Born out of the profound legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Led by inspirational composer, creator and curator Matthew Herbert, a key aspect of our work is to inspire and enable a new generation of diverse creative practitioners to collaborate and challenge the pre-existing conventions of music-making and sound design. Our work is supported through partnerships with the PRS Foundation, BBC R&D, and The Daphne Oram Trust, and is funded by Arts Council Engla
nd, and a range of public and private organisations. Our initiatives include The Oram Awards, Sound of the Year Awards, The Radiophonic Travel Agency, and The Museum of Sound.
We are excited to announce the next phase of the Radiophonic Travel Agency with 10 new journeys!
Walk, run, swim, drive, float, ride, fly, wheel and meander around the world as we transport you to places near and far, using only the magic of sound. Freed from guidebooks and narration and with only your imagination as companion, listen to the world in joyous new ways.
Discover every journey, now also in fixed ‘podcast’ format, via the link: li.sten.to/TheRTA
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Applications for the UK Category of the Oram Awards 2023 are now open
Any individual music creator, or their representative who meets the criteria below can now apply.
This year, we are particularly interested in seeing applications from those based in underrepresented regions of the UK
We are looking for music and sound creators who:
- Age 18+
- Women, Trans and Non-binary
- Are based in the United Kingdom
- Create high-quality original new music and sound
- Innovate in sound, music, and associated technologies
- Through their work have demonstrated that they are deserving of increased recognition are ready for this opportunity and will use the PRSF bursary and Oram Awards mentorship program for future creative and professional development
Please share this opportunity with those that you think are deserving of recognition.
Apply now: oramawards.com
PRS Foundation The Radiophonic Institute
Attention all sound creators and enthusiasts - time is running out!
With only one day left to submit your work to the Sound of the Year Awards, now is the time to send in your sounds - to be in with a chance of winning a pair of microphones from LOM.
Submit today at www.soundoftheyearawards.com before the submission deadline on February 28th.
As we enter 2023, what better time to reflect on the sounds that made an impact on you in 2022?
From the everyday sounds that encapsulated the events of 2022, to the year’s most innovative and creative sound technology, SOTYA celebrates sound in all its forms and from all corners of the world. Discover all of our award's categories and submit via www.soundoftheyearawards.com
The winner of each category will receive a pair of basicUcho microphones - a set of phantom-powered, high-quality omni-directional electret microphones, courtesy of LOM.
Submissions are now open for the Sound of the Year Awards 2022, which returns for its third year, presented by The Radiophonic Institute and Museum of Sound.
From the everyday sounds that encapsulate the events of the past twelve months, to the year’s most innovative and creative sound technology, SOTYA celebrates sound in all its forms and from all corners of the world. Judged by a panel of leading lights from the international sound community, the winner of each category will receive a pair of basicUcho microphones - a set of phantom-powered, high-quality omni-directional electret microphones courtesy of LOM.
Category partners this year include the The British Library, Natural History Museum, Quiet Mark, Accidental Records, the Southbank Centre’s National Poetry Library, Sound On Sound, and UK Hearing Conservation Association.
An awards ceremony will be held at The British Library in Spring 2023.
Visit www.soundoftheyearawards.com for a breakdown of our categories, judges, and partners for 2022 and to make your submissions.
One week until the Sound of the Year Awards 2022 opens for submissions!
A celebration of sound in all its forms, the awards are presented by The Radiophonic Institute and The Museum of Sound with submissions being accepted from around the world!
We have a host of new categories, partners, and judges which we will announce next week.
Start contemplating the sounds that have come to define 2022 for you; ready to start submitting next week!
www.soundoftheyearawards.com
Join us this Sunday at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre, for an evening of sound, music, discussion, DJing, and performance.
Matthew Herbert presents the world premiere of the Creative Estuary co-commission, Estuary Sound Ark: an ambitious and adventurous collaborative sound work made by collecting thousands of public submissions from across the Thames Estuary area.
This is the only public performance of the work so make sure you are part of this unique opportunity.
The event will also feature a workshop from The Oram Awards winner Magz Hall and many more special guests.
Make sure to catch the event before these creative works are sealed away for the next 100 years in their carefully chosen Thames Estuary home.
thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/estuary-sound-ark/
📣 Estuary Sound Ark Re-Scheduled Date 📣
Join us on Sun 27th Nov at Gulbenkian Arts Centre for an evening of sound, music, poetry & discussion hosted by Matthew Herbert. Celebrating the sounds of the Thames Estuary & the premiere of Estuary Sound Ark, a new collaborative sound work.
Don't miss Magz Hall's sound and radio workshop earlier in the day at 1pm.
