Joe Stratton/ Bothelbows

Joe Stratton (aka Bothelbows) is a musician, engineer, and sound designer based in the US. While usually producing music to accompany video, his current focus is spatial audio: composing for immersive environments where people can experience sound in new and unexpected ways. Using ambisonics, Dolby Atmos, and recently 4D, his work is meant to be heard on all sides, above and below the listener.

Best known for his work with the theatrical rock group Not Blood Paint, he intends to continue challenging audiences to look beyond the surface of their experience, outside their comfort zones, utilizing spatial audio technology now in place of guitars and costumes (often still including costumes).

MEANS: modular synthesis, Ableton Live, Max/MSP, voice

ENDS: wonder, curiosity, communication, debate, education, collaboration, contemplation 

PLACES: New York, Detroit, Montreal, Denver, Prague, Uvita, London, Beijing, Berlin 

PREPOSITIONS: on, at, in, above, to, near, around, below, with, past, during, under, through 

YEARS: 1981, 2022

WEBSITE: www.bothelbows.com 

Bothelbows in Progress

With electronics, voice, found sounds, and field recordings, Bothelbows has crafted a spatial soundscape specifically for the 4DSOUND system at Lobe Studio. The piece aims to encourage close contemplation and curiosity about everyday sounds and to dispel cynicism through active listening.

March 4 + 5, 2022