‘Sonic Darts’ held a call for works exploring transformation in soundscape composition, contrasting this question of plasticity versus place. I was delighted that they chose to include “Abstracted Joruneys” in their programme. Feat. field recordings in various degrees of transformation from Indian cremation rituals, Scottish nature walks, London’s relentless construction noise, Zimbabwean mbira jams and […]
Leon Clowes contacted me in early March with this unique opportunity to participate in this special “drop in” session for the Rebels Radio show – Avant Garden, made possible by Hackney Historic Buildings Trust. Cameron Sinclair, Angus Farquhar and I spent the day in the beautiful Round Chapel recording percussion elements as part of our […]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28563835 The sounds of part of Leicester and Derbyshire are being collected to create a digital audio archive for future researchers. The Affective Digital Histories project focuses on Leicester’s Cultural Quarter and Glossop’s Howard Town and Whitfield Wards from 1970s to the present day. It hopes to gather sounds reflecting their industrial heritage to show how the […]
BBC journalist John Hess, came to investigate what I’d been getting up to recording sounds in Leicester’s remaining factories. Broadcast on BBC One East Midlands, East Midlands Today, 30th July 2014 Broadcast on BBC One East Midlands, East Midlands Today, 6:30pm 30th July 2014.
In early 2020 I had the pleasure of attending as a semi-finalist the @BBCRadio3 @ahrcpress #ngt2020 New Generation Thinkers workshop in old broadcasting house W1A. Was great to meet so many inspiring ECRs under the watchful eye of Lord Reith. Congratulations to the finalists! https://ahrc.ukri.org/innovation/new-generation-thinkers/
Trent Kim invited me to participate in a discussion of artistic research methodologies as part of his podcast series. I was delighted to share reflections on my own practices and the development of my research methodology embracing creativity and artistic practices as a core methodology in the process of research.
Following the announcement of the publication of Sound & Image: Aesthetics and Practices, I was invited to talk about my work electroacoustic composition more generally on Rossendale Radio 05.07.20. Podcast available online: https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-ssrva-e2ebe9 Featuring music from myself and Nikki Sheth. Rossendale Radio
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS I was commissioned as part of the ‘Affective Digital Histories’ project, working with academics and historians from University of Leicester and the East Midlands Oral History Archive. My work on the project was featured on National Radio, BBC Radio 4 PM Programme (Historical Soundings) and on regional Television. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gbs48 The premise of my contribution to the […]