Welcoming Niki Johnson to the Ensemble Offspring team!
Tuesday 23 June, 2026
We are thrilled to welcome Niki Johnson to the EO family as our Creative Associate!
Niki Johnson is a percussionist and composer-performer whose practice blends contemporary classical repertoire, improvisation, performance art, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She has been commissioned to compose and perform solo percussion works for the Sydney Powerhouse Museum and Art Gallery of New South Wales, and as a freelancing percussionist she has regularly recorded and performed for the ABC, Sydney Opera House, Phoenix Central Park, and Trackdown Fox studios. A PhD Candidate at Monash University, her research focuses on co-creating and composing for new instruments made from glass, mycelium, ceramics, and found objects in collaboration with sound designers and sculptors. Her primary project, Shock Lines, with glass artist Caitlin Dubler and sound designer Natasha Dubler, explores the resonance and materiality of glass through immersive performance and installation. Niki also collaborates with clarinettist Solomon Frank in Throat Pleats, an experimental duo exploring balloons, hoses, and vacuums, and works with HOSSEI to create sound for playful gallery installations and performance art works. A Speak Percussion Bespoke Artist (2019–2022), she was invited to become an Associate with Ensemble Offspring in 2024.
When asked about her previous work with Ensemble Offspring, Niki said, "It’s amazing working with Ensemble Offspring as I get to play challenging new repertoire in a variety of styles and contexts, and I am always so grateful for the passionate audience members who support new commissions and emerging artists like myself."
As our Creative Associate, Niki will be working with us to help shape the future of Ensemble Offspring and our upcoming programs.
Image by Keith Saunders
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