Fred Frith interviewed by Pedro Rebelo at the Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC), Queen's University Belfast, 24th May, 2006. Part of the SARC Archive.
Frith visited SARC in May 2006 for the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music. With the Ulster Orchestra he gave the UK premiere of his piece Right Angel and performed an improvised concert on guitar, with Chris Cutler on percussion.
In this section, he discusses:
- further techniques for group improvisation;
- his thoughts on listening, the sound environment and soundscapes;
- music technology and the different approaches used by engineers and musicians.