Memotone

Memotone is one alias of Will Yates, a composer and musician working at the fringes of the music industry. Leaning into jazz, folk, contemporary classical, ambient and esoteric fourth-world music. Memotone’s live show is part pre-prepared/part improvised performance, using a mix of live instrumentation, samplers, effects and loopers to build a window into his singular soundworld.

Although self-taught, with a ‘learn-by-playing’ approach, Will is an experienced composer and musician, having written music for chamber ensembles, jazz trios and pop bands alike, and has worked with many artists and professionals over the years including Dmitry Evgrafov, Batu, Mister Water Wet, Time Is Away, Phaeleh, Tarotplane, PALACE (Adidas, New Balance, Oakleys, Rimowa), Eli Roth, the BBC and many more, branching into both pop and the hidden recesses of the verdant underground as a satellite member of Avon Terror Corps/The Pheasantry Society.