PASSAGE
About The Music
PASSAGE is a 42 minutes sound installation composed on site at MONOM Sound in Berlin. It is a first attempt at composing for a specific sound system, and delve into the importance of space in music.
Rather than exploring extra-musical narratives, PASSAGE only focuses on developing different musical structures by exploring different approaches to spatialization. Space and structure are entirely intertwined and cannot be dissociated. The music was first composed on site, and then performed live on the day of the event.
About MONOM
MONOM is an experimental performance space and studio exploring the expressive possibilities of spatial sound as an artistic medium.
From sound art to music, contemporary to classical, theatre, opera, and dance, and from classic film to virtual and augmented realities, MONOM Studios are also exploring how spatial sound technologies and practices can contribute to increased opportunities for adventurous artistic experimentation and collaboration across disciplines.
Monom Studios are pioneers in the creation of spatial sound experiences using 4DSOUND technology. Monom Studios was founded in 2017 becoming one of the first of a growing network of event spaces and studios around the world utilizing 4DSOUND technology. Monom Studios’ purpose is to empower artists, activists and society to expand their notions regarding the full capabilities of sound and humans’ ability to listen more clearly, expansively, and deeply. With spatial sound at the core, Monom Studios aim to create transformative experiences that are accessible, portable, and available to everyone from headphones and virtual formats to 100+ multi-channel sound environments that may enfold thousands of people.
At Monom Studios, space, time, expertise, and technology are provided to work together with collaborators and partners, to create rich sonic universes and augmented realities that can stand alone or be connected to multiple artistic mediums.
Vocals: G A V R I E L A.
Spoken Voice: Paula Cañas Moreno
Text: Roland Geeraert
NB: This work was presented after a 6 months internship at MONOM at the end of my bachelor degree, and allowed me to put into practice the subject of my thesis: the importance of space in acousmatic and electronic music.
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Pictures provided by MONOM Sound, and taken by Becca Crawford.