Byron J Scullin is an Australian composer and sound designer. His sound design work has appeared in performances and exhibitions at

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, Rising Festival, and

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. His 2015 Dark Mofo art piece ''Bass Bath'' was a collaboration with the company Supple Fox, made up of Hannah Fox and Tom Supple. The work featured eight "2100 horsepower monolithic subwoofers" in the space which audience members could move around to change their experience, with the low tones causing a physical sensation across their body. In 2017 he returned to Dark Mofo with Supple Fox. Their art piece ''Siren Songs'' included 450 speakers and a helicopter broadcasting sound around the city as part of the performance which ''

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'' called "eerie, dark and beautiful." The work later toured the

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where it was reworked for the new setting. They then reimagined the piece as ''Clarion Call'' for a performance in

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as part of

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where it included local musicians

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, Elizabeth Fraser, and

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. Byron has released one single under the alias Spiderface. ''A Seasonal Gift'' was released in 2014 as a free single with

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. Elsewhere, he has worked with Francois Tetaz,

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, Philip Brophy, and

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. In 2016 he co-founded the

Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio The Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) is an Australian independent non-profit arts organization founded by sound artists Robin Fox (Australian musician), Robin Fox and Byron J Scullin in 2016. MESS features a collection of synthesizers, dru ...

(MESS) along with

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, which contains a collection of synthesisers and other electronic music instruments available to the public.

References

External links

Official website
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