Stories that shine a spotlight on pioneering thinkers who forge new paths in their respective fields or those oddball eccentrics exploring the weird and wonderful.
As co-founders of design and architecture studio Sybarite, Simon Mitchell and Torquil McIntosh work wonderfully in tandem. Yet, the music driving their creativity differs like night and day.
A Malaysian ensemble breathing new life in the old-style artform of shadow puppetry, Fusion Wayang Kulit has won over a new generation of fans around the world with its inclusion of modern references, such as Star Wars and Marvel and DC superheroes.
Morag Myerscough’s work is bright, bold and unapologetically fun. Her recent Hong Kong installation, titled “Make Those Who Are Near Happy”, is all that and more, but more importantly, it incorporates sound in the most creative of ways.
The 2020 we originally envisioned will continue to remain a “what-if”, but for artist Janet Laurence, the conversation between living things shows that life must go on for all of us.
As an industrial designer, Paul Priestman moves people around cities, through space and over water. Drawing from sound, he builds aural conditions into redefining lifescapes.
Music moves people emotionally. There are no borders or boundaries and it helps people get into their own imagination – the same way video games do. From Jeremy Soule to Koji Kondo, Austin Wintory and Nobuo Uematsu, here’s looking at the talents behind all that virtual action.
World-renowned multiple-award winning percussion ensemble, Hands Percussion, has gained prominence by performing an artform with Malaysian roots – the 24 Festive Drums. Over the years, they have incorporated musical influence and instruments from their multi-cultural country and around the world into their performances.
