Workshop -Found Sound

An Intro to Sampling and Field Recording Through Community-Based Sound Collaboration

with Kevin Cardoso, MT-BC and Ben Turner, MT-BC

The music we have made is based on creating artifacts of our existence. This is actually different than making music for the purpose of making money, making art, expression, or even communication. Of course lots of these valid motivators can come into play, however, the main focus is simply saying - ?I was here, I?m human, this is what happened, this was the response, this is what I did with it? - This is an item of value and we can all look at it in a particular way. We can be inspired by the process and learn from one another while engaging in the process of playing and recording music.

Engaging in the process of ?making an artifact of your existence? will be the focus for the initial discussion. The discussion will also include scientific and research based info regarding humans and music. This will help set up the expectations.

Workshop Overview: In this workshop, participants will be introduced to sampling and recording techniques through field recording and audio journaling. The workshop instructors will provide music production gear such as a music recording console. Participants will be asked to provide their own mobile recording device; this can be a recording capable mobile phone or portable recorder. Participants may bring their own instruments, but this is optional. Participants will come away with a recording of a soundscape built from the manipulated sounds they captured during the field recording. Ben and Kevin will mix down these sounds and send the mastered track via email shortly following this session.

Workshop participants will: Explore the idea that music is a human behavior and is hardwired into our human experience and existence.

- Become familiar with the music gear used in the field recording session and will explore music production considerations. These considerations include creating a structure from field sampling and improvisation in order to build a song.

- Learn about various tools that can be used to manipulate sound (software based music production tools)

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- Work together and support one another in creating a community based recording (The workshop is open to all - no previous experience with a musical instrument or music production is required.)