Nick Brooke (born December 26, 1968) is an American composer, musician, arranger, thereminist, instrument builder, and researcher of early musical automata.
Brooke mixes musical sampling, lipsynching, and theater into an idiosyncratic genre.
In many of his works, vocalists and actors are trained to mimic sampled collages of sound effects, pop songs, and musical ephemera, blurring the line between recording and live performance.
During a two-year fellowship in Central Java, Brooke studied gamelan and collaborated on musical projects with Javanese composers, dancers, and visual artists.
Brooke holds degrees in music composition and philosophy from Oberlin College, and a Ph.D. from Princeton.