Scent and Music: A Course with Maxwell Williams
June 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
$87.21
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This is a two-part class, that takes place on 6/20 and 6/27 at the Institute for Art and Olfaction in Los Angeles. Registration grants entrance to both events.
Class Description:
Why do molecules and waves have such a deep history? Music and scent are interconnected by neurobiology and metaphor. From experimental performance to Spearsian pop saturation, scent inspires music and vice versa. Let’s play the organ, talk notes, smell sounds, listen to perfume, and find harmony in the olfactive and auditory, in a class that draws from ethnomusicology and ethnoolfactology in contemporary practice to present a historical perspective on the connections between sound and smell.
Attendees will have the opportunity to share their projects on scent and music in the second session of this course.
CLASS 1: The History of Scent and Music – 6/20 in person
CLASS 2: Contemporary Practices + Class Presentations – 6/27 in person
Topics covered:
+ A Brief Postmodern History of Scent & Music, beginning with Septimus Piesse and synaesthetic metaphor going through Harry Revel, Sadakichi Hartmann, Brian Eno, and songs about scent
+ Phenomenology in art, what connects our ears and noses
+ How perfumes are inspired by music from DS&Durga’s Debaser to Margiela’s Music Festival to Jazmin Saraï’s Otis & Me (and perfume mixtapes) to Binaurale
+ Pop music and scent: From Cher to J.Lo to Britney Spears to Ariana Grande
+ A survey of the immersive practitioners of Scent & Music, from the San Francisco movement to Holynose to Geza Schön for Unsound Festival to Nose Music, and musical incursions into scent from Jónsi to Leo Crabtree to Oval
+ Presentations by attendees of their projects combining scent and music
Take-Aways:
+ An understanding of the intersection of scent and sound
+ The opportunity to smell scent / sound projects
+ A historical perspective on how scent and sound dovetail
+ A path for exploration between scent and music
Important notes
Registration Required:
This is a two-part class, that takes place on 6/20 and 6/27 at the Institute for Art and Olfaction in Los Angeles. Registration grants entrance to both events.
Please note that you must reserve your space in advance. If you just show up without reserving a spot, there is no guarantee we will be able to accommodate you.
All levels are welcome, but this session is 18 and up.
Please review our cancellation policy before registration.
Materials:
Materials are included in the sign-up cost, and provided by the IAO during class.
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