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Past Residencies

Sonic Terrains

May – August 2020

Somerset House Studios invited applications for a new online spatial sound artist development programme, Sonic Terrains, that took place from May to August 2020. Five artists were each supported remotely to make an ambitious new spatial sound work with a £3,000 artist fee and up to 30 hours of online studio sessions with state-of-the-art spatial sound studio Call & Response.

Each session was supported by a dedicated spatial sound producer and included mentorship, follow up materials and remote production support towards the development of a new spatial sound work. All five works premiered online as part of a special online edition of Assembly in September 2020.

Sonic Terrains was supported by Jerwood Arts' Development Programme Fund

Residency Recipients

A black and white photo Ben Vince DJing

Ben Vince
Prolific saxophonist and composer whose live-looping improvisation has garnered praise across the music industry.
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Black and white photo of Kelman Duran showing the back of his head

Kelman Duran
The Dominican, London-based musician and visual artist sees music as an emotional counterpart to his visual arts and film work.
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Lafawndah
A devotional pop polymath with an unpredictable compositional style, Lafawndah is a born theatric with an agile imagination.
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A photo of Loraine James. They wear a red shirt with hawaiian flowers on it.

Loraine James
The North London native is an electronic producer effortlessly blending Electronica and IDM with whispers of jazz and ambience.
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A photo of Zadie Xa performing. She wears a mask and opalescent clothing.

Zadie Xa
Through performance, video, painting and textiles, artist Zadie Xa explores the overlapping and conflation of cultures.
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WHAT THIS RESIDENCY INCLUDED

  • Each residency was tailored towards the needs of the artist(s) and their required level of support.
  • £3,000 artist fee for the creation and online presentation of a significant new spatial sound work.
  • Work was presented as part of a special online edition of Assembly in September 2020.
  • Up to 12 x 1.5 hour online studio sessions between May and August 2020. This included the creative development of projects, follow up materials, mentorship and production support from spatial sound mentors Call & Response.
  • Web Development support to realize the presentation of final work online.
  • Somerset House Studios Producer support to create individual residency schedules and set key milestones.