My guest is Sound Artist Jez riley French. Jez is widely regarded as having played a pivotal role in expanding the use of contact microphones, hydrophones, electromagnetic coils, ultrasonic detectors, geophones, and VLF receivers in the sound arts, sound design (for the screen, theatre, and radio), and music in a wide range of contexts. His work has included commissions and performances for
Tate Modern (UK)The Whitworth (UK)Paradise Air (Japan)MoT - Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Japan)Spikersuppa Lydgalleri, Oslo (Norway)Baltic (UK)Steklenik (Slovenia)Museo Reina Sofia (Spain)Catalyst Arts (N. Ireland)Artisphere (USA)Harpa (Iceland)Mengi (Iceland)The Wired Lab (Australia)Mullae Art Space (Korea)q-02 (Belgium)
In this episode, we discuss
Open Space of YorkshireNew Wave and PunkSharp RecorderFascination with ListeningSexism in MusicDiscovering Contact Mics and HydrophonesListening Below the SurfacePre-Internet ResearchMusic Shop BlokesSwapping CassettesFeeling Right to Press RecordTracesSetting up a Distribution CompanyDurational ListeningThe Emotion of ListeningAudio MemoryRecording MediumsSound ArtMaking a LivingField Recording ApproachesThere Are No RulesInfluences
Matt's Rant: Holiday Reset
Links and Show Notes
Jez's Website Pheobe riley LawGuest: Jex riley FrenchHost: Matt BoudreauEngineer: Matt BoudreauProducer: Matt BoudreauEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck Smith