2021

Wall-op

The piece consists of a series of recorded hoax telephone calls made by obtuse individuals to the fire service during 2008. The core sound throughout the piece was created using a lightreader       (self-made device used to transform light energy into sound), focusing primarily on sirens and general light sources emitted from a Fire Engine. 

 
The project is part of the SoundNetwork, Liverpool Biennial 2008. 


Hoax Caller

Listen to the Weather is a web-based project, produced for the Ear to the Earth festival, which uses sound  to examine the role water plays in our ecosystem, as well as in our collective psyche. 

Artists from various international locations recorded weather data from the area they live in, then using the data combined to create their own sound piece.

All data was recorded on England's National Day St George's Day 23rd April ( Some guy named George romped around on his big white horse wrestling a few dragons or so the fable goes anyway), focusing on wind speed, min-max temperature, Air Pressure and humidity. Then using the figures provided each range  of numbers were transformed into frequencies of sound.



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Hydrophonia is a festival of underwater recordings (hydrophonics), dedicated to raising awareness of ocean noise pollution. The project is based entirely on samples recorded & collected by sound artist Gianni Pavan & CIBRA.

A total of 56 sound artists were involved in the project from all around the globe and is due for release sometime in the near future. I'll keep you posted.


Anthropogenic Noise Emitter

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Sympathetic Vibration(prolongation of sound by reflection)

Developed over a period of 12 months a number of recording devices were set up in key areas across York St John University. Adopting a slightly voyeuristic approach to the collection of the audio,focusing on telephone conversations, delivered teaching sessions and the placing of a small microphone inside an internal envelope, quite literally recording the journey of an internal piece of mail.

To try and get an understanding of the importance of sound to the people that work and study on campus, a number of YSJ students and staff were asked key questions about their encounters and how the sounds they hear can affect their experience.


In addition to several audio microphones in use, photoelectric sensors were used. The sensors were attached to the eye piece of a telescope, emitting a small pulse of electricity generated from the light they receive which was then be converted into sound. The idea behind using the sensors was to  reflect not just the audio that can be heard but the light that is obtained.



Auditory Communicator(fourwire circuit)

Encontro das Aguas - Meeting of the two river, Careiro, Brazil

Live performance held in Leeds at the Armley Mills Industrial Museum. Consisting of Phil Harding, Ben Gwilliam, Rhodri Davies, Oliver Dover, Simon Whetham and myself. The idea behind the project was for one artist to perform for 15 minutes, followed by another artist participating for a further 10 minutes, before continuing with their own 15 minutes performance.

For further information about Active Crossover, and to download the complete works released on the portuguese record label Cronica please follow this link. 
  
Excerpt from the crossover section with Oliver Dover and myself for Active Crossover- 1'27  


Markus Jones

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