The Place of Sound

Tune in to hear more student work, hosted and produced by Communication and Media Studies student Natalie Hall. This episode showcases the creative work of students from COMS 4501: Digital Media Production, exploring sound in three distinct audio media genres: soundscape composition, audio documentary, and audio portrait.

Tune in to the first episode of new content for the year, hosted and produced by Communication and Media Studies student Natalie Hall. This episode showcases the creative work of students from COMS 4501: Digital Media Production, exploring sound in three distinct audio media genres: soundscape composition, audio documentary, and audio portrait.

this is the third episode of a three part year-in-review series. throughout it, we’ve listened back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2024, one project type at a time.

this episode features the audio documentary/podcast: a longer-duration storytelling format than the previous two. the...

this is the second episode of a three part year-in-review series. in it, we’ll listen back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2024, one project type at a time.

this episode features the soundscape composition. it begins with a quick overview of the soundscape composition: what...

in the first three episodes of 2025, we’ll be listening back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2024, one project type at a time. this is the first episode in that three-part series.

this episode features the audio portrait. it begins with a quick overview of the audio portrait...

On this episode of The Place of Sound, host Natalie Hall takes listeners on a reflective journey through some of the standout moments from 2024. Anchored by her personal exploration of sound, oral history, and memory, Natalie weaves together clips from Drone Day, her time in Pico, and a selection of compelling interviews. This retrospective showcases her unique perspec...

On this episode of The Place of Sound our host, Natalie Hall, explores book arts by diving into the archives of her first radio show, Easier Said Than Done. You will hear Natalie in conversation with Mater Printer, Larry Thompson. The discussion includes what the book arts are, the sounds you would hear from a printing workshop, and the importance of moving slowly. Larry also provides a tutorial in letter press printing! If you wan...

We continue the collaboration between The Place of Sound and the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism to bring you Episode 76. In this episode, we sat down with Noah Perkins, a first year's Master of Architecture Student, hyper pop artist, and drone musician. We talked about architecture, interpretive design, sound and memory and his upcoming album. We tease a track off of Noah's unreleased album and the name of that proje...

The Place of Sound and the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism bring you Part II of a two part collaboration. In episode 75, we’ll listen to two audio pieces created in Dr. Harris-Brandts’ course, ARCU 4300: Theories of Urbanism. This episode is all about thinking of architecture in unconventional spaces. We will learn about Aquatic and Speculative Sci-Fi Urbanism; what they mean, what they do, and how to create with diff...