Soundologia and Richard Garet
Richard Garet @ Soundologia

Episode 09: Unveiling the Power and Beauty of Noise with Richard Garet

Richard Garet joins us to discuss noise as an expressive medium that challenges our perception of sound and emotions. He shares his methods for creating immersive sound and visual installations, using unconventional materials like amplified EMF emissions, modified audiocassettes, and dysfunctional tape players. Through his work, Garet demonstrates how discarded devices can illustrate the function and de-functionalization of media while also critiquing our obsession with material possessions. He shares his installations that combine sound and visual components and explains how he creates static images, one of which was installed on Times Square, providing an optical journey through the famous location.

About Richard Garet

Richard Garet is a multimedia artist based in both NYC and South Florida. His sound works encompass installation, active listening composition, and live performances. Each piece originates from his studio practice, guiding his exploration of materials and the possibilities they offer. Garet’s approach to sound involves engaging with the sonic properties of various materials, which serve as both sources and instruments. These materials include amplified EMF emissions (electromagnetic fields), modified audiocassettes, dysfunctional tape players, modified speakers, circuit boards, sonification of light, field recordings, and computer processing.

Garet’s book recommendations to our listeners

1. Sound Art and the Sonic Unconscious by Christoph Cox

2. Sound Art or Klangkunst? A reading of the German and English literature on sound art by Andreas Engstrom and Asa Stjerna

3. Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen by Michel Chion.

Find more about Richard Garet

Garet’s Website

Vimeo Page

Bandcamp Page

Soundologia and Richard Garet are offering approximately 6 hours of free sound from Richard’s live performances, which have been uploaded on the internet for our listeners.

Free Sound Collection

Tags
Share your love
Pedja Kovačević
Pedja Kovačević

Pedja Kovačević is a Serbian-born musicologist, curator, and music producer, and the founder of Soundologia — a curatorial platform, record label, podcast, and festival dedicated to contemporary and experimental music. He moved to the United States in 2018 and holds degrees in musicology from the Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade, and in Music Management and Production from Florida International University’s School of Music.

As curator and executive producer of the Soundologia Anthology series, Pedja has commissioned, produced, and released three volumes documenting the work of South Florida’s contemporary composers and sound artists, presented in connection with the Soundologia Anthology Festival in Miami. He has taught experimental and electroacoustic music at FIU’s School of Music and has worked as a program coordinator and music administrator at music and arts schools in Miami.

As a musicologist and music writer, Pedja has published articles and presented research at international conferences and forums in the United States, Poland, Greece, and Serbia. His writing explores the relationship between music and other art forms, including painting, architecture, poetry, prose, and photography, as well as questions of listening, sound, and musical perception. His research has also examined Deep Listening, a concept introduced by American composer Pauline Oliveros, as a way of reconsidering the aesthetic dimensions of sound. Through Soundologia, Pedja promotes contemporary and experimental music and presents extended conversations with composers and sound artists about their work.

Articles: 24

Related Episodes