This book investigates two areas in which the appreciation of sonic creativity can be easily acquired across diverse cultures, ages and interests: the music of sounds – making music with any sounds, part of today’s sampling culture and the music of things – and the creation of instruments using existent materials (another type of sampling?) involving the notion of ‘instrument as composition’ as part of today’s DIY (or DIT, do it together) culture.
The book offers broad discussions regarding the music of things (written by John Richards) followed by the music of sounds (written by Leigh Landy). These chapters are followed by a focus on the workshop demonstrating the collaborative and inclusive potential in both areas, and a spotlight on eight artists with a broad diversity of backgrounds and approaches to sound and music who discuss their perceptions. The book’s conclusion focuses on similarities and differences between the music of sounds and the music of things, suggesting, finally, that both might form part of the 21st- century’s folk music landscape.
The book is primarily aimed towards students interested in current forms of sonic creativity but will be of interest to those interested in broader issues of sampling culture, hacking and sound studies.
The Music of Sounds and the Music of Things is a book about sonic sampling and DIY (or DIT, that is, do it yourself or do it together) instrument making as two highly innovative yet inclusive forms of 21st century music making and is written by someone who has focused on sampling throughout his career and a pioneer in DIY instrument making.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Leigh Landy and John Richards
Chapter 2 On the Music of Any and All Sounds
Leigh Landy
Chapter 3 The DIY Sound-making Artist
John Richards
Chapter 4 Recycling Sounds Sampling Culture
Leigh Landy
Chapter 5 Workshops and Participation New Communities
Leigh Landy and John Richards
Chapter 6 Artist Statements
Leigh Landy, John Richards + Ros Bandt, Maria Chavez, Gijs Gieskes, Laura
Gracia (Laura Netz), Christóbal Martínez, Ziad Moukarzel, Robin Rimbaud
(Scanner) and Takuro Mizuta Lippit (dj sniff)
Chapter 7 The 21st Century Sound-based Musician
Leigh Landy and John Richards
Leigh Landy is the Director of the Music, Technology and Innovation Institute for Sonic Creativity (MTI2) at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. His compositions, most of which are sample-based, include several for video, dance and theatre and have been performed around the globe. As a scholar, he has presented keynote talks on every continent. His publications primarily focus on the studies of electroacoustic music. He is the editor of Organised Sound (Cambridge) and the author of nine books, including Whats the Matter with Todays Experimental Music? (Routledge), Understanding the Art of Sound Organization (MIT), The Music of Sounds (Routledge) and most recently Experiencing Organised Sounds (Routledge, 2023). He directs the ElectroAcoustic Resource Site (EARS) projects and is a founding director of the Electroacoustic Music Studies Network (EMS).
John Richards explores Dirty Electronics focusing on shared experiences, social interaction and critical making. His work involves the performance of large-group electronic music and DIY electronics, which he considers as a holistic action. It is a fluid, live practice associated with the ideas of workshop-installation and performance-installation. His work pushes the boundaries between music, performance art, electronics and graphic design and is transdisciplinary as well as having a sociopolitical dimension. He has also written numerous texts on DIY practices, performance of electronic music and object-orientated and material approaches in relation to sound art. John Richards teaches in the Department of Music at the University of Nottingham, UK.
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