AOS Presents: The Story of the Saxophone plus 40 top Saxophone Compositions!

Belgium is a country located in the centre of Europe and is famous for many tourism delights such as waffles covered in strawberries and cream, Belgian beer (Leffe, Zinne Bir, Trappist beer Chimay, Duval), Belgian chocolate, mussels and fries (The National Dish), Frites in a cone […]

Explore a vast array of Instruments from music cultures from around the world in the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Brussels, Belgium.

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) is located in central Brussels, Belgium.  It is known for it’s wide selection of musical instruments from all over the World. The MIM collection began in 1877. Formerly it was housed in a very small building, where it was only possible […]

A Collection of Photographs on Architecture.

Over the years I have been fortunate enough to photograph monuments with various architectural styles ranging from Scottish baronial, Renaissance, Roman, Concrete to Modern in different towns and cities. Slowly but surely I have built up a small collection of photographs displaying architectural works (dating back hundreds of years) […]

AOS Presents: Frank Turner!

Aos. Hello Frank Turner, Welcome to ‘Architect of Sound‘.  Firstly, I would like you to give us a brief introduction about yourself and what it is you do? FT: I am a singer-songwriter, a touring musician, an entertainer. I grew up in Winchester and now live in […]

The Art of Noises: A Futurist Manifesto by Luigi Russolo and it’s influence on the 21st Century.

Luigi Russolo was a prominent painter in the Italian Futurist movement yet he is best known for ‘The Art of Noises‘ which is considered one of the most important and influential texts of musical aesthetics in the 20th Century. The text was written as a […]

Two Years On…

Today marks the two year anniversary since I started this online project.  I have to be honest and say I had always questioned myself If i had enough depth, material, ideas, imagination and variation to carry and sustain a blog project that I titled ‘Architect […]

The Art of Foley – Creating a Ripping Horror Gushing Creature Feasting Zombie Style Sound Effect.

Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to Video, Film and other Media post-productions to enhance audio quality.  These sounds could be everyday sounds such as footsteps, wind blowing, clapping or doors slamming. What is a Sound Effect? Sound Effect, Noun. […]

AOS Presents: Bending Wrongs!

Aos. Hello to ‘Bending Wrongs‘ and Welcome to ‘Architect of Sound‘.  Firstly I would like you to give us a brief introduction about yourself?   Bending Wrongs: My name is Colin and I am a Civil Servant, at evenings and weekends I make tunes and noises on […]

AOS Presents: Jimmy Gnecco / OURS!

Aos. Hello Jimmy Gnecco, Welcome to ‘Architect of Sound’, It’s fantastic to have you here today. Can you please introduce yourself to everyone and what is it you do?   Jimmy Gnecco: Hi. My name is Jimmy Gnecco and I am a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. I have been […]

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The above image depicts the elements and Instrumentation of the Electronic Music Composition shown below.  If you want to have a listen to ‘Ob2 ((When the Lights go Out))’ Click on the play button below:   There are many elements you may take into consideration when creating […]

Alexander Graham Bell: Scientist, Inventor and Engineer.

Alexander Graham Bell was an influential Scientist, Engineer and Inventor.  He was born on the 3rd March, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.  He was educated in Edinburgh and London and was known to have been an excellent piano player at a young age. His father Alexander Melville Bell […]

Check out the Nature Soundmap to discover the wonderful soundscapes and wildlife sounds of our planet.

Nature Sound Map is a website run by professional Field Recordist and Photographer Marc Anderson. The project focuses on Field Recordings from professional nature sound recordist from around the world. The Sound Map is an interactive and enjoyable way of bringing natural sounds together from many contributors […]