most recently 2024’s
Through the Wave of Blue, and has created more than 30 film works.
His work has been shown at international festivals and leading institutions including the V&A and the Eden Project.
Across music, film and installation, Philip Clemo explores hidden worlds
beyond ordinary perception. His work has ranged from recording the internal soundscapes of Hiroshima's survivor trees to filming chemical ‘galaxies’ in
petri dishes. He creates immersive experiences that blur the boundaries between composition, cinema and contemporary art.
Philip Clemo is an award-winning British composer, filmmaker, visual artist, and multidisciplinary creative whose work spans music, film, sound art, and immersive storytelling. Born in northern Scotland and now based in the south of England, Clemo has spent more than three decades developing a distinctive artistic voice that blends contemporary classical, ambient, electronic, jazz, experimental, and cinematic influences.
His critically acclaimed albums, including Mesmer, Dream Maps, and Through the Wave of Blue, have featured collaborations with internationally respected musicians and have earned praise for their innovative sound design, emotional depth, and cinematic scope. Beyond music, Clemo is an accomplished filmmaker whose work has been showcased internationally, including projects presented at film festivals, TED andTEDx events, and multimedia installations exploring the intersection of humanity, nature, and technology.
Relationship with ZUGU Records
ZUGU Records serves in a facilitation and development role, helping coordinate communication and explore potential opportunities between Philip Clemo and AMG in the areas of film, television, multimedia, and other creative projects. This partnership is focused on future project development and industry collaboration rather than traditional artist representation.
Film, Television & Multimedia Development
Maze is the first short film from Philip Clemo’s Through the Wave of Blue album project. It follows Clemo as the protagonist, navigating an overwhelming maze of possibilities in a world of confusion and turmoil that threatens to tear him apart.
Directed by Clemo, with cameras and creative direction by Colin Gray & Philip Clemo, the film’s striking visuals were created using organic, in-camera techniques rather than digital special effects, resulting in a rich and immersive aesthetic.
The album itself is a deeply personal exploration of a father’s response to profound adversity. Through the Wave of Blue captures the raw intensity of fear and uncertainty, ultimately resolving in a luminous sense of joy. The music unfolds as an immersive, visceral experience, guiding listeners through intricate soundscapes that merge minimalism, electronica, experimental rock, Krautrock, and jazz fusion into a transformative and deeply resonant journey.
Maze won best Experimental Music Video at Tokyo Film & Screenplay Awards and at Best Hollywood Day Short Film Festival, was in Official Selction at Los Angeles Film and Documentary Awards and was a semi-finalist at the Paris International Short Film Festival.
Philip Clemo
First Breath, produced by perfectmotion and edited by Adam Lavis, is a non-verbal trip from birth to death, illustrated through the diverse landscapes we inhabit, including our own bodies. The human form is captured as ambiguous landscapes and compared and contrasted with macro and micro images of the world all around us. It was an official selection at Manchester Experimental Film festival, 2020.
This film has been made in collaboration with members of the production teams who have worked on David Attenborough's ground-breaking natural history programmes, and through partnerships with 5 UK universities, including Oxford & Cambridge, and world-leading tech partners Vision Research and Arri.
It is part of The Breath Project, a larger ongoing project, which has featured in Philip Clemo's TED talks in the UK & US, and at the V&A & Eden Project. First Breath was originally released on Earth Day, 22nd April, 2021
Philip Clemo
Philip Clemo “Composes the artistry that brings it to life.”
Every story has a soundtrack.
