She performs internationally, often using Live coding techniques, and a range of styles including Noise, Drone and Algorave.

with Holger Ballweg, Algobabez with Joanne Armitage, and as part of the Birmingham Laptop Ensemble.

[6][7] Knotts has also engaged with computer science in schools, through a Sonic Pi commission[8] and BBC Live lesson.

[9] Knotts is also active in event curation, including organising several Algorave events in Newcastle, three editions of the international Network Music Festival, chairing the Live Coding and Collaboration symposium in 2014, and chairing the artistic programme of the International Conference on Live coding in 2015.

She was recognised as part of the Sound and Music New Voices cohort in 2014-2015, which aims to raise the profile for artists who exist outside of the support of commercial publishers or record companies, although she has been published by Leonardo Music Journal,[10] ChordPunch,[11] and Absenceofwax.