Free Workshops in BLOC: Introduction to Spatial Audio for Creative Practitioners
Just announced spatial audio workshops next week...
Learn how to create immersive audio experiences for moving images.
This workshop series, hosted at Queen Mary University of London’s BLOC practice research facility, provides the opportunity for practice-based researchers and other creative practitioners to develop the knowledge and skills to start working with spatial audio for cinema and multi-screen installations. Through talks and hands-on instruction with experts in this exciting and growing field, participants will deepen their understanding of the creative possibilities of immersive sound and develop basic practical skills across the spatial audio workflow.
Descriptions of workshop sessions are below, along with booking links.
17 June 2025, 10am-12pm
Opening Talk: Intro to Spatial Audio + Q&A with artist and academic Angela McArthur
Get insight into the burgeoning area of spatial audio and its creative possibilities, with a focus on audiovisual contexts
17 June 2025, 1pm-5pm
Workshop 1: Sound Recording for Spatial Audio with wildlife sound recordist and spatial audio expert Axel Drioli
Gain knowledge and skills in spatial audio recording technologies and techniques
23-25 June 2025
Workshop 2: Introduction to Dolby Atmos with sound designer Justin Randell
Learn how to create immersive audio experiences for moving images with Dolby Atmos
The Introduction to Spatial Audio for Creative Practitioners Workshop Series is generously supported by the London Arts & Humanities Partnership Student-, Staff- and Alumni-led Activities Fund.