John Croft's (b. 1971) music draws on the spectral properties of sounds as the basis for harmonic and temporal structures, and recent work focusses on the use of live electronics in ways that extend rather than obscure the bodily relationship between performer and instrument; examples include la terra lagrimosa...una luce vermiglia (2006), for cello and live electronics, ...ne l'aura che trema (2007) for alto flute and live electronics and mit schwarzem Glanz for viola and live electronics (2010). His music has been played by many ensembles and soloists, including the BBC Philharmonic, the London Sinfonietta, the Arditti String Quartet, Ensemble Exposé, Studiya Novoi Muzyki, 175 East, Stroma, Philip Thomas, Matthew Barley, Richard Craig, Barbara Lüneburg, and Xenia Pestova. His piece ...ne l'aura che trema received the ICMA European Regional Award for 2011. He is currently working on an opera-monodrama for singer Lore Lixenberg, entitled Malédictions dune furie. He also teaches and writes on the philosophy of music.

John Croft is currently Senior Lecturer at Brunel University, West London.