JACQUES SODDELL

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BIO

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soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jacques-soddell

bandcamp: jacquessoddell.bandcamp.com

vimeo:  https://vimeo.com/user7223160

II am an Australian sound and video artist (French-born, Polish parents), based in regional city of Bendigo, producing computer-based electroacoustic music & art, with a particular interest in deconstructing natural sounds (field recordings) to create new sounds & textures.

I produce sound & video for theatre, dance, live performance and installation. Experimenting with sounds since the early 80s, I have pursued sound and video art more seriously since 1998 (the year I submitted my PhD in microbiology). My first live performances and gallery installations were in 2000.

Recent highlights include a piece in New Histories (Bendigo Art Gallery 2018), sound design for Megan Beckwith's 3D animation & choreography Parallax (Gasworks 2018, also her PhD 2017), sound design for Chi Vu’s The Dead Twin (George Town Festival, Penang, 2017), sound and video for Big Walk to Golden Mountain (Ballarat Art Gallery/Castlemaine State Festival/Asia Topa 2017), live video for Klare Lanson’s #wanderingcloud (Brisbane Poetry Festival 2015), and a sound piece in Now Hear This (part of Melbourne Now, NGV 2013).

With my wife, Fran, I investigated music based on models of fungal growth (autonomousAudio, Artspace 2000) and also set up sound art label cajid media.

My most recent CD release was Frozen Moment (2011), and am nearing completion of an album for release in December 2018 on cajid media.

I am also passionate about promoting experimental art, hence my past involvement with the film society movement (President of Bendigo Film Group (1976-1988), Secretary of Australian Council of Film Societies (1979-1982)), co-editing Arts on Fire, a monthly magazine for the Old Fire Station Arts Coop (1986-88), serving on the committee of Allan's Walk Artist Run Space (2010-11) and as presenter of radio program possible musics on community radio stations 3CCC and Phoenix FM (1983-2013). I am currently on the board of live arts group Punctum (2004-present),  and curate the undue noise concert series (2002-present).

From a review : “A remarkable aspect to ‘Frozen moment’ is how every sound seems to occur in a complete different space: every layer of sound is isolated from the next one creating an impressive sense of  ’parallel simultaneity’ on every given moment. ….. ‘Frozen moment’ is a compelling release.” - John McEnroe in The Field Reporter 137

Web Sites

full artist details: http://jacquessoddell.com

record label: http://cajid.com

concert series http://unduenoise.org