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sound & visual artist | musician | recordist | composer
Neil Spencer Bruce is a sound artist, designer, recordist, guitarist and composer whose range of innovative works extends from solo albums, films, computer games, apps, sound installations and soundscape simulators. He specialises in creating immersive sound-worlds, drawing from environmental sound and field recording practices, creating sonic content for film, television, games, apps, audio brands, installations, VR, AR and public spaces. He lectures at several UK universities and runs The Sound Consultancy.
With a background in field recording, electronic music and audio production, Neil's creative and research practice involves using sounds, field recording, sampling, soundwalking and composition to examine and reconsider the psychological impact of soundscape on wellbeing and understand the emotional impacts of sounds.
He has performed as a guitarist both solo and with various musicians all around the world and has worked in the studio with iconic artists such as Al Green, Barbara Cooke, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. With over 40 million streams, Neil also releases music and sound art under the name Light B4 Sound.
He hosts the Creativity Kickstarter podcast and associated creativity workshops, is the author of '100 Creative Strategies to kickstart your creativity' and is an award-winning filmmaker.
He holds a PhD in Soundscapes from the University of Salford.
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