ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND DESIGN
SOUND DESIGN FOR SPACES
The soundscape of a space includes the entirety of the audible landscape, ranging from birdsong to mechanical noise. Mindful design of the sonic environment can enrich the experience of a place, harmonizing it with people and program.
AURAL ARCHITECTURE : Considerations include how the size and shape, materials and objects within we consider how a space will sound and its effects on occupants. . On residential and office projects On larger projects, we work with architects and acousticians,
RECOMMENDATIONS CAN INCLUDE KINETIC INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER SONIC FEATURES
CUSTOM AMBIENCE : A more subtle version of background music for business or residences, custom ambient tracks are produced to support the needs and purpose of the space, or shift energy throughout the day. Applications can range from music for lobbies and elevators to tones that have been calibrated for sound-masking, or integrated with sound-masking systems.
AMBIENT MUSIC DOWNLOADS : Pre-recorded ambient tracks for spaces are available on Bandcamp.
ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND DESIGN INCLUDES :
sound masking
noise mitigation
sound feng shui
custom ambient music
sonic branding + product sound design
TOOLS INCLUDE :
Acoustic Instruments, Healing Instruments, Eurorack Modular + other synths, Custom Software Patches, Wellness Building Standards, Wu Xing
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El Larson has been helping clients unravel layers of stress and support their healing process for over 20 years through practices including multiple limbs of yoga, Ayurveda, Reiki, Shamanism and more.
She began playing instruments at five years old, DJing in 1999 and was certified as a Himalayan Bowl healing practitioner in 2015 after 5+ years of informal sound study and experiments.
More information about El can be found here.
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Based in Pasadena, California on the land of the Gabrieleno Tongva, we offer in-person services in Los Angeles County and beyond.
Digital and On-Demand sound meditations are available on Bandcamp and Insight Timer and your favorite streaming platform as Heare.
Singing bowls and other sound healing instruments are played to create purposeful sonic spaces that can promote deep relaxation and help regulate the nervous system.
With over ten years of experience working with sound as a therapeutic modality, we work with principles of entrainment to harness and release the thinking mind, allowing access to more subtle layers of energy and being. Results range from stress and pain relief to deeper levels of healing and transformation.
Private Treatment Sessions, Partner Sessions and Group Sound Baths are available.
Healing spaces include building a respectful relationship with the land and structures that support and shelter us. We start with deep listening to understand what is needed and welcome by the space.
SPACE CLEARING : shifting ‘stuck’ or outdated energy on existing buildings or the land and welcoming in new Chi
LAND CEREMONIES : sharing intentions for the space, groundbreaking, releasing trauma
TREE CEREMONIES : preparing a tree friend and nature spirits for removal or heavy pruning / limb removal
El Larson is a practicing Druid who works from an animistic, Shamanic perspective and can align rituals with many spiritual belief systems. A portion of the service fee is made as a donation to the indigenous tribe or band who tended the land prior to colonization.
Like acupuncture for the home or work space, Feng Shui assesses how beneficial energy [Chi] nourishes the land, inhabitants and building. Blocks and imbalances may be detected and remedied to support overall well-being and specific life areas.
Physical and energetic adjustments [remedies or 'cures'] may include changes to layout, color and décor, landscaping, personal energy practices and more.
Consciously correcting external conditions that may reflect an internal imbalance helps bring awareness to our more subtle actions and thoughts, offering physical reminders to shift mindset and behavior.