Benedict Taylor is an award winning violist & composer specialising in contemporary music and improvisation. He studied at the Royal Northern College of Music & Goldsmiths College, and is a leading figure within the area of contemporary string performance, at the forefront of the British & European new and improvised music scene. He performs, records and composes internationally as a soloist and ensemble performer, in the world's leading venues and festivals, alongside working extensively as a composer within the area of contemporary dance, theatre and film. Through his work he is involved with a number of higher education institutions, giving lectures & seminars at the Royal College of Music and Goldsmiths, amongst others. He is the founder and artistic director of CRAM, a music collective and independent record label dedicated to new and improvised music.