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Dr Paul Ratcliff
Principal Lecturer
School of Film, Music & Performing Arts
0113 81 27561 P.Ratcliff@leedsbeckett.ac.ukAbout Dr Paul Ratcliff
Dr Paul Ratcliff is Principal Lecturer in Music and Sound. He has worked on creative technology projects in field recording, audio editing, art installations and performances.
Currently he teaches field recording, contextual analysis and sound projects. His field recordings are being used in educational video games, installations, popular music compositions, performances and as demonstrations of how wildlife and human populations co-exist. Recently he has been recording a range of wildlife mostly in suburban and semi-rural environments, together with coastal areas of the UK and abroad. Additionally, Paul has been field recording in urban environments and in particular recordings of derelict or partially repurposed buildings and is currently working with a Leeds based photographer in examining sonically visually representations of such places.
Current Teaching
- Field Recording – UG Level 6
- Music in Context – UG Level 4
- Projects – 4,5,6 & 7
Research Interests
Paul is a sound artist who specialises in using field recordings in his work. His recordings have been used in educational video games, installations, popular music compositions, performances and as demonstrations of how wildlife and human populations co-exist.
Selected Publications
Journal articles (1)
- Ratcliff P (2017), Baby, It's Cold Outside!:
Lessons from making audio-recordings of wildlife in urban/semirural environments. Soundscape, vol. 15 (1)
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Artworks (11)
- Ratcliff P; Larkman B (2018), Grey Stone.
- Ratcliff P (2018), A Year in the Garden.
- Ratcliff P; Dunn A (2018), Mining Sounds.
- Ratcliff P; Dunn A (2018), Mill Workers.
- Ratcliff P; Dunn A (2017), Journey through the mirror pool.
- Ratcliff P; Entwistle T (2017), Hebden Water.
- Ratcliff P (2017), A Year in the Garden.
- Ratcliff P (2017), The Mill.
- Ratcliff P (2016), Temple Works - Sound Installation.
- Ratcliff P (2016), Temple Works.
- Ratcliff P (2016), Temple Works.
Media (1)
- Ratcliff P (In press), Yorkshire Soundings.
Performances (3)
- Flattery CM; Ratcliff P; Bowers T; Briggs M (In press), Where is Jason Molina? An Elegy. Performed as part of the Dark Sound: Destructive Pop Conference..
- Ratcliff P; Flattery C; Briggs MM; Bowers T (In press), Reflections on Magnolia.
- brayshaw T; Osborne Kendall L (In press), The Bone Collectors Index.
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