'Let's Create'

Manu's Planetology

360 Image capture, Spatial Audio Composition, Ambisonic Production, Music Composer

The conceptualization of my work for this project began with a workshop organized by PlayLabZ at the University of Gloucestershire in June 2024.

Workshop at the University of Gloucestershire

The VR immersive video is my narration about Gustav Holst’s life through the language of spatial music composed by me & inspired from ‘The Planets’ and tied to a part of the spaceship Earth captured by me in 360.

360 Video Capture. Pittville Pump Room, Pittville Park, Cheltenham

360 Video Capture.The Bandstand, Pittville Park, Cheltenham

Outside the Gustav Holst Birthplace and Victorian Museum

360 Capture at The Gustav Holst Birthplace and Victorian Museum

Recordings at The Gustav Holst Birthplace and Victorian Museum

The quotes in the beginning and in the end are cybernetic DNA of Gustav Holst created by combining his brother’s and his daughter’s voices. The creative experience aims to view the world through the eyes of Gustav Holst, the name also given to the camera - surrealism! The bass in music has been levelled up to sync with the SubPac by Snooks for enhanced immersivity. The sound which is perceived as sound of birds in the music is actually the sound of Jupiter captured by NASA in 2001.

Cheltenham Improvisors Ochestra Workshop

On the other hand, I am also playing with Cheltenham Improvisers Orchestra led by Dr. Chris Cundy. The orchestra intends to showcase an improvised music with Sitar drone in background. This is to depict the Indian link of the celebrated composer.

Please come down at the University of Gloucestershire on 18th & 19th October and at the Wilson Museum, Cheltenham to enjoy the experience !

The space was too narrow and the time too large for all the crew members. The 5 could make it to the moment !

Thanks to all the crew members:

DInesh Patel, Manu Agarwal, Dr. Chris Cundy, James Edward Marks, Ben Springal