Event

Catch an exclusive live recording of the celebrated Girls Twiddling Knobs podcast, founded and presented by musician and sound artist Isobel Anderson to highlight the work of women making music with technology. 

Anderson will be speaking with sound artist Daisy Stewart-Darling about chalk, lino and sound, elements found within artwork presented in Daisy’s ONCA exhibition Lino Waves: Soundscapes of the Living Coast.

Over a three-month artist residency, Daisy Stewart-Darling collected soundscapes featuring plants, birds, fish and marine sounds from sites within the UNESCO biosphere region – an area that stretches from the chalky South Downs and the River Ouse in Newhaven along the Sussex coast to the River Adur in Shoreham-by-Sea. 

These field recordings audibly transport audiences around the biosphere through an interface of interactive plant-based lino prints.

The works highlight the sonic richness of non-human sounds and spark an incentive for us to cohabit better through deep listening and play. They were presented at ONCA, 19 June – 28 June.

The residency Daisy took part in was the Artist Residency for the Living Coast UNESCO biosphere, in conjunction with Sussex Digital Humanities Labs, ONCA gallery and Fabrica Arts Brighton.

This is a free event, with booking advised but drop-ins welcome.

Since it burst onto the podcast scene in 2020, Girls Twiddling Knobs has become one of the most important feminist voices in music technology, highlighting the work of women in the field and sharing tips on getting started with home recording and self-producing.

They also offer training and mentoring for women and gender non-conforming musicians eager to develop their skills in recording and production, and gain more independence in their creative career.

Daisy Stewart-Darling is a sound artist based in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. Her practice is research-led and centred around creating accessible conversations about sound ecology to engage a wider public in deep listening. Under the pseudonym, ‘Daisy Does Lino’, she started sharing her self-taught journey with lino printmaking in 2021. Since then, Daisy has been experimenting with lino as a visual component within installation projects. Alongside this, she runs mindful lino-making workshops in her community and enjoys making music from field recordings on her adventures out and about. 

Between her 20+ years making, performing and producing music, a PhD in Sonic Arts and a passion for creating supportive music tech education spaces for women, Isobel's career embraces a sense of independence and experimentation. 

Her four solo albums have amassed over 25 million Spotify streams, her sound works have been performed on international stages and she has published in academic journals such as Organised Sound and The Journal of Sonic Studies. Threaded throughout her work is a fascination with how we make sense of ourselves, the world around us and the process of creative exploration itself.  

Isobel is proud to produce and host the critically acclaimed feminist music tech podcast, Girls Twiddling Knobs.

We have a budget available to make this event as accessible as possible – this can include interpretation services or other access needs we can meet to enable you to participate.

If you require access arrangements, please email programme@townereastbourne.org.uk two weeks before the event date so that we can book a service if needed.