Jon Tipler

Jon has worked in a multitude of creative disciplines, as a creator himself, as an artistic facilitator and as an educator. Having a passion for all sound disciplines, he has worked as production sound recordist, audio post-production engineer, in studio and live sound for music, theatre and AV. But, above all, his number one love is with field recording and exploring creative applications for sound. As co-founder and collaborator of arts collective Kinokophone, Jon has exhibited works in the UK and USA, and has hosted sound cinema events in collaboration with prestigious arts venues such as the Whitworth, Manchester and The British Sound Library, London. Kinokophone collaborate with artists internationally from Japan to the USA and were largely involved in Rule No. 5, a permanent exhibition at the Bobst Library, NYC. They continue to dream, listen and create, with new works planned for 2026. As an educator, Jon has taught formally at degree level in audio engineering and music production for Futureworks, Manchester. He has facilitated and trained in video production and post-production at The University of Manchester, primarily at postgraduate and research level for the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology and film studies. He has over 60 credits for production sound and audio post-production for ethnographic documentaries, many of which have screened at festivals worldwide. Jon currently holds a part-time position as Senior Music Technician at The University of Manchester, where he facilitates and supports teaching and learning in Electroacoustic Composition, in addition to postgraduate research which often involves innovation in the use of technology and multichannel audio for spatial composition and performance.