Longplayer was commissioned by Artangel and is in the care of The Longplayer Trust
For the past twenty five years, Longplayer has been heard resonating in the Trinity Buoy Wharf lighthouse in East London. To celebrate reaching this milestone, at the end of 2024 we updated the entire sound system for an optimal acoustic experience. You can now hear Longplayer immediately upon entering the 19th century lighthouse, resonating in the centre of the Longplayer Live bowl installation, and in the circular lantern room at the very top of this historical building, with views across the Thames.
The updates were generously sponsored by EM Acoustics, who donated the speakers, and the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust who enabled the purchase of a DSP and control by Yamaha and amplification by Power Soft audio. The new six channel speaker implementation was developed by Daniel Jones, and the system and sound designed by Simon Hendry, supported by James Bulley, a Longplayer Trustee. Installation support was provided by Richard Hards, Jake Tyler, and Dickie Cripps, with production support from Imogen Free.
If you haven’t visited our London listening post yet this year, come down and have a listen!
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