Sound Design
July/Oct 2006 Trailer Atmospheric Sound Design
Indian Runner's production of Trailer, which gave performances in the UK at Battersea Arts Centre, Camden Peoples' Theatre in January, and at the MIMOS Festival in Perigeuex, France, returns to CPT for a three week run. For the production, several atmospheric soundscapes were needed, using fragments of looping audio and modulating textures to support the live action during the performance.
"It is a rare thing when experimental theatre actually throws up something that works. And here is one of those rare occasions. Indian Runner Productions’ surreal, allegorical tale of trailer-park desperation is an intensely sexual show that is bursting with ideas and originality." - The Stage review, October 2006
March 2005 Realtime generative soundtrack design for UK Pavillion at 2005 World Expo, Japan
To accompany the video ceiling and interactive exhibits produced by PLANT at the World Expo, a realtime generative soundtrack was developed using custom tailored software Pure Events, running on a Macintosh. The soundtrack synchronised to video playback on MPEG streaming hardware, and used a library of synthetic and natural samples to generate an audio experience that constantly changed. The UK Pavillion at the World Expo won a 2006 D&AD Award for Digital Media.
October 2005 Sound design and production for Self Portrait
Sound design for a short film by Group Captian Productions used both synthetic and sampled fragments from shooting material to form background ambience and spot effects used in post production. The short film has been shown at international film festivals and has been featured on the BBC's Film Network.
2005 CASM system installed in Plymouth University
The Collaborative Audio Sequencing Mixer is a realtime, interactive 3D spacial audio system designed for physical spaces that allows precise control over positioning of multiple sounds within a space. Using 56 speakers distributed across three five-storey buildings, a sound can be programmed to move around the buildings open spaces using variety of interfaces. The CASM system has been used for audio installations in the new Portland Square building at Plymouth University by artists and composers wanting to move on from the confines of a traditional mutli-track audio system, whereby sound positions are fixed at mastering time.