AOS Presents: Honesty, Friendly & Positivity in the style of Punk Rock. An Interview with STACY DEE – 1/4th of the driving force behind the rebellious ‘BAD COP BAD COP’, FAT WRECK Chords.

Aos. Hello ‘Bad Cop Bad Cop’ – Welcome to ‘Architect of Sound’.  Firstly Congratulations on your singles, albums, videos & touring.  One of the coolest bands on the Independent punk rock record label Fat Wreck Chords, respectively. BC/BC ~ Stacy Dee: Thanks so much!  We appreciate your kind […]

‘Chvrches’, The Ulster Hall, Belfast, N.Ireland.

Scottish Synth-pop band,’Chvrches‘ performed to a sell-out crowd in The Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland.  This was their first time performing in Northern Ireland. Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Dougherty performed songs from all three records (The Bones of What You Believe, Every Eye Open & […]

Morzine, France, Europe.

The Old Firm Casuals, The Empire Music Hall, Belfast.

US street punk band,’The Old Firm Casuals‘ fronted by Lars Frederiksen from ska-punk stalwarts Rancid strolled into Belfast and performed to a crowd in the Empire Music Hall, Northern Ireland.  San Francisco wartime Oi punkers played a string of songs from their record ‘This Means War’  among other […]

Apres Ski, Skiing, Morzine, French Alps, France.

Morzine is a small town located 1000 metres high into the French Alps with pistes rising up to 2466 metres.  To give you some idea of how high this is, Mont Blanc (highest mountain in the Alps) measures at 4810 metres above sea level. In fact […]

Have a listen to Five new Field Recordings.

** Enjoy listening to 5 new Field Recordings ** Enjoy 5 new field recordings representing Culture, History, Modern electronic Innovation, Ritual and traditional practises we see and hear around our world on a daily basis.  These sounds should open your mind to what they represent […]

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A Recent Fender Study Reveals….

Fender Study Finds 50% of New Guitarists Are Women. A new study from guitar manufacturer Fender reveals that women make up 50 percent of new guitar players in both the U.S.A and the U.K. There are plenty of female musicians for aspiring guitarists to look […]

Ever wondered what it’s like working as a Engineer, Mixer or Producer in a Recording Studio? We hear from ‘Start Together Studio’ – One of the leading Professional Studios in Northern Ireland, Vocalist / Guitarist & Synthesizer extraordinaire from synth-pop band Oppenheimer.

Aos. Hello Rocky o’Reilly & Welcome to ‘Architect of Sound’.  Firstly I would you to tell us a brief introduction about yourself?   Rocky: I’m a producer/engineer/mixer/musician from Belfast. I own a couple of spaces called Start Together Studio, which have been open for over ten years […]

Cities & Memory (Nature Call Project)

Cities and Memory is a global collaborative sound project encompassing field recording, sound art and sound mapping – remixing the world, one sound at at time.  The sound project is founded by ‘Stuart Fowkes’. Sounding Nature is is the first worldwide artistic reflection on our natural environment, […]

‘Growing up Kurt Cobain’ Exhibition, Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland.

“Come As You Are” is the welcoming slogan to Aberdeen, Washington in the United States of America and lyrics by the Nirvana front-man and lead singer Kurt Cobain.  This track was the band’s second release from their second studio album ‘Nevermind’ which was hugely successful worldwide, knocking Michael Jackson’s album ‘Dangerous’ […]

Sound Kit Release: Mini Sound Library / Sound Pack (100+ Random Sounds)

  What features in this Beginners Sound Library pack? A CD with a track listing of a 100+ recordings / Field recordings (UK / Eire & Europe) & other random sounds. Five Interactive ‘AOS” Postcards / Sound Cards.  Click here to have a look them. A […]