Some ambient sounds captured from a soccer game.

Jrnl102 - Week 2 Online Exercise

Soccer is a very visual, and strategic, sport. In my piece, I wanted to show not the flashy shots at goal, or the passing between players, but the strategic conversations that occur on the sideline between coach, manager and players prior to a substitution that can change the way a game is played.
Here, I show a coach and manager discussing who will be taken off, who will be put on, and where they will move their players around on the field, to best make use of the time they have left in the game. 
Some issues arose with a nearby dog, which cried through much of my recording. I managed to contain it as best I could, but there are still traces of it left in the conversations. Being outside, there were also issues with background noise and wind, with the field being close to a highway, but I was able to cut the worst of it out.
Altogether, I hope I have successfully relayed what the sideline of soccer games sound like. It may not be like being at the World Cup, but since most of us didn’t get to experience that, this will have to do.

Extended Soccer Sounds

The Great Awake are a melodic pop-punk band based in the Sutherland Shire that have recently come out of ‘the Lock-Up’ recording studio with the beginnings of their second E.P. In this short interview, lead singer Matt O’keefe explains how the band first heard about the studio, and how the direction of studio owner and producer Daniel Antix helped them define their sound. 

The Lock Up is a rehearsal and recording studio based in Sutherland which offer rooms and direction to many bands from the area to come together, gather new material to record and book shows around Australia. 

The Great Awake at the Lock Up for One Night (a week)

Radio Story #1 for an assignment for JRNL203

Jrnl203: Radio Story 1

Jrnl203: Radio Story 2

It was a fantastic day – Gymea United defeated their rivals, the Menai Hawks, 2-1 in a spectacular grand final. It was also Stephanie Lukin’s first grand final win, and has become a joyous memory she carries to this day. (Duration: 2 minutes)

Emotional History - Grand Final

Journalism Student at UOW, Sydney, Australia.

Dean Blake

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