Ekrem Eli Phoenix is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning Australian composer, musical director, producer and researcher.

He specialises in voice, language, ensemble music and innovative technologies. With a PhD in composition from Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Phoenix has composed for and performed in major stage productions and written award-winning music for orchestras, ensembles and choirs as well as for theater, film and dance in Australia and internationally.

Helpmann Award winner and twice a finalist in APRA Art Music Awards for ‘Work of The Year’, Phoenix’s notable works include the opening ceremonies of Adelaide & Edinburgh International Festivals with ‘Macro’, global tours with ‘The Pulse’, ‘Out of Chaos’ and ‘The Mirror’.

His art music compositions, installations and performances were featured at Canberra International, Galway International Art Festivals, Sydney, Edinburgh and Adelaide Festivals as well as Spoleto, Ruhrfestspiele and LaStrada. His solo piano piece Sonolith, translating The International Declaration of Human Rights into music, opened Aurora New Music Festival in 2014. Sonolith is performed annually by Roland Peelman to commemorate Human Rights Day.

In 2023, Phoenix composed and led a choral project ‘Teach Me Love’ for the benefit of three child-focused charities. The appeal received international support with over 100 artists from around the world reinterpreting the song in music, movement and visual arts. With new orchestral, dramatic and operatic projects and collaborations in development, Phoenix leads multicultural community projects and sees music as a tangible force for positive change.

Alongside his musical pursuits, Phoenix has also taken active roles in assisting disadvantaged youth through creativity and worked as a non-religious, faith-inclusive chaplain at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, supporting patients with life-limiting conditions and in palliative care.