Still from BBC 3 drama In The Flesh

Distilling emotion: the importance of sound in creating a trailer

Condensing the essence of a drama into 60 seconds is always going to be a challenge, we asked Video Editor Colin Wadsworth how important sound is to the whole mix.… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 16 May 2013
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John Metcalfe' Monomedia series at Kings Place, London

John Metcalfe curates listening experiences in the dark at London’s Kings Place

Current Society of Sound artist and multi-talented composer/producer John Metcalfe has curated Monomedia: a series of concerts where the invited musicians will play their entire sets in the dark. In… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Categories: Events, Events and shows, Live music, Music
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Slave Bell McCleod

‘Noise: A Human History’ producer Matt Thompson on turning down the noise

“Noise, like a weed, is only a sound in the wrong place. And like roses in vegetable patches noise can be beautiful but still needs to be uprooted or pruned… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 2 May 2013
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LEAP after the Great Ecstasy

Sound Artist Melanie Manchot on Janet Cardiff

Artist Melanie Manchot‘s new show, LEAP after The Great Ecstasy, featuring Bowers & Wilkins speakers, opens today at CARSLAW St* Lukes. Here she talks about sound artist Janet Cardiff and… Read more

Posted on: Saturday, 20 Apr 2013
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03.03.13.Barbican Weekender. Brainwaves with Welcome Trust

Bowers & Wilkins at Barbican Brain Waves Weekender

Sound artists James Bulley and Daniel Jones explain how they came to create a unique sound installation using Bowers & Wilkins speakers at London’s Barbican Centre. “As an artist duo… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 11 Mar 2013
Categories: Events, Hi-fi speakers, Speakers

Tools of the Trade: Laser-measurements

Tools of the trade – laser measurements

With loudspeakers, virtually every part of the structure vibrates and adds to the overall sound. Even the parts you want to vibrate – the driver diaphragms – don’t behave as… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 4 Feb 2013
Categories: Sound Lab, The insider, Tools of the Trade
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The Pilgrimage Project at Wiltons Music Hall, London

Bowers & Wilkins at Wilton’s Music Hall, London 2012

The Pilgrimage Project was a unique four-room performance installation at Wilton’s Music Hall, one of the London’s oldest music halls. The project utilised a series of Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 10 Dec 2012
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Bowers & Wilkins Panorama Soundbar

Why buy a soundbar? – The science of psychoacoustics

Bowers & Wilkins launched Panorama 2 this week and we asked Senior Product Manager Mike Gough to explain how soundbars work. There is no doubt that discrete speaker systems, be… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 Oct 2012
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Bowers & Wilkins at Royal Opera House Africa Weekend, Deloitte Ignite 2012 event

Bowers & Wilkins at the Royal Opera House as part of Deloitte Ignite Africa Weekend

Deloitte Ignite returned for its fifth year with a free contemporary arts festival curated by internationally renowned artist Yinka Shonibare MBE. In typically eclectic fashion, Shonibare pulled together filmmakers, musicians,… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 10 Sep 2012
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