30 Days Wild
The month of June was dedicated to the Wildlife Trust’s #30DaysWild. I produced a series of audio miniatures, slices of time that document the …
Creative Projects
Keynote speech at Technician’s Partnership Conference 2020
The Technician Partnership Conference, a joint venture between the NTDC, the N8 Research Partnership and Newcastle University I was invited to give a keynote …
Newcastle University Press Office
Some coverage for World Oceans Day 2020 https://belong.ncl.ac.uk/blog/world-oceans-day-our-planet-needs-our-help https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2020/06/anoceanofsound/
Global Soundmap During Lockdown (The Guardian, UK)
This soundscape project is inspired by the pioneering work of bioacoustician Bernie Krause and is led by Prof Michael John Gorman, the founding director …
Bepi Crespan presents….. (CiTR, Vancouver BC)
Catch a whole bunch of my tracks from Quarantined and Captured on Bepi’s show, for the second week running. Eclectic noise and field recordings …
Ambient Isolation
Since the globe went into lockdown a few weeks ago, many of us have noticed the significant shift in our sonic landscape. Most apparent …
Movin’ On Up
Played some bass for this video from SixtyFourMusic Can you spot my fetching fluffy zebra jacket? The #64BigBandProject is a charity project …
Reveil2020 24hr Dawn Chorus Stream
LISTEN ONLINE HERE: https://soundtent.org/soundcamp_reveil.html Article origin: https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/news/Pages/International-Dawn-Chorus-Day.aspx#
WFMU Radio : New York/New Jersey
Listen to some of my recent field recordings from Quarantined and Captured on Jesse Kaminsky’s ‘Neighbors Noise’ broadcast on WFMU Radio! Tune in here: …
Field Recording COVID-19 : Dusk Skylight
A beautiful clear evening and the chance to prop my ambisonic Tetramic out on the skylight. This window faces westerly toward to A177; the …
Field Recording COVID-19 : Frogs, Underwater
Blue Spaces : Ponds and Reservoirs by David de la Haye Today’s adventure was to my favourite local pond. I was treated to a …
Postponed Events
It’ll come as no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has halted all upcoming installations, including the Wildlife Sound Recording Society event at Durham Wildlife …
Field Recording COVID-19: Shincliffe Park
A bright, warm Spring afternoon, perfect for a quick kick-around in the park with Ethan. Left the Sony M-10 recording with built-in mics; curious …
Janice Burns and Jon Doran
Finished mixing and mastering this fantastic EP by Folk duo Janice Burns and Jon Burns. We set up a location recording rig using MacBook …
BBC Radio 3 – Sounds Of The Earth
For those who missed this morning’s Sound’s of the Earth on @BBCRadio3, featuring a lovely recording of waves crashing on the Elizabeth Island breakwater …
Balter video released!
Balter are a contemporary folk quartet who have emerged from the music scene in Newcastle. Leaning heavily towards their shared love of Scottish music, …
Geodesic Dome Speaker Array
Initial developments of a portable geodesic dome which will contain an array of speakers to render ambisonic audio material. The sounds will be largely …
NUTELA Award
The Newcastle University Technology Enhanced Learning Advocates (NUTELA) award allowed me to follow a dream and spend ten days out at sea working both …
“Wake Up!” – Climate Change (International Sound Art Memorial)
“Silurian – Work In Progress” has been accepted to an international art call. It can be heard online at: http://wake-up.engad.org/wake-up-climate-change/ The piece was originally …
Pioneer Award – Institute for Creative Arts Practice
Super excited to have been awarded the Pioneer Award from Newcastle University’s Institute for Creative Arts Practice for an experimental research project “Cetacean Conservation: …
BBC Radio 3 – Saturday Sound (again!)
https://t.co/C9HsVAWiZa at around 25mins if you’re curious @Discoverbwlp #fieldrecording https://t.co/kcOfbDzqQe — David de la Haye (@DJCdelahaye) December 22, 2019
Young Pianist of the North 2019
49 Young Pianists were invited from 21 countries to take part in the Young Pianist of the North 2019. The winners perform a final …
BBC Radio 3 – Saturday Sound
Thanks to BBC Radio 3 Breakfast Show for selecting my Grey Seals Underwater in Mingulay as their Saturday morning ‘found sound’. Quite a surprise …
Balter recording
Recorded the fantastic folk quartet Balter today in a quiet part of Newcastle University, to make use of some natural acoustics, caught wonderfully by …
Walking Festival of Sound
Great fun recording some Newcastle/Gateshead quayside sounds with Usue Ruiz Arana tonight in preparation for the Walking Festival of Sound. Whilst on our adventure …
“No Whole Truths”
Johannah Latchem’s work addresses themes of law, punishment and power. They intervene in the material culture of the courthouse to establish new rituals. Her …
Dippy On Tour – Interactive Installation
Alongside Dr Simon Bowen (Designer-Researcher at Newcastle University Open Lab) and Martin O’Leary (Exhibit Designer at Life Science Centre), I designed an immersive audio …
Resonance FM Extra – Flux
It was a pleasure to contribute some of the field recordings from Newcastle’s iconic bridges to Resonance Extra’s show ‘Flux’ curated by James Davoll. …
Conference for the Birds – editing complete!
UPDATE 04/2020 : Now available online; https://www.marcuscoates.co.uk/projects/172-conference-for-the-birds From 15 June a new installation by artist Marcus Coates will be on show at Cherryburn, the …
Amy Thatcher – ‘Solo’ (Remix & Mastering)
Amy Thatcher’s aptly titled solo album, ‘Solo’, includes a remix by me! I also had the pleasure of mastering the album too. I’m glad …