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Walla is the buzz of voices created by Hollywood sound designers so a nice sonic atmos can be added to a scene where the extras had to be silent. It got me thinking - how does walla made by Oscar-winning sound designers compa...

Asian horror films like Ringgu, The Eye and Shutter revolutionized the genre, with Hollywood studios remaking these classics for English audiences. One common trope is cemeteries, which made me think: what does an actual Asia...

The landmark of the historic Kampong Glam Malay Heritage District is Sultan Mosque that dates back to 1824. It was the first mosque in the world to use a microphone & loudspeaker system to amplify the recital, and because of ...

In 2019, Changi Airport handled over 1,000 flights a day, which meant a take off or landing every 83 seconds. Then the pandemic took a heavy toll on the aviation industry, and Changi was reduced that to just 80 flights a flig...

One of the best open spaces you can enjoy are museums, many in classic older buildings. Singapore Art Museum's 2 buildings in the downtown core are renovating, so they're over at Tanjong Pagar Distripark. The best exhibit for...

The last of my series of soundscapes for the venues for Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022 is for Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall. Commissioned by Arts House Limited for the Singapore International Festival of Arts...

I was commissioned by Arts House Limited to create soundscapes for 6 of the venues used for Singapore International Festival of Arts. This is for Goodman Arts Venue, which had an opening air performance space, and features th...

The 2022 Singapore International Festival of Arts marked the first major festival in Singapore since the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures. I was commissioned by Arts House Limited to create soundscapes for 6 of the venu...

With the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures in Singapore in April 2022, Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022 would be the first festival to take place. I was commissioned by Arts House Limited to create soundscap...

The Arts House at The Old Parliament was one of the venues for Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022, the first festival since the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures. I visited as the crews were setting up in this...

The pandemic closed and constrained Singapore's performing spaces for 2 years. The 2022 Singapore International Festival of Arts marked the first major festival in Singapore since the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures. I...

22km from the city centre, on a quiet hill, lie the remains for over 4,400 who died in the line of duty during World War II. The Singapore Memorial bears the names of 24,346 soldiers and airmen killed in SE Asia, who have no ...

Not all ice is frozen equally - solid carbon dioxide, aka Dry Ice, sublimes in air straight from solid to gas, which makes it critical in transporting anything that needs to stay cold. It also sounds insanely cool when you pu...

I visited several places in Singapore to record the same place using 3 different spatial techniques - mono, stereo and binaural. Use headphones for this episode, cos the binaural effect only works with headphones. The set-ups...

Ella Spira is a Grammy-nominated British composer, artist and co-founder of production company Sisters Grimm. A truly multi-disciplinary artist, she held her immersive exhibition, Global Landscape Singapore, this month in Sin...

The 3rd episode of my series looking for a relaxing spot in Singapore brings me to East Coast Park beach. As soon as you reach the waterline, with the bubbly surf lapping at your feet, the sense of space is amazing. Alas, you...

Singapore ranks 3rd in a survey of sleep deprivation across 43 major cities: only Tokyo and Seoul are worse. Less than 5 hours of sleep a night can cause havoc, so this episode presents a summary of 3 types of noise (white, b...

Singapore ranks 3rd in a survey of sleep deprivation across 43 major cities: only Tokyo and Seoul are worse. This bonus episodes is 30 minutes of pink noise with a gentle 5 minute taper at the end. Sleep Deprivation Article f...

Singapore ranks 3rd in a survey of sleep deprivation across 43 major cities: only Tokyo and Seoul are worse. This bonus episodes is 30 minutes of brown noise with a gentle 5 minute taper at the end. Sleep Deprivation Article ...

Singapore ranks 3rd in a survey of sleep deprivation across 43 major cities: only Tokyo and Seoul are worse. This bonus episodes is 30 minutes of white noise with a gentle 5 minute taper at the end. Sleep Deprivation Article ...

The 2nd episode of my series looking for a relaxing spot in Singapore brings me to the Terrace Garden on the Southern Ridges Trails. The entrance is next to The Alkaff Mansion and the Terrace Garden is a climb that's equivale...

It's the bird that everyone hates, because of its annoying call: the Asian Koel starts calling for a mate from as early as 5am, and it's wail has been described as u-wu / oo-oh / ooh-whoo: whichever way you spell it, Singapor...

The shophouses in Tanjong Pagar are conserved and restricted to F&B or Retail at street level, which means lots of air-con to make them cool, welcoming places. But go behind and into the alleyway behind, and you'll come face ...

When I lowered a hydrophonic microphone into a 40 litre office aquarium tank to listen to what the fishes are hearing, I was expecting the kind of soundscape that I'd heard on films like The Abyss and Sphere . What I heard wa...