tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35046787129287157122024-02-06T20:05:03.784-08:00Mike Glennon Audio VisualAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734328926144612384noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504678712928715712.post-41004308186354911822016-07-13T03:27:00.000-07:002016-07-13T03:27:14.837-07:00Merging Views Wins Best Short Documentary at Galway Film Fleadh 2016I was very pleased to learn that Merging Views, a short portrait which observes artist Seán Hillen as he creates a beautiful new photomontage, directed by Paddy Cahill and sound designed by myself won the Best Short Documentary award at the Galway Film Fleadh on Sunday night. Director of Photography on the project was Basil Al Rawi and it was produced by Tal Green.
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/169993256">Seán Hillen, Merging Views - Trailer</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/paddycahill">Paddy Cahill</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734328926144612384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504678712928715712.post-2242872850063374032014-11-04T06:00:00.000-08:002014-11-04T06:04:20.151-08:003Arena IlluminatedIn September last Dublin's O2 Arena (formerly the Point Depot) relaunched as the <a href="http://3arena.ie/">3Arena</a>. To celebrate this event, the iconic building became a canvas for 3 days as stunning visuals by <a href="http://thinkhouse.ie/">Thinkhouse</a> and <a href="http://www.lightscape.ie/">Lightscape</a> were projected upon its exterior. I was delighted to be invited to soundtrack this project which was a pleasure to work upon from start to finish. The central section which celebrates the history of pop music to date and references numerous iconic beats from pop history was particularly enjoyable to create, allowing me to reference many of pop's great tracks and genres. Some footage from the launch night below.
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</p><p> <i>Beyond Pebbledash in Clarke Square is an architectural installation which aims to engage, challenge, provoke and inspire new ways of thinking about our city and urban architecture. The exhibition is on display from 27th August until 30th November 2014 at the National Museum of Ireland.
The project involves the erection of a ‘typical’ Dublin pebbledash house, at a scale of 1:1. It is composed of a reconstructed pebbledash facade on a steel skeletal frame detailing its walls, stairs, doors, rear fenestration, ceilings and roof.</i>
</p><p> <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/105581996?portrait=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/105581996">Beyond Pebbledash</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/paddycahill">Paddy Cahill</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734328926144612384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504678712928715712.post-66725609406042129232014-06-12T06:21:00.000-07:002014-10-02T03:28:19.169-07:00Hy Brasil at Drop Everything 2014I was recently invited to create audio for a site specific installation at the <a href="http://dropeverything.net/">Drop Everything</a> cultural biennial on Inis Oírr. Entitled <i>Hy Brasil</i> the piece is a project about islands and transience and was conceived and developed by Baz Holden, Brian Kenny and Mick Murray of <a href="http://lightscape.ie/">Lightscape</a>, Anthony Murphy of <a href="http://theshadowlab.net/">The Shadow Lab</a>, Pat Murray and <a href="http://iamtomodea.com/">Tom O'Dea</a> along with myself. It was a really exciting project to work on and has been very warmly received, described <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/scaoil-amach-é-at-inisheer-s-weird-and-wonderful-arts-event-1.1812725">here</a> by Laurence Mackin of the Irish Times as, "a series of light poles swelling and pulsing in complement to rich harmonies that shimmer out from the dunes," and by Una Mullally on her <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/poplife/2014/05/26/drop-everything-passion-people-and-place/">Pop Life</a> blog as, "otherworldly and spectacular, with speakers hidden in the dunes at night as the lights danced on the edge of the sand." Many thanks to <a href="http://www.petermartin.ie/">Peter Martin</a> for the video featured here and to <a href="http://conalthomson.ie/">Conal Thomson</a> for the photo below. There should be more documentation of this project to follow soon.
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/28236362">5:46 am - Paris underwater</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/artefactorylab">ArtefactoryLab</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734328926144612384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504678712928715712.post-74169833602639590622014-02-20T04:09:00.002-08:002014-02-20T04:09:18.993-08:0013 WOMEN - A Timelapse Performance Film<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>13 Women</i>, a live performance by Amanda Coogan in collaboration with twelve performers exploring the Church Street disaster of 1913 and its parallel with contemporary Irish society took place in the Hugh Lane Gallery on September 20th, 2013. <i>13 WOMEN - A Timelapse Performance Film is a</i> moving image collaborative work by Coogan with Paddy Cahill featuring Sound Design/Composition by myself. It captures the entire 12 hours of the performance using time-lapse photography resulting in a new 8 min<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">ute film. </span>The audio is based upon manipulated fragments of Stravinsky's <i>The Rite of Spring </i>which premiered to near rioting in May 1913.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/79687463">13 WOMEN - a timelapse performance film</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/paddycahill">Paddy Cahill</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734328926144612384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504678712928715712.post-91221260044063596972014-02-20T04:07:00.004-08:002014-02-20T04:07:52.827-08:00Open House Limerick: Places & Spaces<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This work was commissioned by the <a href="http://openhouselimerick.ie/">Open House Limerick 2013</a> exhibition to celebrate their <i>Places & Spaces</i> exhibition theme. Paddy Cahill created a really great timelapse video highlighting Limerick City's built environment and showcasing some of the city's most interesting and attractive locations. I composed music for the piece and, in doing so, tried to enhance the vibrancy and positivity I felt the visuals conveyed.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/66323219">Are You For Real?</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user17934251">Mike Glennon</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734328926144612384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504678712928715712.post-10435426646374937972014-02-20T04:04:00.002-08:002014-02-20T04:04:40.276-08:00I Hear A New World Exhibition of Contemporary Irish & International Visual Music<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px;">I curated this exhibition of </span><a href="http://ihearanewworldexhibition.blogspot.ie/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px;">Contemporary Irish & International Visual Music</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px;"> which took place in Athlone's </span><a href="http://www.athloneartandheritage.ie/luan-gallery/art-gallery" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px;">Luan Gallery</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px;"> from July 11th - August 31st 2013. It featured work by leading Irish and international artists, composers and film makers and offered gallery-goers a unique opportunity to experience this exciting and innovative art form. The work was presented in an immersive cinematic environment with pieces projected onto the wall of Luan's fantastic New Gallery and accompanied by audio via the gallery's state of the art soundsystem. Visitors were also able to avail of the numerous bean bags scattered around the gallery space and kindly provided by sponsors </span><a href="http://www.elephantbrand.ie/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px;">Elephant Bean Bags</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px;">. Thanks to Luan Gallery for the photo below.</span><br />
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