SUNK HEAVEN BIO


Photo: Rachael Uhlir

Sunk Heaven was founded in 2012 by experimental musician Austin Sley Julian. Based in performance, no input mixers, and synthesizers, sunk heaven has used the stretches of sonic extremity to produce elegant yet self destructing soundscapes. Through these sonic environments emerge the rhythm and poetry where song lives. Sunk heaven further expands this inventive instrumentation into the experimental electronic conversation. Sunk Heaven tours nationally and internationally, releasing 12 albums in the past 11 years, playing notable festivals including Lobster Fest (OH), Savage Weekend (NC) , Ende Tymes (NYC), Send + Receive (CA). Austin Sley Julian has produced work in Pioneer works Performance residency in Jan of 2021 and Issue Project Room’s Artist In Residence program in the same year of 2021.

Sunk Heaven uses performance in such a way that sets it far from other harsh noise/electronic projects. With wireless technology, Sunk Heaven can perform in a room and use all elements of the space. Using the contact micd saw instrument, the contact with different floors and objects create different sounds and sparks, creating high dynamics and energy. The mixture of song structure and freeform electronics create new and unconventional form that is unique to Sunk Heaven’s sound.