Teresa Connors is active as an acoustic/electroacoustic composer, opera singer, film scorer, and multimedia installation artist. She is currently completing a practice- based PhD at Waikato University that includes developing new techniques and methodologies for multimedia collaborations. Teresa holds a Master of Music degree (1st class honours) in composition from Waikato University and studied both composition and opera singing at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia as well as the Banff Center for the Arts. Her creative works have received awards and support from the Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, Bravo Fact and have been presented at international conferences, film festivals, and galleries including: NZ International Film Festival (2015), Jihlava International Documentary Festival (2015), ISEA (2015), Balance-Unbalance (2015, 2013), TIES (2014 & 2013), EMS (2014), Vancouver Internation Film Festival (2010 & 2009).