Tickets & info: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/estuary-sound-ark/
A big announcement to share 🌍
In celebration of the 6th annual edition of The Oram Awards and in partnership with Arts – British Council, we have launched a new international category for 2022: looking beyond the UK and recognising worldwide talent. We have worked with 12 esteemed nominators worldwide to seek the world’s most innovative artists.
For this international award, there will be one special commendation winner, who will receive a bursary of £1500, and one other winner who will receive a bursary of £500.”
Intl winners will be announced alongwith the six UK winners on 31 October.
2022 Oram Awards ceremony will take place at HCMF - Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Stay tuned for more updates to come!
The Radiophonic Institute
📢 POSTPONED: Estuary Sound Ark 📢
On Sat 1st Oct a national rail strike has been announced, affecting all train travel in England, having a significant impact on the ability of participants, collaborators, audiences, and artists to travel to Gulbenkian Arts Centre.
A collective decision with all project partners has been made to postpone this Saturday’s Estuary Sound Ark presentation. Discussions are taking place to determine a rescheduled date for the Autumn – we will announce this date as soon as it is finalised.
Join The Radiophonic Institute and Matthew Herbert on 1st October at Gulbenkian Arts Centre for an evening of sound, music, discussion, DJing, and performance. Featuring The Oram Awards winners NikNak + Magz Hall!
Matthew will present the world premiere of Estuary Sound Ark: an ambitious and adventurous collaborative sound work made by collecting thousands of public submissions across the Thames Estuary area. Giving a fascinating insight into sounds that residents hear in their everyday lives that could be lost in time as our world changes over the coming decades.
This is the only public performance of the work, so it's a unique opportunity to be part of this fantastic project.
Estuary Sound Ark
Sat 1 Oct, 8pm
Gulbenkian Arts Centre
🎫 Tickets + more info: https://bit.ly/GACark
What sounds from the Thames Estuary region (South Essex and North Kent) are worth saving?
Post your suggestions in the comments below! 👇
For more information on the Estuary Sound Ark project visit www.thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/estuary-sound-ark
Record your sounds and stories for Estuary Sound Ark!
We are inviting everyone living or working in the Thames Estuary areas of Kent and Essex to be part of Estuary Sound Ark, an exciting new sound time capsule to be discovered by people in 100 years, as a portal to today.
Simply use your phone to record and send us a sound, or a suggestion of what we should record. It could be anything from the sounds of your dog walk, or your local chippy, to a story of a friend or a special place.
Be part of a major new artwork and share your sounds with future generations!
Discover more at www.creativeestuary.com/opportunity/estuary-sound-ark-4/
The Estuary Sound Ark is a project that invites everyone in the Thames estuary region to contribute towards and help create a sonic composition that emerges from the landscape and communities of South Essex and North Kent. Presented by The Radiophonic Institute and co-designed and created by ten loc...
🔊 Which sounds are worth saving?
🔊 What or whose sounds might we not hear in 2122?
Join us at Gulbenkian Arts Centre on 1st October for an evening of sound, music, discussion, DJing, and performance, hosted by Matthew Herbert, and featuring The Oram Awards winners NikNak and Magz Hall.
This event is a culmination of a year-long exploration of the sounds of the Thames Estuary. It will present the world premiere of Estuary Sound Ark: an ambitious and adventurous collaborative sound work made through collecting public submissions across the area.
🎫 Book your tickets and find out more here: thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/estuary-sound-ark/
Estuary Sound Ark has been co-commissioned by Creative Estuary
Join us at Chatham's Intrafest (Live Music Now) at No.64 this Saturday 16th July 2-4pm to share your sounds and stories for Estuary Sound Ark!
Your sounds will become part of an exciting new sound piece documenting the sounds of Medway and beyond, for people in 100 years to discover, showcased at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre on 1st October (grab your tickets through our bio!).
Address: 64 Chatham High Street, ME4 4DS ... see you there!
Introducing our amazing Estuary Sound Ark Youth Cohort. 10 local young people from Kent and Essex who are helping to shape the project. Follow them on their journey as they undergo skills training in sound collection and create their own compositions for the Estuary Sound Ark based on sounds in the local area.
Catch their performances at Gulbenkian Arts Centre on the 1st October (tickets and how to contribute your own sounds): https://bit.ly/3Id0Q7i
co-commission from Creative Estuary
(photo description: sound recorder pointing towards the youth cohort who are looking at notes from our first workshop at Historic Dockyard Chatham University of Kent)
Callout for sound submissions of the Thames Estuary area. If you are south Essex or north Kent based then you can contribute to Estuary Sound Ark: https://bit.ly/3Id0Q7i
co-commissioned by Creative Estuary with support from Arts Council England
The Radiophonic Travel Agency's latest journey through Brighton is out now, presented by Brighton Festival!
