HEARING THE IMPOSSIBLE WITH MATTHEW HERBERT
STARTS 2022-05-11 | SOLD OUT
SIMILAR COURSES:STARTS 2022-05-11 | SOLD OUT

THE BASICS
- Six nights accommodation in a private room with mountain views
- Five full days of teaching, workshops, discussions, activities and use of our excellent arts facilities
- All inclusive - breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks included
- All dietary requirements catered for - vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies - no problem
- Return transport from Toulouse included

HIGHLIGHTS
- Live, work and study for five days with one of the most acclaimed composers in the world
- Explore sounds we can't hear, ways to record them, and strategies for turning that sound into music, art and installation
- Build new workflows, from concept to production
- Engage with the unique sonic landscape to create new site-specific work
- Release of your work on our in-house labels, performance opportunities at Fuse Art Space and broadcast opportunities on CAMP Radio
- Unlimited use of our recording facilities, arts library, digital editing suites and other facilities
- Optional mountain expeditions including ascent of Mont Ceint and the spectacular Cascade d'Ars

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He has remixed iconic artists such as Quincy Jones, Ennio Morricone, Serge Gainsbourg and Mahler and been a long time collaborator of Bjork's. He has had work commissioned by the Royal Opera House, the BBC and Deutsche Gramophon amongst many others but he is best known for working with sound, turning ordinary or so-called found sound in to electronic music. His most celebrated work ONE PIG followed the life of a pig from birth to plate and beyond. His debut book The Music published by Unbound in 2018 and he is the creative director of the New BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Taking place at our facilities, in the surrounding forests, and out in the epic mountain landscape, Matthew's workshop will explore:



WHERE AND WHEN?
The course takes place at our residential centre in Aulus les Bains. It's two hours south of Toulouse, high in the French Pyrenees, very near the border with Spain. For detailed travel information, see the transport section. The course starts on Wednesday, . We advise that you arrive the evening before (10/05/2022) - dinner and accommodation that night is included. The course runs for five days, ending on Sunday night. Accommodation on Sunday night is included, then we leave on Monday morning (16/05/2022). If you decide to take the minibus with us, you will be picked up in Toulouse at 6pm on 10/05/2022, and will be back in Toulouse at 11am on 16/05/2022.
HOW TO BOOK
To book your place on the course, click the button in the green section above. You won't pay anything right now - we'll send you a booking confirmation email with everything you need to know next. Your place is reserved without payment for three days.
You'll find a payment link in the booking confirmation email - follow the link to make a payment (either in full, or the first payment of a month payment plan). In the latter case, a monthly payment plan will be put in place, so your card will be charged 1/ of the fee today, and 1/ each month (on the same day) for an additional -1 months. All card payments are handled by Stripe, and are extremely secure. We don't store any card data ourselves - all of this is handled securely off-site by Stripe. If you have a discount or grant code, you will be able to add it when you follow the payment link in your confirmation email.
Once you've made a payment, you'll receive another email containing your receipt, links to resources, contact information and access to our group chat to discuss the workshop with other participants.
IMPORTANT: BY SIGNING UP TO A COURSE (OR A PAYMENT SPLIT), YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS
INCLUDED IN THE COURSE FEE: SIX NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION, AND FIVE DAYS OF CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES, A COMFORTABLE PRIVATE ROOM AT CAMP, ALL MEALS - BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT CAMP, DINNER AT AN EXCELLENT LOCAL RESTAURANT, UNLIMITED USE OF OUR RECORDING STUDIOS, EDITING SUITES, REHEARSAL STUDIOS, LIBRARY AND OTHER FACILITIES, POST-COURSE BENEFITS & SUPPORT (SEE BELOW)
NOT INCLUDED IN THE COURSE FEE: TRAVEL
STUDENT LEVEL: ALL WELCOME
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH, BRING IT.
POST-COURSE SUPPORT: RELEASE OF WORK ON OUR IN-HOUSE LABELS, PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION OPPORTUNITIES AT FUSE ART SPACE, BROADCAST OPPORTUNITIES ON CAMP RADIO, TOURING OPPORTUNITIES VIA OUT NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANISATIONS.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE COURSE FEE: TRAVEL
STUDENT LEVEL: ALL WELCOME
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH, BRING IT.
POST-COURSE SUPPORT: RELEASE OF WORK ON OUR IN-HOUSE LABELS, PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION OPPORTUNITIES AT FUSE ART SPACE, BROADCAST OPPORTUNITIES ON CAMP RADIO, TOURING OPPORTUNITIES VIA OUT NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANISATIONS.