'A-Z of Portsmouth' is a collaborative audio visual installation project undertaken during the final year of my degree. The concept is based on exploring sound in different locations of Portsmouth. The city of Portsmouth is one which is rich with culture and history and the purpose of the project is to showcase sound as identifiers and bring them to the forefront.

The 'A-Z of Portsmouth' installation consisted of creating a map which pin-points all the different locations from A-Z. This is an interactive installation and therefore the use of the Makey Makey sensors have been utilised to allow interaction between the user and the sensors. The audio visual installation allowed the user to click on a sensor to visualise and listen to the atmosphere of that specific location. 

PureData has been used for means of audio programming which allowed the sound clips recorded and edited to be assigned to each video when the location was selected by the user. Arduino software has also been utilised to program the Makey Makey sensors and assign them to the data in Pd. 

This has been a very adventurous project for our team of Sound Recordists, Sound Editors and Videographers and I would personally like to thank them for all their hard work throughout this project. I would also like to thank all the participants that took part in our installation, thank you for your valuable time and contribution.

G - Guildhall (Guildhall Square)

G - Game Over Cafe (Portsmouth)

F - Football (Fratton Park)

F - Fireworks (Gunwharf Quays)

E - Eldon (University Building)

D - Dockyard (Historic Dockyard)

C - Cathedral (Portsmouth Cathedral)

B - Beach (Southsea Beach)

A - Arcade (Clarence Pier)

'The Calling' is a track that was composed as part of my University Synthesis unit. The synth sounds were created through experimenting with the Buchla system through which the driving bassline was created. This piece blends together both the East and West Coast philosophies of Synthesis as it uses more contemporary music such as use of piano and drums. Massive Attack's sound has been a key influence for this track.

Where Lines Meet

The Calling

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