Padma Newsome (Australian) is a composer, performer (violin/viola/voice), and arranger. He was recently named a 2004 Commissioning and Residency award recipient from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University. Padma is currently developing a new series of pieces for Clogs.

He has a broad musical palette, composing for traditional small and large ensemble, electro-acoustic media, and improvised chamber ensemble. His works have been performed by ensembles such as the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Academy of Melbourne, the Locrian Chamber Players, and the Da Capo Chamber Players.

Padma is a founding member and composer of Clogs, and has also performed with the Seymour Group, Fresh Air, Eggplant, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, working under numerous conductors such as Sir Christopher Hogwood, Sir Charles Makkerras, and Stuart Challender.

Other commissions and grants include an Artists Fellowship from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the Australia Council for the Arts, the Vermont Arts Council, Fulbright Post-graduate Award, Symphony Australia, Arts SA, the Helpmann Academy, and numerous private commissions.