Vision of Sound

EPISODE 7: PHOTOGRAPHER B+'s VISION OF SOUND

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:28:49 GMT

This episode of Vision of Sound is in collaboration with The Carvery Studio.

The award-winning Carvery Studio have recently relaunched their website to share stories of craft and creativity driven by music.

I first met Frank Merritt, who owns The Carvery Studio, in 2014, when I photographed him & his old boxer dog Roy, for a feature about London’s Mastering Houses.

6 years on and it’s great to be collaborating with The Carvery Studio again for this very special episode of Vision of Sound, which features the legendary photographer & director B+.

For nearly 30 years, B’s camera has captured artists like Snoop Dogg, Biggy, Erykah Badu, Fugees, Quantic and Damien Marley. Many of the artists he’s portrayed were in the early days of their career in New York & L.A, where B now resides.

He’s the author of two books, including the brilliant Ghostnotes: Music of the Unplayed and is a professor at University of California, San Diego.

Along with Eric Coleman, B is the founder of Mochilla, a company making brand campaigns, mix CDs, documentaries like Banksy's Exit Through the Gift Shop, and over a hundred record sleeves.

In this special Vision of Sound & The Carvery Studio podcast; B shares some stories about the making of some of his photos & record sleeves including Blazing Arrow by Blackalicious and Company Flow’s Little Johnny from the Hospitul: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol.1

A photographer driven by the connections between things, people, and places; B+ is an incredibly inspiring artist and thinker and I’m super excited to be sharing our conversation with you today.

Check out thecarverystudio.com for a written article by me about B+ alongside some of his amazing images.

This episode was recorded remotely in JUNE 2020.

RELATED LINKS:

B+ WEBSITE

MOCHILLA.COM

QUANTIC

GHOST NOTES: MUSIC OF THE UNPLAYED ON BIBLIO

B+’s Vision of Sound features music by:

The Young Holt Trio - Strangers in the Night

Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers

Joe Henderson - Inner Urge

Quantic and Alice Russell-I'll Keep My Light In My Window

J Dilla - Jungle Love

Company Flow - World Of Garbage

OTHER CREDITS:

Produced, presented and edited by Georgina Cook

Soundtrack & additional editing by Francis Redman

Additional audio support by Ian Phillips.

Intro Outro Music: Voodoo Ray by Williams Fairey Brass Band; from Jeremy Deller’s “Acid Brass” project.

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EPISODE 6: RENDEZVOUS PROJECTS VISION OF SOUND

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:28:24 GMT

Katherine Green of Rendezvous Projects speaks to Georgina about Rendezvous’ most recent work- Sweet Harmony: Radio, Rave & Waltham Forest, 1989-1994.

A zine, archive, and collection of oral histories from people like DJ Rap and Gordon Mac of Kiss FM; Sweet Harmony documents and presents the dance music culture of Waltham Forest during an important time in rave’s history.

A perfect example of how one small part of the world can have such a big impact on art and culture, Katherine shares some insights into just what it is about Waltham Forest that makes it so rich in heritage and reflects on the importance of youth culture and community.

This episode was recorded online in September 2020.

RELATED LINKS:

SWEET HARMONY: RENDEZVOUS PROJECTS

BUY THE SWEET HARMONY BOOK & MAP HERE

KATHERINE GREEN’S WEBSITE

WALTHAM FOREST COUNCIL

WALTHAM FOREST WIKIPEDIA

VESTRY HOUSE MUSEUM

Rendezvous Projects Vision of Sound features music by:

Crystal Waters - Gipsy Woman

Liquid - Sweet Harmony

DJ Randall on Rave FM, 1990

OTHER CREDITS:

Produced, presented and edited by Georgina Cook

Soundtrack & additional editing by Francis Redman

Recording and additional audio support by Ian Phillips.

Clip of Linton C speaking by Rendezvous Projects, from Sweet Harmony: Radio, Rave & Waltham Forest, 1989-1994.

Intro Outro Music: Voodoo Ray by Williams Fairey Brass Band; from Jeremy Deller’s “Acid Brass” project.

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EPISODE 5: SEANA GAVIN'S VISION OF SOUND

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:57:11 GMT

Seana Gavin is a photographer and artist creating photographs of underground music, community and culture and intricate collages of imaginary worlds.

