Following 'Over 2 Million Continers, 2,00 Routes', The Barbarian Group has just launched 'Drop Science' an original electronic track produced for GE by musician Matthew Dear.
This second iteration of "The Sounds of GE" illustrates the important relationship between sound and science. Dear worked with GE Acoustics Engineer, Andrew Gorton, to gather over 1000 discrete samples recorded at GE research centers around the world.
From these, Dear composed an original electronic track featuring sounds from some of the world’s largest machines, including GE90 and GEnx jet engine acceleration tests, diagnostic tests performed at the Global Research Center, and sounds of the Blue-C subsea compressors from Norway, all culminating in a much-anticipated drop.
Every machine has its own acoustic signature — a precise frequency that indicates whether that machine is operating at peak performance. GE engineers monitor and record these sounds to perform real-time diagnostics on airplane engines, locomotives, power turbines, and medical equipment. Musician Matthew Dear and GE Acoustic Engineer Andrew Gorton teamed up to collect and compose thousands of audio emissions from the world’s most powerful machines. The result is an original track of music titled “Drop Science.”
Creative Credits:
Ad Agency: The Barbarian Group
Production Agency [video]: m ss ng p eces