Science & Industry Museum

Turn It Up: The Power of Music

EXHIBITION SOUND DESIGN / AUDIO CONSULTANCY / GALLERY ACOUSTIC MANAGEMENT / BESPOKE COMPOSITIONS / SOUNDSCAPES / SOUND FX / INSTALL SITE SOUND BALANCING / FILM EDITING / GRAPHIC MOTION FX / PROJECTION

CLIENT

SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP

DESIGNERS

ALL THINGS STUDIO

HARDWARE

FUSION LX

Science Museum Group’s Turn It Up exhibition is a world-leading, one of a kind exploration of the science of music’s hold over us and how it drives us to create, perform, feel and share. AY-PE were honoured to design the exhibition approach to sound and to design the gallery wide soundscapes, bespoke pieces and film edit for Turn It Up. 

Initially created by and delivered for Manchester’s Science & Industry Museum in 2022/23, the exhibition has attracted fantastic reviews and praise from press and public, so that it will tour worldwide, starting in London at the Science Museum in late 2023.

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COLLABORATIVE AUDIO DESIGN

Working closely with the Science & Industry Team including co-curatorial leads Steven Leech and Emily Scott-Dearing, as well as exhibition management Jane Brown, designers, hardware and fit-out, a flow of evocative, emotive sound carries visitor’s ears and hearts through the exhibition. AY-PE partnered with longtime collaborators WMP to advise, develop and deliver a myriad of sounds to suit the psychological intentions of multiple areas and soundscapes. Other incredible musicians feature including Sam Battle on his Flamethrower Organ, a highlight of AY-PE designed ‘Unusual Instruments’ projected film.

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MACRO & MICRO COMPOSITION

Turn It Up was designed in two halves: the first looks at the innate human urge to create music and where our ingenuity and technological innovation have led, the second is more reflective, thinking about the effect music has on us as individuals. AY-PE sound compositions worked with these altering intentions, as well as balancing with the sounds of the unique tactile and interactive exhibits designed by specialist artists such as Amigo Amigo (aside).

Image courtesy of Science Museum Group

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A toe-tapping, foot stomping new exhibition

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- BBC Radio 4, Front Row