Luke Jerram's Sky Orchestra lifts off

Posted on Sun 24 Jul 2011

Sky Orchestra, a project created and produced in Bristol, will wake up Londoners to the sound of music, as seven hot air balloons projecting sweet melodies soar above the capital, heralding a year to go to the 2012 Games.


Introducing Geraint Ffrancon and his Weather Symmetry

Posted on Tue 19 Jul 2011

We're pleased to announce that Geraint Ffrancon recently joined the Studio under our New Talent scheme, he is now a resident hot-desker working on Channel Weather Symmetry, a project commissioned by Local Journeys and the National Trust. As a student on the Media Practice MA at UWE, he's no stranger…

The TangibleFX Cap

The Studio welcomes TangibleFX

Posted on Mon 11 Jul 2011

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our newest residents TangibleFX, a startup who are developing new tools to enable musicians to manipulate live performances via body motion. They are currently working on the TangibleFX Cap, a hat-mounted device which allows musicians to control various…

The View From The Moon

Pictures That Tell Stories

Posted on Thu 30 Jun 2011

Since our last post, we have made a prototype of the jukebox, erecting a downwards facing projector over a table and testing out a selection of different ideas, all prompted by post cards or photos. Barney has been getting to grips with after effects and we have been trying out the basics of how it…


Postcards

Posted on Thu 23 Jun 2011

After a really interesting and constructive work-in-progress meeting last Friday, we went away and reassessed our ideas. In response to questions about how people would know what the jukebox is and how to use it, we thought a lot more about the aesthetics and how to effectively embellish it to make…