tailieunhanh - Sonic Art & Sound Design- P13

Sonic Art & Sound Design- P13:Sonic art is a new art form, or rather, forms. As we shall see, it can encompass a wide range of activities, perhaps wider than almost any other art form. It is an unusual case, based upon a medium that has traditionally been regarded as inferior and subservient to other creative or expressive forms. | ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK Have you created a monster No I don t think so it s more of a beast It s been in my attic now for a few years I use my two-arm Twin or Dual record players because they are smaller transport easier and don t get broken. It s not a monster or a cross to bear because I ve purposefully tried to do a range of work beyond that idea. I m a sound artist I use anything to do with sound but it s what people know me for. It s out there as an icon of who I am so it s my emblem not a monster. I moved on from it as quickly as possible really to focus on the music making which is why I built it. I was also doing installations and works like Recorded Delivery which was the first ever piece of sound art that I did a great foundation. That s again just taking a piece of consumer technology and putting it through an idea and a process. Can you say a little about relationships with technology in your work Technology is a tool - not the message. I don t just say Hey this is made in MAX MSP - this is cool I go Well you take a tape recorder and you do this with it or you take a record player and you do that with it . It s about the idea and what you achieve with that idea. The technology sits there as a real prime focus for many projects but it s not about the technology it s about what I do with it. Do you have a working definition of sonic art and how do you distinguish it from sound design I m an artist that uses sound - it s as simple as that. I do concerts and installations in art galleries where I use sound as an environment - I m a visual artist who focuses on sound. Sound Design relates to particular projects it s a trade thing - in the world where people do soundtrack composition they re called sound designers and they put the little bits of sound here and there. For me sonic art is usually associated with installation and composition I think. When I m being a sound designer I m designing the sound in the whole space to illustrate the theme of the .