![]() |
Sponsored by![]() |
Rediscover what you love about working in sound at
School of Sound April 24 - 27
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London SE1
To all those working with sound, this unique forum offers an exceptional series of long-form presentations on the use of sound in film, theatre, dance, television, radio, games and installation. Sonic environments, sound design, sound as metaphor, human sound perception – the topics have ranged from the practical to the aesthetic to the metaphysical during these intense four-day meetings.
Each year, people from all aspects of the arts, media and audio-visual industries have gathered from over 40 countries to hear the speakers define and interpret their personal use of sound from both traditional approaches and radical new perspectives. Anyone working with sound will find the juxtaposition of ideas captivating and inspiring. Meet and talk to the speakers.
As Pat Jackson, Oscar-winning film sound editor, said in her talk, the purpose of the School of Sound is to ‘appreciate, examine, poke around and marvel at the architecture of sound. We look at the plumbing and describe the pipes to you.’
The School of Sound is designed not just for sound designers and composers but also for the directors, writers, editors and producers who must share in the creative thinking to use sound effectively and imaginatively. We’re interested in the ideas that go into great sound production. Come and learn to listen differently.
‘It’s an almost shocking experience to be inspired in such a way on a subject I thought I knew pretty well. I am starting to find value and complexity in even the smallest everyday sound.’ 2017 Delegate
April’s programme already includes renowned Hollywood sound designer Richard King (Dunkirk, Inception, Master and Commander); artist filmmaker and Turner Prize nominee Rosalind Nashashibi; film sound designer Paul Davies (You Were Never Really Here): animators the Quay Brothers (Street of Crocodiles, Institute Benjamenta); theatre director Sinéad Rushe; composer and radio writer Neil Brand; sound artist Nigel Helyer; ethnographic documentary filmmaker Rina Sherman, and neuroscientists Morten Kringelbach and Peter Vuust exploring jazz and improvisation. More speakers will be added in the coming weeks.
Register now
Bursaries are available for UK freelancers and there is a reduced fee for students
Join our mailing list