Happy New Ears is a virtual platform for launching projects in the crossing field between new media and sound art.
Metroplex is an expanding collection of imaginary cityscapes expressed by sound artists. Each 'city' consists of a number of sound loops that are randomly placed inside a procedurally generated 3D structure. The visitor is sent out on an explorative journey into a non-linear sound universe without a fixed time frame, in which he/she/they can either move about freely or pause in order to delve more deeply into a particular sound.
Metroplex is intended as a new space for web based sound experiences; a space that allows for a restful, in depth immersion that is otherwise difficult to find on the internet.
The project was developed by Carl Emil Carlsen in dialog with Jakob Weigand Goetz with support from The Heritage Agency of Denmark and KODA (Danish society that administers Danish and international copyrights for composers, songwriters and music publishers). It was first launched in December 2008 as a pilot project for the web-based mediation of art-music and sound-art across genres and has since been subject to a number of updates.
VISIT METROPLEX HERE
(requires a modern computer)
Sound Field / Lydfelt is currently under development with support from The Danish Arts Council Committee for Music. It is a software editor for creating and performing visual soundscapes aimed at 5 & 6 graders in elementary school. The project is run by Carl Emil Carlsen and Jakob Weigand Goetz in collaboration with Patrik Svensson.