About MSCTY_STUDIO
When Cities Sound Better, People Feel Better:
A fresh approach to the sonics of place.
Based on health, well-being, and the specific characteristics of locations, our Studio develops and applies sound + music that breathes life into diverse [online and offline] spaces.
_founded by Nick Luscombe in 2010
400+ productions of site-specific work_
Our research collaborators include labs + units at the Bartlett School of Architecture, The University of Tokyo, and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.
Some of our projects
OPPO Relax
[2020]
OPPO Relax, for Colors OS 11, offers users a diverse range of ambient sounds to help re-realize their everyday, from the convenience of their smartphone.
MSCTY_STUDIO worked in partnership with OPPO, selecting, recording and combining lesser-known locations to soundtrack time-out via the soundscapes of 5 cities around the world.
ISETAN Tokyo
[2013]
To coincide with renewal as a “fashion museum”, Tokyo’s flagship Isetan store was looking for something different to engage visitors.
MSCTY_STUDIO curated an original soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Music for Fashion Museum” available only in the entrance foyer of the store.
WONDERFRUIT Festival
[ONGOING]
Thailand’s Wonderfruit places architectural design at the heart of its activities, working with some of the world’s most imaginative designers to create a temporary city based on innovation and sustainability.
In 2020 MSCTY_STUDIO organized and presented a series of interactive workshops [along with Kate Carr, Chris Watson, and Sirasar Boonma] with the fruits of these presented as a group of innovative installations at the festival, called SONIC ELEMENTS.
In 2022 we returned, with our largest-scale single installation yet: a forest of sound.
MSCTY x Tokyo
NIHONBASHI w/ TOKYO BIENNALE 2023
MSCTY x V&A Dundee
w/ KENGO KUMA, MIDORI TAKADA + SHHE
MSCTY x Bangkok
w/ ERASED TAPES + WONDERFRUIT
MSCTY_EXPO
[ZONE 001] UNKNOWN PLEASURES
MSCTY x London
COLLECTION
MSCTY_TX
MSCTY_Studio x Carl Stone's Tokyo
Our process, from research to output. [6 images]
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