Thoroughbredmusic in association with Alex Siddall of “Wall of Waves Studio” is proud to announce the next location for ambient modern composer and musician: Marvin Ayres’ “Sacred Spaces” project. It is submarine HMS Alliance, in Gosport, Hampshire, where Marvin and his sound engineer Alex Siddall will be composing and recording on Tuesday 6th December: 
Marvin Ayres’s latest project is ‘Sacred Spaces’. The idea behind ‘Sacred Spaces’ is to use incongruous places for composition and performance and reawaken the inherent and/or dormant spirit residing in these unlikely locations. “Pilgrims in search of sonic beauty”. These include anything from derelict industrial sites to historical places of interest, (incorporating National Trust and English Heritage) and re-appropriating them for musical purposes. Marvin will be assisted by his sound engineer Alex Siddall.
‘Sacred Spaces’ is an ongoing and evolving project with recordings in different environments. The instruments will be randomly tuned to compliment the environments, and microphones will be used to pick up the full ambience of the spaces once excited by the cellos, violins and violas.
One element which will link all the locations will be the same series of notes which will be assembled to create one collective piece composed from the overtones, sustains and reverberations recorded in each environment.
The intention is to return to some of the locations at a later stage and exhibit “TRUE 3D” surround sound installations of the compositions that were inspired by, and recorded there with possible live performance as appropriate.
To accompany these journeys, the project will be documented with a film diary.
Marvin Ayres is a British modern-classical composer, cellist, violinist, pianist and producer. He has composed and recorded a diverse selection of minimalist albums, incorporating spatial soundscapes and psycho-acoustics and latterly 5.1 Surround Sound in his “TRUE 3D” Audio Wall of Waves Studio.
Marvin’s latest work ‘Harmogram Suite’ is due for release in February 2012.
For all enquiries and to arrange interviews, contact: 07727 126645
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