Lawrence English on Listening | Loop

Filmed at Loop 2018 in Los Angeles, Australian composer and sound artist Lawrence English presents his perspective on the creativity inherent in the act of listening itself.

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Stage design by Dejha Ti:

[peterkeen]

I think there's a noise gate or expander cutting out sounds when he asks you to listen and stops talking.

[ohstirfry]

To achieve what he is asking I believe you would have to have your brain connected to a form of technology that would allow the device to focus as you focus your ear

[vaughndavid]

The over intellectualization of one’s own creative process