Cathy Lane is a composer, sound artist, lecturer and researcher. Her practice has been shaped by the women's movement, community activism and a DIY aesthetic and, more recently, by working in schools, colleges and universities. She has collaborated with a number of other artists, composers and musicians including cinematographer Cathy Greenhalgh, textile artist Tessa Brown, composer Nye Parry and had a long term collaborative relationship with the late British choreographer Rosemary Butcher. Cathy Lane established the department of Sound Arts and Design and now directs Creative Research in Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) at the University of the Arts London.