Combining his artistic and technical experience, Maarten Buyl translates the dynamics between composition and sound design into a language of sound. This language, while rooted in the principles of both disciplines, has the potential to become an autonomous form of sound art.
The project focuses on the development of a catalog of elementary sonorous building blocks, collected through live recordings and studio recordings. The study and the practice of diverse listening practices – which are approached from a historical, cultural, sociological and technological perspective – form the base for a creative and experimental 'sound perception' methodology. Both processes – the database of sound profiles and the analytical observations – are integrated in the development of a compositional toolkit and software implementations for (real-time) sonic treatment.
Two new compositions – a piece for vocals and electronics in cooperation with soprano Naomi Beeldens (autumn 2019) and an audio play (spring 2021) – are set for creation within the framework of a development process. This process will be systematically documented in a series of podcasts featuring sound experiments, reflection and dialogue.
The project focuses on the development of a catalog of elementary sonorous building blocks, collected through live recordings and studio recordings. The study and the practice of diverse listening practices – which are approached from a historical, cultural, sociological and technological perspective – form the base for a creative and experimental 'sound perception' methodology. Both processes – the database of sound profiles and the analytical observations – are integrated in the development of a compositional toolkit and software implementations for (real-time) sonic treatment.
Two new compositions – a piece for vocals and electronics in cooperation with soprano Naomi Beeldens (autumn 2019) and an audio play (spring 2021) – are set for creation within the framework of a development process. This process will be systematically documented in a series of podcasts featuring sound experiments, reflection and dialogue.