Somerset House Studios' shape-shifting series ASSEMBLY returns for a third iteration with the presentation of five newly commissioned sound works. With each composition produced using state-of-the-art spatial sound technology, the annual music programme finds a new architecture online through the creation of assembly2020.co, a newly developed immersive listening platform.
ASSEMBLY 2020 premieres five new online spatial sound works over five nights from Loraine James, Kelman Duran, Zadie Xa, Ben Vince and Lafawndah, showcasing material developed during a four-month artist residency at Somerset House Studios. Composed in collaboration with resident spatial sound producers Call & Response, these five original works see the artists explore new innovations within the fields of immersive listening; compositions that, housed within an interactive three-dimensional environment, will invite audiences to listen, visualise and navigate sound in new ways.
Ahead of each evening’s presentation, each artist will unpack the processes and inspiration behind their new work in a programme of broadcasted in conversations. Audiences are also invited to take part in online and on-site introductory workshops exploring the possibilities of spatialised listening and production, open to all levels.
