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 Pro, RedNet MPR8 and Phoenix Audio…
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Janice Burns and Jon Doran
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 by @DJCdelahaye. Listen from 1:16:25 onwards…
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BBC Radio 3 – Sounds Of The Earth
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, they combine traditional and original material…
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Balter video released!
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 collected from underwater sources, playing with…
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Geodesic Dome Speaker Array
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 as a citizen-scientist and as a…
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NUTELA Award
“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 presented as a 4-channel work in…
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“Wake Up!” – Climate Change (International Sound Art Memorial)
Pioneer Award – Institute for Creative Arts Practice
UPDATE (Feb 2021): The 'Cetacean Research: An Oceanic Sound Model' has been accepted for installation at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and is also listed on the Newcastle Creative Arts…
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Pioneer Award – Institute for Creative Arts Practice
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
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BBC Radio 3 – Saturday Sound (again!)
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 public concert and this year it…
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Young Pianist of the North 2019
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 to hear those little grunts and…
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BBC Radio 3 – Saturday Sound
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 the pair of DPA 4011-C in…
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Balter recording
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 we stumbled across a film crew…
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Walking Festival of Sound
“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 art installations are sometimes installed in…
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“No Whole Truths”
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 experience inside the planetarium at the…
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Dippy On Tour – Interactive Installation
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. You can hear the show by…
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Resonance FM Extra – Flux
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 birthplace of Thomas Bewick. Commissioned in…
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Conference for the Birds – editing complete!
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 to hear that this self-release is…
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Amy Thatcher – ‘Solo’ (Remix & Mastering)
Transformations: Newcastle Poetry Festival
It was a pleasure to be called in as producer/sound engineer for a collaboration between Shetland fiddle player Catriona Macdonald and award winning Northern Irish poet Sinéad Morrissey. The performance…
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Transformations: Newcastle Poetry Festival
Mapping Contemporary Art in the Heritage Experience
'Mapping Contemporary Art in the Heritage Experience’ (MCAHE) is an interdisciplinary research project that critically examines the role and practice of temporary visual art commissioning within heritage properties in Britain…
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Mapping Contemporary Art in the Heritage Experience
Grey Seals and Holy Island
During an unusually hot few days during Feb 2019 (we're talking around 16C - very unusual...) me and the family took a trip to stay over on Holy Island. Whilst…
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Grey Seals and Holy Island
Recording on Location
I've had the pleasure of recording The Mile Roses ("a new supergroup" - FATEA) this weekend, but not in your normal studio setting... We chose to relocate to a rural…
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Recording on Location
Artist Lock-In – A Look Back
The Artist Lock-In is the flag-ship residency project produced by ArtHouse Jersey, in association with WildWorks. It is professionally facilitated and brings creative people from a variety of disciplines, ages,…
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Artist Lock-In – A Look Back
Bebop Spoken Here
3 years ago i was asked to do live sound for the Classic Jazz Party event in Village Hotel, North Tyneside. Every year since, I'm glad to be able to…
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Bebop Spoken Here
Vision and Strategy
I'm really chuffed to have been nominated to be part of the Vision and Strategy launch at Newcastle University, representing Culture and Creative Arts as one of the 5 main…
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Vision and Strategy
Cities and Memory – Doorway Effect
Cities and Memory sent a call out for contributions to a 'Sound Photography' project. The idea was to generate music and sound in response to a photograph chosen from their library…
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Cities and Memory – Doorway Effect
Dawn Chorus & Babbling Brook
It's early April 2018. My lovely lady and I decide to take a few days respite in a friend's cottage near Castle Douglas before the birth of our first child,…
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Dawn Chorus & Babbling Brook
Magnus Williamson – Organ Series
Over the next few months, myself and Prof. Magnus Williamson (Early Music Specialist at Newcastle University) will be creating frequent recordings of the new Bernard Aubertin organ which was installed…
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Magnus Williamson – Organ Series
‘Adlais’ screening preview
'Adlais' is a video project by James Davoll and Tim Shaw. Static panoramic film shots of a disused Welsh slate quarry are accompanied by the sounds of a still-working quarry.…
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‘Adlais’ screening preview
‘Dillen Doll’
Jez Lowe's latest project came as a bit of a shock. Firstly, the format of the album which flows continuously throughout its 45 minute length. Secondly, it is an accompaniment…
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‘Dillen Doll’
Artist Residency
I'm very excited to be able to say that I've been selected to participate in Jersey Arts Trust's 'Artist Lock-In 2017'! For 10 days, 12 international artists will be literally…
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Artist Residency