Richard Francis

Richard Francis is a sound artist and musician based in Auckland, New Zealand, active since the mid-1990s. He works with field recordings, acoustic objects, modular synthesizer and computer, in a largely improvised practice. He also records as Eso Steel and runs the CMR label. Richard Francis has released work on Drone Records, Stateart, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, Absurd and Scarcelight, and has toured Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, the USA and Europe. His collaborators include Francisco López, Jason Kahn, Bruce Russell, Tetuzi Akiyama, Rosy Parlane and Jason Lescalleet.