Sound / Image
Exploring sonic and audio-visual practice
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Art of Sound: Creativity in Film sound and Electroacoustic Music on AMPS Podcast
In this episode Martyn Harries AMPS talks with Professor Andrew Knight-Hill and Dr. Emma Margetson about their book “Art of Sound” – exploring creativity in sound with conversations between Film Sound practitioners and Electroacoustic Music composers. They talk about their work at the University of Greenwich and the interesting projects some of which can be…
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Art of Sound: Creativity in Film sound and Electroacoustic Music on The Mix Room
Andrew Knight-Hill, professor of music and sound arts and lead of the SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre at the University of Greenwich, explains how his team strives to make progressive contributions to the contemporary electronic art landscape, how immersive audio is finding its way into live events, and why, with the technology available today, the artist’s intent…
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The Record Store and Black Music
A major new project that explores the cultural impact of UK independent record stores that specialised in Black music from 1950 onwards, has been launched. 2Funky Arts has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, made possible thanks to National Lottery players, to explore this fascinating subject. ‘The Record Store & Black…
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CAPTIVATE
Spatial Modelling Research Group Captivate uses remote sensing technologies to build high fidelity digital models of cultural heritage for conservation, museological and pedagogical purposes. Addressing debates in relation to data ontology, the interdisciplinary work of Captivate enables new modes of engagement with sites and objects of historical significance to be developed and tested. The combination…
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Participating Artists
As part of the AHRC funded project, Exploring Cultural Diversity in Experimental Sound, we are working with six key participants who are Black and South Asian. These artists include NikNak, Dhangsha, Nikki Sheth, Poulomi Desai, Gary Stewart, and Dushume. All have established profiles as artists working in the field of Experimental Sound. These key participants…
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About the Project
Exploring Cultural Diversity in Experimental Sound, an AHRC Funded Project, aims to challenge institutional whiteness in experimental sound practice by investigating the creative identities of contemporary black and South Asian composers working in the UK. Research Fellow in Experimental Sound Dr Amit D Patel, is leading the project. He said: “Black and South Asian artists are some of the least…
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Sonos Localia
Distributing original recordings of electroacoustic music, sound art, and experimental audio work Sonos Localia is a digital recording label, distributing original recordings of electroacoustic music, sound art, and experimental audio work. Sonos Localia is Latin for spatial sound: the emphasis is on recording and distributing work created specifically to be heard in three-dimensional space. Listening…
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Immersive Hyperreal Soundscapes
Investigating the potential and affordances of new multichannel audio technologies Collaboration with Paula Fairfield, Brona Martin and L Acoustics Supported by the Higher Education Investment Fund, this collaborative project connected researchers from the University of Greenwich, with loudspeaker manufacturer L Acoustics world leading Sound Designer Paula Fairfield, and sound artist Brona Martin, to investigate the potential and affordances of…
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Exploring Cultural Diversity in Experimental Sound
An AHRC Funded Project which aims to effect change that makes experimental music more diverse.
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IKO – Spatial Aesthetics
Bringing new dimensions to our spatial audio research and composition IKO is the most compact speaker system for Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA) available in the world today. It is unique in its relationships to sound materials and the compositional process. It brings the materiality of a site to life, and elicits powerful affect on listeners.…
