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Sonic Vistas

Lottery Funded  Supported using public funding by ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND

Initiated, devised and delivered by Ivan Riches
Produced by Mary Paterson
Project supported by Arts Council England

Sonic Vistas is a music and visual art projection project for an ensemble of deaf and disabled musicians, initiated and led by Ivan Riches. Integrating audio, visuals & access via AMT (Assistive Music Technology) it has become a new, crossover artform.  

PERFORMANCE

Sonic Vistas peforming at Mayor of London's Liberty Festival, 26th of July 2015 Photo by Mark Walker
Sonic Vistas peforming at Mayor of London's Liberty Festival, 26th of July 2015
Photo by Mark Walker

Sonic Vistas peforming at Mayor of London's Liberty Festival, 26th of July 2015 Photo by Troi Lee
Sonic Vistas peforming at Mayor of London's Liberty Festival, 26th of July 2015
Photo by Troi Lee


The performance with projected visuals & use of AMT was a totally live audio-visual show by a deaf rapper, disabled & severely physically disabled musicians, for an audience of deaf, disabled & non-disabled people at Mayor of London's Liberty Festival 2015 on the 26th of July. Part of that performance was captured by Channel 4 and shown as part of their National Paralympic Day programme aired on Saturday 2nd of August 2015.

In addition, the 'flavour' of the day and the performance, together with reactions from the band and others associated with the project, has been captured by artist and filmmaker Simon Puriņš in his short film 'We Are Sonic Vistas'.


'WE ARE SONIC VISTAS' Film by Simon Puriņš

https://youtu.be/NQ0_YwfHYXM




ARTWORKS/ VIDEOS - with rehearsal 'scratch' recordings

Sonic Vistas rehearsing at Drake Music, East London, July 2015 Photo by Gary Day
Sonic Vistas rehearsing at Drake Music, East London, July 2015
Photo by Gary Day

Ivan Riches created 5 artwork projections (now videos), incorporating imagery and text influenced through the development of lyrics and new music using AMT.
 
Sonic Vistas performers/ musicians are: Howard Jacques, Kris Halpin, Ivan Riches, MC Geezer, Mik Scarlet, Rosie Vachat and Sophie Partridge.



'AMT'

https://youtu.be/WAAqBFeXvQw



'DO IT'

http://youtu.be/hjtx1UfwJEQ



'NIGHT TRAIN HOME'

http://youtu.be/-lWBB2Y5uyg



'POWER TO THE PEOPLE'

https://youtu.be/jlpIdHWHGd0



'WITHOUT US'

http://youtu.be/D1WSP-6sgdA



Sonic Vistas are continuing as a band and are trying to raise funds for a professional recording of all 5 songs to create an EP

Technical support: Gary Day, Ben Sellers, Dave Mathews, James Williams and Snooks from SubPac and Mi.Mu gloves

Special thanks to: Anna Jeronymides, Jenny Maskell and Phoebe Osborne

Project partners: Drake Music, Mayor of London's Liberty Festival 2015, Disability Arts Online, Deaf Rave and Age Exchange



More information about the Sonic Vistas project:

Huffington Post – 'Sonic Vistas rocking out for all' by Mik Scarlet
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mik-scarlet/sonic-vistas-rocking-out-for-all_b_7855916.html

Disability Arts Online - Sonic Vistas Blog by Ivan Riches
http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/ivan-riches-sonic-vistas

Drake Music, News, Sonic Vistas at Liberty Festival
http://www.drakemusic.org/news/sonic-vistas-at-liberty-festival/

Disability Arts Online - Review of the London Liberty Festival 2015 by Colin Hambrook
http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/editorial-blog?item=2576



All Visual Artwork & Film Coypright © Ivan Riches 2015
All Music Coypright © Sonic Vistas 2015
Lyrics for 'AMT', 'Do It' & 'Night Train Home' Coypright © Ivan Riches 2015
Lyrics for 'Power To The People' Coypright © Matthew Taylor 2015
Lyrics for 'Without Us' Coypright © Mik Scarlet 2015
'We Are Sonic Vistas' Coypright © Simon Puriņš, Ivan Riches & Sonic Vistas 2015