Journey Audio Project Proposal

My journey audio project will be based off of the idea of journeying through a short period of time. It’ll be based off of the uncomfortable silence found in a room full of people that have nothing to say or relate to each other. The journey aspect of the project will take root in the listeners mind as they journey through the same uncomfortable silence and anxiety the person in the recording is having to deal with. Of course seeing as it is an audio project there will be an underlining of constant sounds throughout the whole piece so while in theory I’m setting up a situation based off of silence there won’t actually be any silence in the recording. The main common thread I will use while emulating this silence will be the ticking of a clock, not only does this make the listener feel like they are journeying through time and progressing onwards it will also help increase the anxiety or unease of sitting in silence. To create the awkwardness of sitting in a room full of people in complete silence I will have a series of background noses that will work to increase the discomfort of the situation; someone shuffling around, some nervous tapping, random periods of annoying whistling, humming, coughing, chewing gum, and a whole bunch of other activities that someone might hear when sitting in a room in silence with several other people. Who knows I might even add in a little snoring. Now that would really be annoying.