Play (Shared Island 2025)

NOISE Music’s project ‘Play’ is in collaboration with Belfast-based artist Viva Dean, whose practice spans electronic music and digital media (including Synthesize Her_ Creative Ireland) and Michael Speers a drummer, sound artist and researcher from County Down.  

This Shared Island partnership will enable the exchange of expertise and resources across regions. It will integrate DJing, sequencing, and sampling with live electronic music improvisation and deliver innovative live electronic music performance workshops. The core objective is to increase the interactivity of NOISE workshops, enhance the quality of performance outputs, and strengthen the creative and technical skills of young people working in digital audio media. Through this work the NOISE Music team will co-develop a transferable workshop model for wider programme use. Anticipated outputs include collaborative music compositions, taster workshops for young participants, and a live or streamed electronic performance event. 

These activities will also serve to evaluate the methodology and inform future programme development. A series of workshops and studio sessions with the NOISE Team which will take place in Dublin and Belfast from October 2025 onward. 

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.