Title: Scuttlebutt Soundscape
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Location: Northampton, UK
Creative Experience
My soundscapes are most often freely intuited musical works, with perhaps some kind of conceptual framework delineating the boundary of the sonic exploration. I started with The Lost Body Of Nothing, which then became a series (The Lost Body of Nothing II followed by The Lost Heart Of Nothing, which was composed during lockdown in 2021).
I have created various soundscapes over the years. Working with a visual artist afforded me a lot of creative freedom, whilst injecting insightful ideas into my stream of thought. The collaboration felt like a natural extension of my own creative individuality, without conflict. This project also allows me to explore this method of working and its themes with my students. To have the soundscape mixed by sound engineer and record producer Tony Platt is a real honour.
Biography and links
Dr. Stace Constantinou is a senior lecturer and programme leader for the Popular Music course at the University of Northampton. He has 20 years of experience as a musician, composer/songwriter. He also makes the occasional radio programme, sporadically writes about music, and has recently started making podcasts. His works have been performed in concerts, festivals, and exhibitions in Britain, Greece, Finland, Australia, and more recently in the USA and Japan. His music has also been featured on the radio, including Resonance FM and BBC National Radio. Stace is currently working on part two of a trilogy of programmatic electronic music works, exploring artificial intelligence in relation to science and ontological ideas, from writers as diverse as Joanna Zylinska, G. I. Gurdieff, Kurzweil/ Minsky, Nick Bostrom, Caroline Bassett, and Kate Crawford.
https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/persons/stace-constantinou
Other Contributors
Tony Platt started at Trident Studios in London, followed by the now legendary Island Records’ Basing Street Studios, where he worked as an assistant on sessions with the likes of Traffic, The Who, Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. He engineered on sessions with John Martin, Free, and mixed the “Catch A Fire” album for a hitherto unknown Jamaican artist, Bob Marley. Recording and mixing the “Burnin” album, helping launch reggae music into the mainstream. He produced and engineered the work of artists including Samson (with Bruce Dickenson singing), Iron Maiden, Krokus, Motorhead, Gary Moore, Cheap Trick, Ronnie Dio, The Cult, and Marillion. Tony has recorded two Grammy-winning albums for Buddy Guy. Tony teaches on the BA Hons Popular Music degree at the University of Northampton, UK. He is also the Managing Director of the prestigious Music Producers Guild Awards, as well as a member of the steering group for J.A.M.E.S. (Joint Audio Media Education Support). He continues to run music industry courses worldwide. (Partial Outsiders Soundscape)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Platt
Myrle Roach is a Montserrat-born poet, dramatist, and
community arts advocate based in Northamptonshire, UK. She migrated to the UK
in 2002 following volcanic activity on her home island. In the UK, she has had
poems published in an anthology “Brown Eyes” as well as a few regional
publications. Her first book of poetry, Tamarind Seeds, was launched in
2018. Since then, she has been performing poetry online and live under the name
Alliouagana Pearl.
Myrle is also active in community engagement. She serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator at Made With Many, a creative community development organisation in Wellingborough. Additionally, she is the Director on East Midlands Caribbean Carnival Arts Network, for a little over 10 years; where she represents Northampton Carnival which she has been a volunteer organiser since 2005. Beyond poetry, Myrle has contributed to music. She co-wrote and performed on the track "Go Back" with artist V V Brown, released in 2023. She continues to be an influential figure in both the literary and cultural communities, using her talents to inspire and engage audiences across various platforms.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/myrle-roach-5b89149/2025 - Title: Scuttlebutt Soundscape
- Mayor's Gallery, Las Vegas, US (Work on display: IRL)
- The Hive, Worcestershire, UK (Work on display: VR gallery; Private view: Live performance
- RSA House, London, UK (Work on display: VR gallery)