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OIST Sonic Lab

by OIST Communications

OIST Sonic Lab explores and unravels new connections and potentials of sound and well-being through a series of soundscape studies, designs and installations with scientists and researchers, acousticians and musicians.The project is co-ordinated by Izumi Fukunaga, with Nick Luscombe as Artistic Director. Shun Kasahara from Sony CSL works in algorithm development and data collection, and Paul Bavister from the Bartlett School of Architecture / UCL acts as an advisor.

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Episodes

  1. Sonic Lab 8 — Rosie Perkins, Professor, Royal College of Music London

    Nick Luscombe from OIST Sonic Lab speaks with Rosie Perkins, who is Professor of Music, Health, and Social Science at the Royal College of Music London (RCM). Rosie's research investigates two broad areas within music and mental health: how music and the arts support societal wellbeing and how to...

  2. Sonic Lab 7 — healing degraded coral reefs with sound

    This episode of the OIST Sonic Lab podcast features a conversation with Dr Miles Parsons who is a research scientist at The Australian Institute of Marine Science. Miles is doing some pioneering work in the oceans in Western Australia, including the use of sound to help revitalise degraded reefs....

  3. Sonic Lab 6 — a chat with Caspar Henderson about his brilliant "A Book of Noises"

    Here at OIST Sonic Lab we have a deep fascination with sound, and it's a passion shared by this podcast episode`s guest, writer Caspar Henderson. His latest book, A Book of Noises - Notes on the Auraculous, is a captivating read and a wonderful contribution to the discussion about the importance…

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  4. Sonic Lab 5 — Okinawa Sound Portrait

    This episode of the podcast features the first Sonic Lab production, played back in full. An Okinawa Sound Portrait, created for the Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island in Okinawa, was created using only sounds from Okinawa and around the concept of 24 hours on the island, both on land and in the…

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  5. Sonic Lab 4 — Sound and Well-Being Discussion

    In this episode, OIST Sonic Lab Artistic Director Nick Luscombe hosts a panel discussion recorded in front of a live audience at CIC Tokyo entitled, "The Science of Sound and Well-being." The speakers include Mark James, a cognitive scientist and philosopher working at OIST, Hikari Sandhu, a…

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  6. Sonic Lab 3 — Professor Patrick Heinrich on Uchinaaguchi and well-being

    Following on from our discussion about Uchinaaguchi in episode 2 with Misato Matsuda and Chiaki Chibana, Nick Luscombe chats with Professor Patrick Heinrich, of Ca'Foscari University, in Milan, Italy. Professor Heinrich is an expert in the field of Sociolinguistics, Japanese Studies and Language...

  7. Sonic Lab 2 — Uchinaaguchi

    In this episode we explore how language is key to creating strong and happy communities. Nick Luscombe speaks with Misato Matsuda and Chiaki Chibana, who are both based at OIST, and are passionate about promoting Uchinaaguchi across Okinawa. They detail the history of the language and their own...

  8. Sonic Lab 1 — An Okinawa Sound Portrait

    In this first edition of the OIST Sonic Lab Podcast, OIST Sonic Lab Artistic Director, Nick Luscombe, introduces the lab's first project - an audio/visual work based on the sights and sounds of Okinawa. Featuring contributions from fellow sound producer James Greer, Okinawa based artist Ichiro...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

OIST Sonic Lab explores and unravels new connections and potentials of sound and well-being through a series of soundscape studies, designs and installations with scientists and researchers, acousticians and musicians.The project is co-ordinated by Izumi Fukunaga, with Nick Luscombe as Artistic Director. Shun Kasahara from Sony CSL works in algorithm development and data collection, and Paul Bavister from the Bartlett School of Architecture / UCL acts as an advisor.

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OIST Communications

Produced by Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

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OIST Sonic Lab explores and unravels new connections and potentials of sound and well-being through a series of soundscape studies, designs and installations with scientists and researchers, acousticians and musicians.The project is co-ordinated by Izumi Fukunaga, with Nick Luscombe as Artistic...

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