Pete Stollery studied composition at the University of Birmingham and was one of the first members of BEAST (Birmingham Electroacoustic Sound Theatre) in the early 1980s. Following work as a school teacher in Kent, he moved to Aberdeen to work in higher education. From 2000, he was part of the team which re-introduced music programmes at the University of Aberdeen, including the introduction of doctoral programmes in Composition and the development of the electroacoustic music studios. He was Head of Music for many years and retired as Professor of Composition and Electroacoustic Music in 2022. His main creative interest is in how humans respond to sounds in their immediate surroundings, in particular sounds that are not necessarily intended for listening purposes, and how an engagement with sound relates to the idea of place. His creative work exists as electroacoustic compositions, sound installations, web-based sound art, as well as instrumental/vocal compositions. His music is published by the Canadian label empreintes DIGITALes petestollery.com