EP#37: Sonic Boom: In conversation with the National Science and Media Museum’s Curator of Sound Technologies, Annie Jamieson.

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Are you ready to follow the journey of a sound wave and expand the horizons of your audio knowledge? If so, boy is this a corker of an episode to kick off Season 2 of the podcast as Isobel takes you on a virtual tour of the National Science and Media Museum’s new exhibition series SONIC, BOOM.

Inside, Curator of Sound Technologies, Annie Jamieson, shares her personal take on all the weird and wonderful audio objects on display, how she curates sound and the commissioned artist works on display at the gallery spaces.

Plus, you’ll get a sneak peak of the galleries’ soundscapes too!

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro
{04:12} Annie Jamieson’s pathway into music
{10:03} Replicate everyday sounds using technology at the National Science and Media Museum
{22:42} The instruments, objects and apparatus used to deepen our understanding of sound
{44:52} Sound-treating a gallery space to create an immersive experience
{56:25} How you can get involved with their interactive exhibitions
{01:02:18} Working within an all-female workplace
{01:08:25} Episode summary

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Check out both ‘Sonic: Adventures in Audio’ and ‘Boom: Experiments in Sound’ and other associated events at the National Science and Media Museum HERE >>

Both exhibitions run until the 5th of December, 2021.

See images and more info for some of the objects mentioned in the podcast by searching HERE >>

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