It's been 2 weeks since Brighton Festival ended - why not take yourself on a sonic journey around Brighton to re-live the festival
👉 https://storyplayer.pilots.bbcconnectedstudio.co.uk/experience/radiophonic-travelagency-brighton
Location sounds by Hugh Jones | Journey created by Dan Pollard | Powered by BBC Research & Development's Story Kit
📅 The deadline for our Estuary Sound Ark Youth Generators is today!
Find out more and apply here 👇
creativeestuary.com/opportunity/the-estuary-sound-ark-youth-generators/
We are looking for 18-25-year-old creatives from the Thames Estuary area to help craft and deliver our Estuary Sound Ark project: a major collaborative art project commissioned by
The Creative Estuary.
Find out more here 👉 creativeestuary.com/opportunity/the-estuary-sound-ark-youth-generators
Deadline: 7th June
We are looking for 18-25-year-old creatives from the Thames Estuary area to help craft and deliver our Estuary Sound Ark project: a major collaborative art project commissioned by
The Creative Estuary.
Find out more here 👉 creativeestuary.com/opportunity/the-estuary-sound-ark-youth-generators
Deadline: 7th June
In 2022 The Radiophonic Institute will produce and present a major collaborative project for the Thames Estuary, commissioned by
Creative Estuary. We are looking for a Producer to support the delivery of this major commission.
Discover more & apply: www.creativeestuary.com/opportunity/creative-producer-2/
Listen back to the Radiophonic Travel Agency's hour-long mix on Refuge Worldwide, on Institute for Sound & Music’s ISM Frequencies show last week. This sound journey visits destinations such as Venice, Milan, Tehran, and Yellowstone National Park 🌍
Listen back on Mixcloud:
Support our fundraising projects by becoming a member on Patreon for just 3 EUR a month: www.patreon.com/refugeworldwide Between January 1st and June 30th 2022, we're partnering with Lilipad, a Berlin-based NGO working to improve children’s lives by promoting a culture of reading and the love of l...
In 2022 The Radiophonic Institute will produce and present a major collaborative project for the Thames Estuary, commissioned by Creative Estuary.
We seek 10 young people to form the Youth Generators, a small network of young voices across the area who will help shape and communicate our project through the use of arts, creative technology, music and sound-based media whilst also receiving support and training.
Discover more and apply here: www.creativeestuary.com/opportunity/the-estuary-sound-ark-youth-generators/
We will be announcing the shortlists for the Sound of the Year Awards 2021 tomorrow!
🏆 Winners will be announced on 18th April on our website and social media, along with a special feature on BBC Radio 4 (5-6pm UK-time)
Re-discover the winners of the Sound of the Year 2020, on the updated listening page on our website: www.soundoftheyearawards.com/2020
On air with Refuge Worldwide: tune in now to listen to an hour-long mix of destinations available on the Radiophonic Travel Agency, presented on Institute for Sound & Music’s ISM Frequencies show!
Listen live: refugeworldwide.com/radio
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We are excited to announce the next phase of the Radiophonic Travel Agency with 10 new journeys! Walk, run, swim, drive, float, ride, fly, wheel and meander around the world as we transport you to places near and far, using only the magic of sound. Freed from guidebooks and narration and with only your imagination as companion, listen to the world in joyous new ways. Discover every journey, now also in fixed ‘podcast’ format, via the link: li.sten.to/TheRTA
Join us at Gulbenkian Arts Centre for an evening of experimental music curated by Matthew Herbert. Gulbenkian Associate Artist, Matthew Herbert will perform with drummer and musician MettaShiba, for a one off show of new sampling techniques and virtuoso playing in a unique duo performance of drums and electronics.Joining them on the bill are local hero and visionary instrument builder Henry Dagg and veteran jazz pioneer Evan Parker as they launch their new album: then through now.And Amy Cutler, a musician, composer, recipient of the 2022 Oram Award and designer who works with unusual analogue and digital instruments, from rain gauges, clock chimes and storm glasses to a robot choir trained on the footnotes of Thomas Browne’s Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial. Join us in the bar before the gig (from 5.30pm) when Coastal Electronauts & Margate Electronics bring their Synth & Electronic meet-up session, with modular & experimental performances. https://thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/matthew-herbert-plus-henry-dagg-evan-parker-metta-shiba/
Have you explored the latest Radiophonic Travel Agency journey to Ramsgate, presented by Ramsgate Festival? 🌊 Listen here ➡ https://storyplayer.pilots.bbcconnectedstudio.co.uk/experience/radiophonic-travelagency-ramsgate Location sounds by Dan Pollard | Created using BBC Research & Development's StoryFormer
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