The SOS in 2012
Seán Street - new book
THE NEW SOUNDTRACK Journal
THE SCHOOL OF SOUND International Symposium
SOUNDSCAPE - the School of Sound book
THE SCHOOL OF SOUND in 2012
We will be holding a series of workshops and events in the coming months. The first announcement will come in early February. To keep in touch, send us your email address for our mailing list. Contact: sos@schoolofsound.co.uk
SEÁN STREET
THE POETRY OF RADIO: THE COLOUR OF SOUND
This book explores the idea of the poetic in radio and sound as well as the concept of pure sound as poetry, both historically and within a contemporary perspective, examining examples of makers and works internationally.
The work examines the development of poetic forms in sound broadcasting historically and geographically through chapters taking narrative themes. It includes primary source material gathered through interviews conducted by the author with distinguished producers and poets. Among these are producers Piers Plowright, Matt Thompson, Alan Hall, Simon Elmes and Julian May (UK) Edwin Brys, (Belgium) Hildegard Westerkamp (Germany/Canada) Chris Brookes (Canada) Robyn Ravlitch, Michael Ladd and Kaye Mortley (Australia) as well as poets, including Michael Symmons Roberts and Jeremy Hooker. There is a chapter on the poetic sound in the natural world, which focuses in particular on the work of the renowned UK sound recordist, Chris Watson.
Alongside audio poetry, the book discusses the spoken word including documentaries and public announcements, the radio feature, soundscapes, sonic art with contributions from key figures such as Colin Black (Australia) and Marcus Leadley (UK)and the poetry of the vernacular in speech and sound. It considers new platforms for listening including podcasts and developments in mobile technologies, examining the work of current practitioners including Francesca Panetta, who is responsible for The Guardian's podcasts as well as the award-winning Hackney Podcast, and Tim Wright. http://www.seanstreet.com
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415604109
THE NEW SOUNDTRACK JOURNAL
The second issue of The New Soundtrack journal (1.2 2011), published by Edinburgh University Press is now available. Contributors include Randy Thom (a transcript of his talk at the SOS), Ian Mcpherson, Stephen Deutsch, Dominic Power, Lech Majewski, James Wierzbicki, Jo Ann Kaplan and Maike Helmers.
Go to Journal for the table of contents and subscription and submission details.
Issue 2.1 will be published in March 2012.
THE SCHOOL OF SOUND
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
A unique series of masterclasses exploring
the art of sound in film, the arts and media
Our next series of masterclasses will take place in April 2013.
We have kept the information about this year's SOS on our website so you can see who spoke and the topics they covered. 2011 Symposium, Speakers' Biographies
Over the coming months we will hold workshops and seminars that will be announced on this site and through our periodic newsletters.
To be placed on our mailing list for announcements about our future activities, please email sos@schoolofsound.co.uk.
SOUNDSCAPE: The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001
SOUNDSCAPE is the first compendium of the event’s presentations that investigate the modern soundtrack and the ways sound combines with image in both art and entertainment. Directors, sound designers, composers, editors, artists and theorists define and interpret their personal use of sound from both traditional approaches and radical new perspectives.
See The SOS Book for details.
