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What A City Sounds Like In Music Using Sounds Of The City

MUSIC Posted: March 1, 2017 12:28 pm

“The really important thing is that the musical ideas come out of the sound we collect. But the piece has a to tell a story; it has to exist for some reason.” Typical urban noise, like the revving of a car engine, the ringing of a bicycle bell, or the pitter-patter of pedestrian footsteps, can be found in virtually any city. So how do you make an audio portrait feel particular to the town it’s supposed to reflect?

MUSIC Published: 02.28.17

Read the story in CityLab Published: 02.28.17

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