Shortwave - Soundwave: electroacoustic music

Timothy Cooper

Shortwave - Soundwave: electroacoustic music

Research output: Performances, compositions and other non-textual forms › Composition

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Shortwave - Soundwave reflects a love I had for playing with radios when I was younger. I remember enjoying the sounds between the channels far more than the actual programmes. The radio like sounds in the piece became a frame for me to take that love further by pushing them to their limit creating a far wider palette than I had as a child. With that palette I have retained the playfulness I used to twist the dial and move the aerial with and then painted on a far grander canvas than I could have imagined at that age.

The title is also a passing reference to the 1980's cartoon series Transformers. Soundwave is a character for the bad guys (the Decepticons) whose role is reconnaissance. He often transforms into radio like contraptions in order to communicate with the other Decepticons or spy on the good guys (Autobots) conversations.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published or Performed - 1 Jun 2012

2 Performance

Sound Lab Presents Edit-Point
Cooper, T. (Performer), Virgo, N. (Composer) & Whiteside, M. (Composer), 4 Apr 2014
Research output: Performances, compositions and other non-textual forms › Performance

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A Concert of Electroacoustic Music: presented by Alistair MacDonald and Timothy Cooper
MacDonald, A. (Composer) & Cooper, T. (Composer), 11 Feb 2013
Research output: Performances, compositions and other non-textual forms › Performance

1 Participation in a professional or community conference, workshop or symposium

Leed International Festival for Innovations in Music Production and Composition
Cooper, T. (Participant)
14 Dec 2012
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in a professional or community conference, workshop or symposium

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Shortwave - Soundwave: electroacoustic music

Details

Research output

Sound Lab Presents Edit-Point

A Concert of Electroacoustic Music: presented by Alistair MacDonald and Timothy Cooper

Activities

Leed International Festival for Innovations in Music Production and Composition

Cite this