‘Flying From Within’
The debut single from ‘The Sound of Movement’. Available for download on bandcamp or through our store, and out now on all streaming sites.
2024 saw the release of their new single ‘The Tales We Tell Ourselves’ which is also available on all streaming sites.
Their debut album is due to be released in 2024. Please sign up to the mailing list to be the first in the know.
Their album embodies the essence of their live show. Featuring a multi-genre suite of music and two bonus tracks, it takes listeners on a journey through their unique perspective of music showcasing their virtuosity and creativity whilst painting a picture of movement.
As heard on Represent Radio and LondonJazz Live Radio.
Sound of Movement are a unique and engaging collective of musicians and dancers who push the boundaries of contemporary jazz, classical, afrobeat and dance.
Their unique performances and recorded music specialises in the formation of contemporary jazz and dance, presenting a thought-provoking journey through improvisation and melodicism.
‘Sound of the Suite’ live in London highlights
'Sound of the Suite' is a multi-genre suite of music composed by Sound of Movement. It aims to cross the boundaries of contemporary jazz and contemporary dance, presenting a thought-provoking journey through improvisation and melodicism.
Bio
“I think if you play with perspective, you get much more interesting things out of it” - David Hockney.
Formed in the creative hub of South-East London, the Sound of Movement Collective are following in the path of the likes of Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia and Oscar Jermone having honed their creative and artistic skill sets at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Having met whist studying they have grown to feature musicians and dancers emerging at the top the London jazz scene.
What sets ‘The Sound of Movement’ apart is that they offer a new perspective of music and dance; with composition, improvisation and choreography created and performed in a distinctive way.
Merging the worlds of contemporary dance and jazz through melodicism and improvisation, The Sound of Movement’s debut project features a brand new EP which embodies the essence of their live show. Featuring a multi-genre suite of music and two bonus tracks. Their debut EP takes listeners on a journey showcasing their virtuosity and creativity whilst painting a picture of movement.
Typical of a London ensemble, the collective boasts a multicultural membership taking inspiration from its members diverse and international backgrounds. Members of the collective regularly perform at prestigious venues and events such as Ronnie Scotts, Jazz in the Round and Glastonbury Festival, with frontline member Ruta Sipola featured as a ‘Future Mover’ by Jazzwise magazine, and bassist Kielan Sheard a BBC Young Musician Jazz Finalist . Alongside running popular jazz events across the capital, members Joel and Benjamin Rocca and have recently recorded and collaborated with jazz funk legend John Rocca on his latest 2 album releases and have had their music played on national radio stations such as Jazz FM. The income from these projects was used to fund the recording process of the ensemble’s debut EP.
“See the music, hear the dance”
Composer, instrumentalist and bandleader Joel Rocca set out to explore the possibilities of creating music guided by movement in a collaborative environment; pushing the boundaries of the norms within contemporary jazz.
Breaking away from conventional approaches to improvisation in jazz, Joel set out to challenge, redefine and recreate a setting in which the music and performance involves both the musicians and dancers contributing to the improvised music and movement that you see in their live performance. Using a plethora of cues, parameters, predetermined music and invitations, everyone on stage is involved in this creation.
The sound of movement has produced a methodology which allows the musicians to be guided and informed in real time by dancers movement, and in turn, allow musicians to guide dancers movement through their improvisation and melody, creating an unique, one-off performance.
Melodisicm and harmony play an important part throughout, allowing the performances to remain true to their quest whilst creating a palatable and enjoyable experience for viewers of varying musical tastes.
The process
Contact
Management: hello.soundofmovement@gmail.com
Instagram: soundofmovement_