William Russell
Co-Founder | MONOM Studios
Photo Credit: Romain Guede
William Russell is a spatial sound artist, creative director, and the co-founder of Monom Studios in Berlin. Born in Australia, he has made a name for himself as a leading spatial sound designer and a classical percussionist. Through his work at Monom, William has produced and presented over 100 new spatial sound works by a diverse range of local and international artists, spanning genres from music to dance, opera, theater, VR, and AR.
As an artist himself, William's focus is on creating transformative experiences that illuminate the inseparable link between humans and nature. Through his pioneering work in spatial audio, he has brought to life the sonic and spatial dynamics of climate phenomena, combining it with music to stimulate empathetic awareness of one's surroundings. He has pushed the boundaries of what's possible with sound as a creative medium, inspiring others to explore the limitless possibilities.
William's passion and commitment to his craft have made Monom a leading destination for sound enthusiasts and artists from around the world. He continues to challenge himself and others to explore new ways of creating immersive experiences.
Lost Spaces (Sound Installation - Sonic Cinema)
The first two Sonic Films in the Lost Spaces series explore the two largest living symphonies of our planet; the rainforests and the oceans - home to over 90 percent of all living beings.
Lost Spaces: Oceans (30m)
A journey from the city, out to sea and then deep into a subaquatic oceanic world, Lost Spaces: Oceans submerges the listener in an enchanting, surreal and rich bio-acoustic environment - a pristine subaquatic life, invisible to most before morphing into the harsh reality of today's subaquatic sonic ocean-scape.
A collaboration between Monom Studios' Creative Director and 4DSOUND designer, William Russell and artist/researcher Robertina Šebjanič and supported by Projekt Atol Institute.
Lost Spaces: Rainforests (30m)
An enchanting, haunting and at moments terrifying composition of sound, music and voice, the first iteration of Lost Spaces - Rainforest is divided into stages based on falling into and out of synchronisation with nature.
The audience will be taken on a journey connecting human emotions to the dynamics of natural phenomena immersing the listener in the rich sonic environments of rainforests from around the world - home to more species than any other environment, spaces and life that we have lost forever, and ones that are on the brink of destruction.