MARK HOOPER SOUND
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Projects

Notable projects as a Composer/Sound Designer

  • JFK - Destiny Betrayed– directed by Oliver Stone (2021) – Sound Editor additional SFX – Episodes 1 -4 – supervised by Dean Hurley
  • We are all unique -  (2020) - sound design and music for art installation by Valeria Vélez Wolff, In Medellín, Colombia
  • ​The Case of the Shanghaied Songbird (2019) (Film) – performed and recorded jazz drums as part of original score– Premiered at Palace Cinema Balwyn.
  • Urbanailty (2019) - (Sound design, Recording)
  • Plant (2020) - by Gina Moore (Sound design and Composition)
  • Tidal Choreography (2019) - by Gina Moore (Sound design and Composition)
  • Books (2018) - by Gina Moore (Sound design and Composition)
  • Automation (2019) - RMIT MAGI - (Sound design and Composition) exhibited at West Projections Festival (2019)
  • Head Popper (2020) by Josh Darby (Sound design and Composition)
  • Break The Shackle (2020) by Luna (Composition)
  • ​2DOF Chair (2018 - 2020) – Designed and programmed original music with physical movement and vibrations programs - RMIT AKE LAB

Performance
  • Experienced percussionist/drummer for bands in many styles/genres
  • Melbourne town hall performance (2019) - Performed and composed original music, using living drums, bass organ, video projection and field recordings. Support for Ash Wanders.
  • Melbourne town hall performance (2018) – Performed and composed original music using music concrete, organ, software and experimental video for a performance supporting J.P Shillo.
  • Facilitator of 'Sound Of Coal' workshop and 'Contact' performance (2019
  • Federation Bells – (composition) (2018) –Composed an original piece of music for Federation Bells, Melbourne
  • ​Detour Ahead (Lounge Jazz cover band) Drummer (2014-2016)
  • Big Boom Bang (Drummer, Percussionist (2010-2020)
  • Dance with me project (2012) – Latrobe Valley Shire - percussionist/drummer
  • Boolarra folk festival (2010-2020) - percussionist/drummer
  • National Folk Festival Canberra (2014/2015) - percussionist/drummer
  • Multicoloured Journeys (2014) – Performer and MC
  • Yinnar fiddlehead festival (2014) - percussionist/drummer
Research
  • Movement and Vibration 2DOF Composer and Researcher for the RMIT AKE research Lab (2018-2021)
  • Researcher - Community art in coal mining areas - Latrobe Valley Mining Commission ( 2019)
  • Published article about field recording, and sonic ecology "Are you listening? published, 25th April, 2020, Gippslandia Magazine, Vol 1, 2020
Grants + Awards
  • Regional Arts Victoria - Toe in the water grant (2019) - Found Sounds Gippsland
  • RMIT Vietnam art scholarship (2019)
  • TOP Shelf Gippsland Artist (2019)
  • Start Up Gippsland - Participant (2019)
Exhibitions
  • RMIT Student Showcase (2019)
  • 'Azelwood IV' - (Video & Sound) Latrobe Regional Gallery (2020) - RGB: A selection of recent video art
Press​
  • ABC Radio Gippsland - Featured experimental audio work Hazelwood (2021)
  • ABC Radio Gippsland - Spoke about field recording and the Found Sound Gippsland Project (2020)
  • ABC Radio Gippsland - Friday Music - Special guest (2019)
  • ABC Radio Gippsland - Special guest talking about sound design and sound for animation (2019)
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