http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk Thu, 23 May 2013 09:19:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Thursday 23rd May, 2013 – Spring Into Summer and Interactive Soundscapes. http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/thursday-23rd-may-2013-spring-into-summer-and-interactive-soundscapes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thursday-23rd-may-2013-spring-into-summer-and-interactive-soundscapes http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/thursday-23rd-may-2013-spring-into-summer-and-interactive-soundscapes/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:19:35 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=4202 Interactive Soundscapes As you may know I am really getting into adding interactive soundscapes to my work.  These ideas enable me to provide an experience that is immersive and totally takes over your mind (not in a sinister way of … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/thursday-23rd-may-2013-spring-into-summer-and-interactive-soundscapes/feed/ 0 Thursday 9th May, 2013 – Interactive Soundscapes http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-interactive-soundscapes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-interactive-soundscapes http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-interactive-soundscapes/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:32 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=4167 developing Interactivity  Some of my blog readers will know that I have been playing around with prototype micro-controllers and the computer programming platform Max/MSP for use with my soundscapes.  In my quest to create immersive atmospheres I have been looking … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-interactive-soundscapes/feed/ 0 Thursday 25th April, 2013 – The Lack of Innovation in Local Live Music Events. http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-the-lack-of-innovation-in-local-live-music-events/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-the-lack-of-innovation-in-local-live-music-events http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-the-lack-of-innovation-in-local-live-music-events/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:47:42 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=4147 Amateur music events You may or may not be familiar with your local live music scene and it’s related events.  Whether it is a dusty local pub or a dusty, prestigious Camden venue they generally work in the same way … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-the-lack-of-innovation-in-local-live-music-events/feed/ 0 Thursday 11th April 2013 – Immersing Your Audience (part two) http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-immersing-your-audience-part-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-immersing-your-audience-part-two http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-immersing-your-audience-part-two/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:52:20 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=4107 Previously… My last blog post was all about some talks I attended on ‘Immersing your Audience’ .  The talks were given by experiential marketing agencies RPM and Sense and the immersive theatre group Punchdrunk.  Last week, I mentioned the general … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-immersing-your-audience-part-two/feed/ 0 Thursday 28th March 2013 – Immersing Your Audience (part one) http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-immersing-your-audience-part-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-immersing-your-audience-part-one http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-immersing-your-audience-part-one/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:16:57 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=4019   THE POWER OF SOUND As anyone that regularly reads my blog will know, my main interests in sound (and music) involve total immersion.  This stems from the idea that music is escapism and how this might be perfected.  The … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-immersing-your-audience-part-one/feed/ 0 Baralek Rendang in the Media http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/baralek-rendang-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baralek-rendang-news http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/baralek-rendang-news/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:26:19 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=3972 Some work I created last year for an Indonesian event, Baralek Rendang, has had attention from the Indonesian media: http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=id&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotvnews.com%2Flifestyle%2Fread%2F2013%2F02%2F18%2F470%2F132025%2FMusik-Rendang-dari-Inggris Here is the site in its native language: http://www.metrotvnews.com/lifestyle/read/2013/02/18/470/132025/Musik-Rendang-dari-Inggris

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/baralek-rendang-news/feed/ 0 My Life in the Ghosts of Bush http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/my-life-in-the-ghosts-of-bush/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-life-in-the-ghosts-of-bush http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/my-life-in-the-ghosts-of-bush/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:21:13 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=3965   The sounds of Bush House of the BBC World Service – luscious to listen to to and very interesting! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pd3jq It really reminds me of a ‘found sound’ experiment I did almost two years ago looking at spaces in … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/my-life-in-the-ghosts-of-bush/feed/ 0 Echoes in The Dark http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/echoes-in-the-dark/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=echoes-in-the-dark http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/echoes-in-the-dark/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:23:12 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=3958 Audiophiles, put some decent headphones on and listen to this 15 min radio show. The link between reverberation and cave painting is fascinating. Echoes in The Dark:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r9c95

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/echoes-in-the-dark/feed/ 0 Tuesday 12th March, 2013 – Soundscape and Gaining a Fresh Perspective. http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-soundscape-gaining-a-fresh-perspective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-soundscape-gaining-a-fresh-perspective http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-soundscape-gaining-a-fresh-perspective/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:59:13 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=3925 Rivers and People: Over the past couple of weeks I have hosted soundscape workshops for two local primary school classes.   This was a really interesting experience for me and also got the children thinking about sound in new ways. The … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-soundscape-gaining-a-fresh-perspective/feed/ 0 Tuesday 26th February 2013 – The Aeolian Harp and Soundscape http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-soundscape-the-aeolian-harp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-soundscape-the-aeolian-harp http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/blog-soundscape-the-aeolian-harp/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:25:56 +0000 Jay http://www.Jay-Harris.co.uk/?p=3879 After the last incarnation of my band, Lunar Rising, split I looked at various ways to become more self-sufficient.  I wanted to create big sounds using instruments but with fewer people, or at least fewer people with specific skills.  I … Continue reading →

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