Benoît (Arts PhD) 

Charles, Aaliyah, and Will talk with Benoît André, PhD student in Roehampton’s School of Arts. Benoît is a composer and sound-designer, researching flooding in Gloucestershire and West London, through the medium of sound. Specifically, electro-acoustic composition - less music than sonic art. We discuss this little-known art form, what it brings to an eco-sociological thesis, the impact of flooding on communities (which is not solely negative), and why, in these circumstances, it pays to have your mum own one of the few SUVs in the village. Find more of Benoît’s work at https://www.benoitandre.co.uk/electro-acoustic Chapters 00:09 Introductions 00:57 Studying flooding through sound? 02:08 Electroacoustic composition 04:23 What does a thesis in Electroacoustic music look like? 07:00 An excerpt from Skein #7 (HEADPHONES RECOMMENDED!) 09:00 The Electroacoustic ‘scene’ (such as it is) 13:33 Benoît’s other work, his background 15:52 What does data collection look like in such a project? 19:06 Implications for governance 21:10 Unexpected positives of flooding 23:58 Flooding and community impact 28:12 Wrap-up, and Benoît’s Forest Frivolity The Roey Grad Podcast is a presentation of the University of Roehampton’s Graduate School. Our theme music is by DiamondTunes Our hosts are two PhD students at Roehampton, Charles Miller and Will Berard, who also edits and mixes the podcast. It was produced by Aaliyah Hassan. Comments, questions, want to appear on the show? Get in touch at [email protected]