Dissertation

Dissertation Hard Copy Submission

On the 23rd of March myself and the rest of our course cohort submitted the completed soft copy of our dissertations. This Monday we are returning for our 3rd and final term of the course, and with it we are now due to submit the bounded hard version this...

Dissertation

Last Friday I completed and submitted the soft copy of my dissertation. It is entitled: ‘How The Unemotional Digital Age Killed Music’s Physicality: The rise of the digital world at the expense of our touch and emotion’ Here is the abstract that was written: Abstract: The purpose of this...

Scratch (Documentary)

A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Francisco now, the world’s best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers wax poetic on beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl.

Dissertation Research Questionnaire

I have posted my research questionnaire online and shared it with members of the public via Facebook and email. The quantitative methods I have chosen to use to inform my research were selected as a way to link attitudes towards the subject and behaviours within the cultural consumptions. As...

Tree Trunk Record

What would the trunk of a tree sound like if a cross section of it were played like an LP? With his creation Years, Bartholomäus Traubeck attempts to answer that question by using a turntable, PlayStation Eye Camera, a stepper motor to control the arm, and computer running Ableton Live. As you’ll hear...

Music Matters

Music Matters is a campaign that’s aimed at starting a conversation with the listening audience and the only sensible way to make the point, is to let the music do the talking.

Interactive CD Cover

After opening (tearing off the seal), the outer minimalistic graphic of the snow-white package is irretrievably disturbed by a stain, which turns to the colour of the inner content. The graphic form of the edition is always constant, just the colours vary. Depending on the technique of opening, (some extreme technics...

Vinyl Love

Play it, feel it,Love it! VinylLove™ turns your iPad into a sleek and beautiful turntable. That sits perfectly on your desk stand on top or next to your stereo system. And that you can carry around with you everywhere you go. It’s not only beautiful; it changes the way...

SoundTracking App

Soundmachines

The Product, a Berlin-based design studio with a focus on objects, space and interaction, was commissioned by Volkswagen to develop a set of visuals for an interactive musical performance for the premiere of the New Beetle at the 2011 IAA motor show (September 15-25, 2011, Frankfurt am Main). What...