Her recent book “Spiralled,” published by IDEA presents Seana’s photos of the free party community including the Spiral Tribe soundsystem most active in the 90s.

Juxtaposed with diary entries written by Seana as they travelled through Europe, Spiralled is both a record of a seminal moment in the Free party scene and an emotive glimpse at Seana’s unique teenage life.tive in the 90s.

We hear from Seana about her experience of travelling from “party to party,” with a close-knit community and a camera and the links between her photography and collage.

This episode was recorded online in July 2020.

RELATED LINKS:

SEANA’S WEBSITE

SEANA’S BOOK: SPIRALLED

SPIRAL TRIBE’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Seana Gavin’s Vision of Sound features music by:

Spiral Tribe - Forward The Revolution

Masterminds - Bring it Back

Speedy J - De Orbit

Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones

OTHER CREDITS:

Produced, presented and edited by Georgina Cook

Soundtrack & additional editing by Francis Redman

Recording and additional audio support by Ian Phillips.

Intro Outro Music: Voodoo Ray by Williams Fairey Brass Band; from Jeremy Deller’s “Acid Brass” project.

For more info:

www.georginacook.net/visionofsound

Follow:

www.instagram.com/thevisionofsound/

Email: hello[@]georginacook[dot]net

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Music Music copyright Individual artists - LICENCED with PRS LOML licence

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EPISODE 4: ALI GRAHAM'S VISION OF SOUND AND HIP-HOP

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 22:47:25 GMT

Prolific illustrator, animator and designer Ali Graham shares insight into making work all about American Hip-Hop and it’s luminaries.

Known for Lil Ye - an ongoing series of cartoons depicting Kanye West as a cartoon baby in scenarios based on the rapper’s lyrics; we talk about just what it is about Kanye and other rappers that inspire him so much. Ali also shares insight on being an artist with a hungry social media following, living and working outside of a big city and what he’s listening to.

RELATED LINKS:

Ali’s website: http://grarg.com

Ali’s Lil Ye Instagram: http://grarg.comhttps://www.instagram.com/lil_ye

Ali’s “99 Problems” Tumblr account

Ali Graham’s Vision of Sound features music by:

Jay Z: 99 Problems

Kanye West & Kid Cudi: Kids See Ghosts ft. Yasin Bey

Hobo Johnson - 94 Corolla

Earthgang - Top Down

Mirrorland Game Soundtrack

OTHER CREDITS:

Produced, presented and edited by Georgina Cook

Recording by Ian P.

Soundtrack & additional editing by Francis Redman

Thanks to Clare Considine.

Intro Outro Music: Voodoo Ray by Williams Fairey Brass Band; from Jeremy Deller’s “Acid Brass” project.

For more info:

www.georginacook.net/visionofsound

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EPISODE 3: EMMA WARREN'S VISION OF SOUND

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:35:26 GMT

VISION OF SOUND with EMMA WARREN.

The brilliant writer & now publisher Emma Warren talks to Georgina about a lifetime of telling stories about music and culture. Hear her talk about the importance of friendly club door policies, community, getting to know what you're repping and documenting your culture.

This episode was recorded in December 2019. Emma has since published Document Your Culture manual, available via Bandcamp.

EPISODE 2: GEORGE NINDI & WUMZUM'S VISION OF SOUND + STEAMDOWN

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:07:07 GMT

Listen to film maker George Nindi & illustrator Wumzum chat to Georgina Cook about their work with South London's amazing Steamdown collective, Unit 31 and other creative communities.

This episode was recorded in December 2019.

EPISODE 1: JEREMY DELLER'S VISION OF SOUND

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:20:31 GMT

Turner Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller chats to Georgina Cook about his lengthy artistic career that has been inspired by music since the very beginning .

Recorded in November 2019

TRAILER: INTRODUCING VISION OF SOUND

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:57:39 GMT

For more info:

www.georginacook.net/visionofsound

Follow:

www.instagram.com/thevisionofsound/

Email: hello[@]georginacook[dot]net

Produced, presented and edited by Georgina Cook

Additional editing & audio production by Francis Redman

Music: Voodoo Ray by William Fairey Band (Acid Brass).

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