“a hypnotic, sensual tapestry” Elizabeth Mahoney writing about Diane’s Lonely Nights radio feature in The Guardian
“a superbly crafted evocation of a way of life lost – but not entirely forgotten” the Radio Times on Diane’s experimental audio documentary feature Ghost Town (for Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3)
“She is a phenomenon and you should absolutely work with her if you ever have the opportunity.” Mia Lobel
Top of your game, or just starting out, by joining a conversation with Diane Hope, sound artist, audio producer and science communicator you are going to enrich your practice as well as discovering more from the sound world around us.
Diane has put her hand to almost everything in terms of sound, man made and natural, true life and fantasy, live radio, sound-rich documentary podcasts, radio features, internet and museum audio guides, sound walks and field recordings across the globe – she is a storyteller immerses the listener very firmly in geographic and sonic space.
As we celebrate sound walks in September, with works from extraordinary composers and producers, with strengths in different media and a variety of approaches, we are delighted to welcome Diane a creative audio producer at the top of her game.
A passionate and enthusiastic producer, a Brit based in Flagstaff, Arizona, Diane’s journey to recording and composing sound works hasn’t followed a straight line, and she is candid about how tough it is to get to and remain at the top of her game. Although she has made work for the BBC, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, NPR and for countless other broadcasters, podcasters, museums and galleries, she still has to win work like any other artist.
Discover some of Diane’s work from her website and that of her podcast (also on Instagram @inthesoundfield) – which explores everything from sound underground in a prairie dog burrow, to ancient Asian musical instruments…
‘Here Be Dragons’ was such an incredible and formative piece for me when I was getting into audio. It fundamentally transformed my expectations of what stories in audio could sound like. Whenever I want to share references for deeply immersive, experimental non-narrated pieces, I use Diane’s work
— Salman Ahad Khan, Audio Journalist & Producer
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From the Everyday to the Unexpected – exploring our world through sound with Diane Hope
A video recording of a Sound Walk September Café in which Diane Hope shares her enthusiasms and expertise on location recording. The recording includes a lively discussion among audio producers and sound walk composers on a range of topics from recording in a sauna to what binaural microphone is best on a windy day…
Sydney Gardens Tree Weekender audio anthology
Rustling in the leaves Through dappled sunlight, a shower of falling leaves, and with colours of autumn all around you, you can now listen to poetry and prose inspired by trees in parks and public gardens while you stroll through Bath’s Sydney Gardens. Bath & North East Somerset Council celebrated trees in parks and public gardens
HI! Will this be recorded? Thanks!
Hi Meg – Yes and you can watch the video here https://walklistencreate.org/video/from-the-everyday-to-the-unexpected-exploring-our-world-through-sound-with-diane-hope/