Sonic Stops: Virtual Premiere

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Join us for the Virtual Premiere of 'Sonic Stops' by Better Songs: an audio-visual response to the Sounds of our City exhibition

<a href="https://www.musicleeds.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Music:Leeds</a> and <a href="https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/abbey-house-museum/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Abbey House Museum</a> commissioned Leeds audio collective <a href="https://www.bettersongs.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Better Songs</a> to create a new piece celebrating the city&#x27;s musical landscape, in response to the <a href="https://bit.ly/3fprIT0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sounds of our City</a> exhibition. <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/live/bettersongs" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Watch the audio-visual premiere live here </a>&#x27;Sonic Stops&#x27; allows listeners to trace the musical geography of Leeds, following the route of two existing bus journeys crossing South to North and West to East.Through two soundscape compositions spanning the length of the bus journeys, listeners will move in real-time through musical ‘stops’ immersing them in some of the music styles, places and stories featured in the Sounds of our City exhibition. Making use of audio from the archive as well as new collaborations with local artists, the soundscapes will weave together music, speech and atmospheric sounds to create a continuous journey and leave the listener curious to discover more.Exclusively for the virtual premiere, the compositions will be paired with video footage created by <a href="https://www.split.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Split Design</a> that will take viewers across Leeds, first from South to North on the number 2 bus route starting at 7 pm, then from West to East on the 50A bus route, starting at 8 pm with each route lasting around 45 minutes. The video footage from the two bus routes will transport viewers to the landmarks and sights of Leeds that have inspired Better Songs to develop their soundscapes, including The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds Irish Centre, Roundhay Park and the West Indian Centre. The soundscapes will remain available to listen to online or on the routes themselves when we are all able to get back on to buses as normal. A link to watch the premiere will be emailed to all registered attendees shortly before 7pm on Wednesday 28th April 2021. Find out more about:<a href="https://www.bettersongs.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Better Songs</a><a href="https://bit.ly/3fprIT0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Sounds of Our City exhibition at Abbey House Museum</a><a href="https://www.musicleeds.com/launchpadcommission2020" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Music:Leeds Launchpad Commission</a>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------The commission is part of the <a href="https://www.launchpad-music.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Launchpad</a> project to support artists and emerging music professionals in Yorkshire, in partnership with Sounds of Our City Exhibition at Abbey House Museum, part of Leeds Museums &amp; Galleries.Launchpad is supported by Youth Music, with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, alongside Leeds 2023 &amp; Leeds City Council, and as a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner.

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