Category Archives: Audio

Nathan Lewis on Audio Production for Animation

Posted on by

From LSM Audio Production Level 2 Student Nathan Lewis:  Earlier this year, an opportunity arose for Audio Production students to collaborate with the final year animation students, who needed an original soundtrack design for their films. With the chance to enhance my learning experience and add to the repertoire of short films for my portfolio, I gladly attended the meeting to pitch my musical stylings to the groups in a rather professional manner (I hoped).

Highlights included the enlisting of my father as “incoherent quip” actor to perform some grunts, screams, oohs and aahs in one of the more acrobatic films. I originally attempted this myself only to rapidly discover my voice being not of the masculine persuasion required of the character.   The two films complete with my composition and sound design are River Man …

… and here’s Snowblind  Continue reading →

Degree show trailer

Posted on by

Created by level 3 Media Production students: Tom Young, Jerome Smith, Amy Drew,  Isaac Beatson, Cameron Steele, Ross Mcgowan and Sean Strange. Degree Show details. Continue reading →

Degree show programme now on line

Posted on by

The School of Media Degree Show 2013 starts at midday on Wednesday 5th June and ends midday on Friday 7th June. The show is open to the public, free of charge, so why not drop in to the school by the pool for a real media treat? You can pick up a programme at the degree show reception desk in the Atrium from 5th June, or to help you plan ahead, Ben Atkinson has produced a web version of the Show programme.

Another Update: LSM’s Radio, Sound & Music Symposium II

Posted on by

This Symposium “was based around the key themes of future directions & opportunities in the radio and music industries” said Organiser and LSM’s Principal Lecturer Bryan Rudd.  The event certainly hit its aims as you’ll see when you read Bryan’s super summary of the day.  

SeanSean Strange is a third year student at the Lincoln School of Media.  He found time in the run up to his finals to capture the LSM’s Radio, Sound & Music Symposium II at the start of this month.  See Sean’s images in the slideshow, below. Thanks, Sean!  Another piece to add to your growing portfolio of work perhaps?  Please do keep us posted on how you’re doing when you graduate.

Note: This slideshow shows best for users with the latest release of Adobe Flash Player on Chrome or Internet Explorer.  If you experience problems on play below, you can try to view the slideshow here or via our Twitter feed.  It’s worth persevering!

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow

Jobs at SoundLINCS

Posted on by

From Helen McCarron: SoundLINCS have some vacancies:

Programme Development Officers

We are currently seeking 2 Full Time Programme Development Officers to join our team and contribute to the development of music making opportunities throughout Lincolnshire and the East Midlands. If you have an interest in community music, workforce development training and music education in general this role could be for you. Salary in range £17,420 – £21,776 dependent on experience. Continue reading →

Update: Radio, Sound & Music Symposium II

Posted on by

The sun shone today at LSM’s Radio, Sound & Music Symposium II.  Radio experts, creatives and music specialists, including a panel of our graduates working in the industry gave valuable insider knowledge to students.  Having worked in local radio, both ILR and BBC, albeit a while back (before I joined ITV factual) the advice still rang true:  Come up with ideas and say how you’d produce it. Contact people you like to listen to or you fancy a job they’re doing. Look at the range of jobs (not just presentation and news) and target indies, as well as the main industry players.  Don’t turn down freelance work because there’ll be someone else to do it.  Happy days!

Radio Symposium 2013

 

Liam Juniper

Liam Juniper

Graduates will be posting their stories here soon. Like Liam Juniper, class of 2011, who is a Studio Manager and works on output for BBC World Service Sport, Radio 5 live and 5 live Sports Extra.  In the meantime, you can see tweets at #LSMradio2013 and join in, too!

LSM’s final year undergraduate Sean Strange will be posting images he captured today – so watch this space!

Michael Passingham, class of 2012

Posted on by

Michael writes:

Last week I was interviewed as an expert on talkSPORT’s overnight show regarding F1. It was quite a lucky set of circumstances that put me in the situation, but it was a fantastic experience!

Michael Passingham on talkSPORT Extra Time by Theradiomike on Mixcloud

Continue reading →

Gemma Lowe’s business start-up

Posted on by

2012 LSM graduate Gemma Lowe received a bursary from Enterprise Inc. at the University of Lincoln to start her own business as an audio specialist and voice-over artist.  Her story coincides with the 10th anniversary of Sparkhouse, with its Open Days this week.  Gemma’s in no doubt that the help she got was “crucial” to setting up on her own, and she can now reflect on the experience.

Gemma-Lowe_pic2It’s great being my own boss and it really keeps me motivated, but being self‐employed hasn’t exactly been what I had expected (find out why below)!  I am a voice-over artist with a passion for audio recording and production. I have experience in radio presenting and people regularly told me that I have a ‘voice for radio’, so this really got me thinking what else I could use my voice for.  Gemma’s Q & A session.  Continue reading →

Radio, Sound & Music Symposium II – Book Now!

Posted on by

This all day student event will be on 1st May 2013 from 10am in the Architecture Building, ARM201.  With a fantastic line up of radio experts, creatives and music specialists, including a panel of our graduates working in the industry you’ll need to book your place now!

Bryan_RuddRadio, Sound & Music Symposium II organiser Bryan Rudd said this free event “is aimed specifically at students studying Radio and Audio; however, all students from the Lincoln School of Media are welcome. There are a limited number of places so you must book early to be sure of attending. To book your place at the event, you must contact Rosaline Smith in the School office, rosmith@lincoln.ac.uk and provide your name, course/year information and a contact number.”

See who’s coming on Wednesday 1st May 2013.  Continue reading →

Lincoln Inspired, May 7 – 11

Posted on by

From the festival organisers: “Lincoln Inspired was ‘born’ in March 2012 when a group of like-minded souls who had worked on arts events in and around the city got together in a pub on the Brayford and shared their visions for a great new festival. Well this is it then. We’re ready to launch. We’ve created a festival, a full programme, one that has something for everyone!” Download the programme from the Festval website.

Among a variety of live events, there’s a lot to interest Radio fans: Continue reading →