Owen Pratt (b.1984) studied Music and Audio Engineering at Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.
Originally from Suffolk, Owen Pratt studied Music and Audio Engineering at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA). Whilst there he founded Cassette Music, a commercial recording studio working with many of the local bands. After graduation he moved to London, establishing Flesh and Bone Studios in Hackney with five other LIPA-educated engineers. Across the ten years of Flesh and Bone’s operation, Owen also worked as a recording engineer for producer Luke Smith and set up Output Audio, mixing work by the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Lana Del Rey.
Seeking to explore different approaches to working with sound, Owen began a series of collaborative projects with visual artists, including Jala Wahid’s narrative soundscape ‘Naphtha Maqam’ (2022) and Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings’ large-scale installation ‘Inside’ (2022). In 2020, Owen relocated to the Montagne Noire in southern France. While continuing to collaborate with visual artists including his partner Shaan Bevan, his solo work as a musician and sound artist has become increasingly central to his creative practice. Highly responsive to the specific topographies of his local area, it has been exhibited in the UK and internationally.