The Sound of a City: Lisbon
Spending some time in Lisbon recently. A city that could be defined sonically by the cars rumbling over the bridge, the sound of the Tram bell, or this, the sound of a man calling out for people to buy the lottery ticket near to the fantastic Santa Justa lift… Lotteria man in lisbon by...
citizensound speaks at CCP Lisbon
I was in Lisbon last week speaking at the 11th Festival of the Creative Club of Portugal. Fantastic venue. Thanks to Manuel Faria of Indigo and the CCP for inviting citizensound to speak. After Manuel kindly introduced me, I raised the importance of a clearly defined sonic identity for brands and public environments where people...
Thoughts from a city: Mumbai
I was in Mumbai for 10 days, flying back on the day that the city came under attack. I was staying at the Oberoi Towers, so I find myself especially lucky. Yet it was the the sight of the main Chatrapathi Shivaji railway station under attack that really hit me. This is the heart of...
sonic space: The Sound of Las Vegas
Ruth Mortimer pointed out a great example of how sound matters for brands in her article Branding the Perfect Pitch in Brand Strategy (February 2005). In Las Vegas it is not music that greets you when you enter a casino, it is the sound of coins coming out of slot machines. A few years ago...
Sonic Spaces: Brussels Airlines
So there I was landing in rainy Brussels at 0930 when I was confronted with the soft sonic branding of Brussels Airlines. None of this Lakme nonsense of British Airways for them or the equally peaceful music found on Emirates…oh no. It’s disco time on the morning flight…Brussels Airlines wants to to shake yah bo…dee...
Sonic Spaces :Gatwick Airport North Terminal
Travelling to Brussels by plane really makes you appreciate the joy of travelling by train. I had an early flight out on Tuesday from London Gatwick and hated every minute of the journey. However, there was one redeeming factor. As I headed to Gate 109 in Gatwick North, holding on to the rail as the...