Jace Clayton first came to global attention with his riotous, genre‑defying three‑turntable mixtape Gold Teeth Thief (2001), followed by DJ sets as DJ /rupture across the world – from Osaka to São Paulo, Sydney to Zagreb. He went on to release more mixes and the album Special Gunpowder (2004).

In 2012, Clayton released a suite of Ableton plugins featuring four software synths hardwired to North African maqam scales with quarter‑tone tuning, a device titled DEVOTION that lowered computer volume five times a day during the call to prayer (with presets Agnostic, Fervent and Devout), and a drone machine.

An accomplished writer and blogger, Clayton published Uproot: Travels in 21st‑Century Music and Digital Culture in 2016, exploring global musical networks from Congolese hotel bands to Mexican rodeo teens, Whitney Houston, and rural Moroccan vocal traditions. Ten years on, he is also widely recognised for sound sculptures, installations and film scores.

This In Conversation event pairs Clayton with ACMI Director & CEO Seb Chan, who — long before joining ACMI — brought DJ /rupture to Australia in the early 2000s.

This is presented in collaboration with ABSORBED Festival and Liquid Architecture.