Matthew Tomkinson is a composer, sound designer, and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at UBC CENES, researching sound and critical disability studies. Matthew’s scores have been presented locally and nationally at CBC Gem, Vancouver International Film Festival, Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, and the PuSh Festival, among many others. His work has also been exhibited internationally throughout the US, Canada, Austria, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and the UK. Matthew lives on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəx (Tsawwassen) Nations.