The following text is an excerpt from the introduction of the book The Sounds of Spectators at Football. The excerpt indicates the general motivation for the book, namely a discrepancy between, on the one hand, a widely held belief that the sounds of spectators are important to the experience of football spectatorship and, on the … Read more
In this regular Q&A series, we interview authors and major figures in the field about their work, interests, and overall thoughts on sound studies. Nicolai Jørgensgaard Graakjær is Professor of Music and Sound in Market Communication in the Department of Communication and Psychology at Aalborg University, Denmark. His publications include Analyzing Music in Advertising (2015), … Read more
It was the power of music that seeded my interest in sound studies. Music was a time, as a child, when there was maximum happiness in the family home. Often, it meant socializing with others, the drinks were flowing and there were smiles all round. And the dancing – the rhythmic movement of bodies, the … Read more
by D. Ferrett World-renowned soundscape ecologist and sound designer Bernie Krause discusses his field recording methods and ecological perspectives as developed over decades of recording wild soundscapes in this interview with D Ferrett. D: During your career you have worked as a musician, a recording engineer and producer and, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, … Read more