Karen Lauke

Sound design and original composition

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Copper Vibrations on US tour

Copper Vibrations has hit the US!! The piece was selected and performed in 5.1 surround at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF), 25 March 2010 and will be screened at the Women and Minorities Media Festival (WAMM) on 27th March in Baltimore, Maryland .

Drummers Drums & Pipers Pipe - Buille Hill Park - 20 December 2009

I am currently designing an audio installation for the Christmas Festival which will be held at Buille Hill Park on 20th December between 6-8pm. The installation is based around dummers drumming and pipers piping, taken from the Christmas song - The 12 Days of Christmas. Come along and join in the fun. All the 12 days of Christmas will be represented in various creative ways!

Composition or Sound Design - Framework:afield on Resonance FM

I produced a program entitled Composition or Sound Design for Resonance FM Framework:afield. The program was aired on Sunday 8th Novemer 2009. The program investigates the use of field recordings for sound design and composition. Two of my recent composition projects, Cities of Sound and Memories Unearthed are also part of the program. You can listen to the show below and hear the thoughts of Sound Designer - Steve Brown and Composer - Ewan Stefani as they answered questions I had previously put to them about the construction of their work.

Sound @ The World Stage Design Exhibition

Well I am pleased to announce that I am one of the winners of the Sound Design prize at the World Stage Design Exhibition which is part of OISTAT (International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians) in Korea. The Odyssey is part of the Digital Exhibition and at the OISTAT Sound Design Working Group.

Thanks to Steve Brown, Head of Sound at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and Head of Sound for OISTAT for selecting my piece along with the other fantastic pieces to receive this award.

Dirt & Dreams 2 - Memories Unearthed

Memories Unearthed will be installed at Clifton Country Park in Salford this weekend - Sunday 27th Sept 09.

Come down and have a look at how the park has been tranformed.  Free entry - all welcome.