James Maher (1990) is a composer and sound artist, based in Newcastle, NSW. In terms of his practice, Maher is interested in the notion of community interaction, political resistance through disruptive artistic processes, and the way in which sound and sonic phenomena can inform the phenomenological construction of social space. Maher has studied under composers such as Simone East, Anton Koch, Colin Spiers and Richard Vella. In 2015, Maher graduated with a Bachelor of Music, Honours (First Class) from the University of Newcastle, Conservatorium of Music.