Sound artist · Acoustic ecologist · Writer · Facilitator
Commission Rob
Creative work that helps people listen to place, encounter its stories and connect with the living world.
Sound, story and place
I work with cultural organisations, councils, museums, schools and community programmes to create thoughtful, accessible experiences rooted in listening.
A commission might begin with a landscape, a collection, a neighbourhood, a question or a group of people. I can develop a complete project or bring a distinct sound-led strand into a wider programme.
Three ways to work together
Commission formats
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Place-based sound and story
Field recording, original writing, oral histories and sound design shaped into audio trails, installations, performances or digital experiences.
Useful for: heritage, parks, museums, public realm and place programmes.
Participatory listening
Listening walks, workshops and facilitated creative activity that invite people to notice, record, write and share their relationship with place.
Useful for: community engagement, wellbeing, consultation and environmental programmes.
Stories for schools and families
Original folklore-inspired stories, live storytelling and creative workshops that connect children with local landscapes, wildlife and heritage.
Useful for: schools, festivals, libraries, museums and family programmes.
A specialist creative strand
Bring me into a programme that already exists
You do not need to commission a stand-alone project. I can join an established delivery team as a sound artist, writer or facilitator, contributing field recording, participatory listening, original story or audio production.
This works particularly well where a lead organisation already holds the relationships, recruitment and programme management, and wants a distinctive creative response to place.
Selected work
Selected commissions
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Selected commission
Peel Tower & Surrounds
Commissioned by Proffitts CIC and The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Scriptwriting, field recording, sound design, voiceover and video editing for a film exploring Peel Tower and its surrounding landscape.
The commission combined location sound, spoken interpretation and imagery to communicate the history, atmosphere and character of this important local landmark.
My contribution: Scriptwriting, field recording, sound design, voiceover, audio production and video editing.
Watch on YouTubeSelected commission
This Place Speaks: Peel Tower
Commissioned by This Place Speaks CIC and Culture Bury
A place-based heritage and creative learning project involving four local primary schools and 120 children. Through storytelling, poetry, sound and immersive listening, participants explored the history, landscape and stories surrounding Peel Tower before recording and publishing their own creative responses.
Rob led the project from initial development through to delivery and publication. The project included eight days of school workshops, five online learning sessions and three permanent resources: a book, a podcast and an online course.
My contribution: Creative direction and end-to-end project delivery, including project management, workshop design and facilitation, field recording, sound design, audio production, videography, video editing, podcast production and book design.
Watch on YouTubeSelected commission
Openshaw Park: Folk Tales & Fables
Commissioned by Bury Council and The Bee Network
A place-based storytelling and listening trail created for Openshaw Park, bringing original folk tales and fables into the landscape through immersive sound and live creative activity.
Rob led every aspect of the project, from initial development and project management to delivering live workshops on the trail using immersive binaural audio. The finished experience combined original stories, voiceover and sound design with a carefully planned and installed trail.
My contribution: Project management, workshop design and delivery, story writing, voiceover, field recording, sound design, immersive binaural audio, trail design and installation.
Watch on YouTubeWho I work with
- Local authorities and cultural partnerships
- Museums, galleries and heritage organisations
- Schools, libraries and family programmes
- Community and environmental organisations
- Artists, producers and multidisciplinary teams
Professional delivery
Commissions are developed around clear aims, audiences, timescales and budgets. Depending on the brief, delivery can include research, co-creation, facilitation, sound production, written material, public events and evaluation evidence.
I am equally comfortable working independently or as part of a wider project team.
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