Journal — Sound Matters

Nathaniel Budzinski18MayMay182016

Inside the track with Plan8

So many people asked about the song we commissioned for our A1 portable Bluetooth speaker launch video that we had to hop on the next plane to Stockholm and chat with Plan8, the composers behind the track.

Nathaniel Budzinski18MayMay182016

Nathaniel Budzinski21AprApril212016

Cecilie Manz

Meet Cecilie Manz, designer of our newest, ultra-portable and beautiful sounding A1 speaker.

Nathaniel Budzinski21AprApril212016

Nathaniel Budzinski13AprApril132016

Nico Yaryan

Putting music first in the the age of Insta-fame, the influence of J Dilla and early hip hop, and being thankful for hippie parents: we caught up with singer-songwriter Nico Yaryan as he hit the road on his way to a Noon Pacific recording session in Sonoma, California.

Nathaniel Budzinski13AprApril132016

Nathaniel Budzinski 8AprApril 82016

Mix: Hybrid Soundtracks

"A journey into a night that will lead you to the first rays of the morning light." Listen to a mix put together by film festival programmer, writer and music lover, Francesco Giai Via

Nathaniel Budzinski 8AprApril 82016

Nathaniel Budzinski 1AprApril 12016

Meet Mark Farrow, designer for the Pet Shop Boys

We visited the London studio of Mark Farrow, designer for the Pet Shop Boys, Spiritualized, Manic Street Preachers and other bands and brands, and found out how he started his career in record shops and the legendary Factory Records in Manchester.

Nathaniel Budzinski 1AprApril 12016

Meet Mark Farrow, designer for the Pet Shop Boys

Nathaniel Budzinski10MarMarch102016

In the details, People

Portraits by B&O PLAY: Henrik Vibskov

Meet the designer, drummer and artist Henrik Vibskov and find out the story behind his Bomber Jacket, included in our Portraits by B&O PLAY project.

Nathaniel Budzinski10MarMarch102016

In the details, People

Nathaniel Budzinski23FebFebruary232016

Soviet Light Music

Find out how back at the start of the 1900s, the first real innovators of synthesised musical instruments were Soviet Russians, working towards a musical revolution.

Nathaniel Budzinski23FebFebruary232016

Nathaniel Budzinski18FebFebruary182016

Portraits by B&O PLAY: Nicholas Nybro

Meet the designer Nicholas Nybro and find out the story behind his work that was included in our Portraits by B&O PLAY project.

Nathaniel Budzinski18FebFebruary182016

Nathaniel Budzinski12FebFebruary122016

First Edition Stockholm

Listen to a mix of work by artists who will be featured in the First Edition music festival in Stockholm, by John Chantler

Nathaniel Budzinski12FebFebruary122016

Nathaniel Budzinski 4FebFebruary 42016

Portraits by B&O PLAY: Uffe Buchard

Uffe Buchard introduces the Portraits by B&O PLAY project – a collaborative experiment pairing six of our headphones with the work of avant-garde and up-and-coming designers.

Nathaniel Budzinski 4FebFebruary 42016

Nathaniel Budzinski31JanJanuary312016

Visit

Portraits by B&O PLAY: Irina Benetyte

Meet the designer, ex-navy lieutenant and body builder fan Irina Benetyte and find out the story behind her work that was included in our Portraits by B&O PLAY project

Nathaniel Budzinski31JanJanuary312016

Visit

Nathaniel Budzinski19JanJanuary192016

Music, People, Playlist

Experiments In Everyday Life

Listen to a mix by the artist and musician Benedict Drew, featuring sounds and music by Tod Dockstader, Eric Dolphy, Broadcast & The Focus Group, John Carpenter, Beatrice Dillon and others

Nathaniel Budzinski19JanJanuary192016

Music, People, Playlist

Nathaniel Budzinski15JanJanuary152016

Richard Skelton

"I walked myself into the landscape, and it into me." The UK artist Richard Skelton speaks to Luke Turner about music, landscape and creative ecosystems

Nathaniel Budzinski15JanJanuary152016

Nathaniel Budzinski11JanJanuary112016

Happy Birthday... To Us!

This time back in 2012 we started rolling out some of the most beautiful looking and sounding headphones and speakers – so today we're celebrating our fourth birthday!

Nathaniel Budzinski11JanJanuary112016

Nathaniel Budzinski 8JanJanuary 82016

Secret Sound Works

Listen to a mix of avant-garde spoken word and sound poetry, curated by the writer and artist Kenneth Goldsmith, founder of the influential Ubuweb online archive

Nathaniel Budzinski 8JanJanuary 82016

Nathaniel Budzinski27DecDecember272015

People, Music

Full Spectrum

Listen to a mix by the UK based artist and musician Paul Purgas, looking at work that has made connections across different artistic disciplines and created a wider set of relationships between sound, performance, contemporary art and design and more.

Nathaniel Budzinski27DecDecember272015

People, Music

Nathaniel Budzinski22DecDecember222015

People

Kenneth Nguyen

"All of a sudden all hell broke loose. Tear gas was everywhere, we were surrounded by riot police, there were fights, burning banks and buses. It was so surreal." We met the well travelled Danish photographer and talked riots, globe-trotting and Instagram

Nathaniel Budzinski22DecDecember222015

People

Nathaniel Budzinski18DecDecember182015

Spiritual Breathing

"Frenzy, intensity, passion – those are manifestations of where I want to go," declares Arrington de Dionyso, a painter and musician who seeks the primal nature of sound and image.

Nathaniel Budzinski18DecDecember182015

Nathaniel Budzinski 3DecDecember 32015

Listening to Buildings

Listen to a playlist about music and architecture including folk song, vintage jazz, renaissance choral music, modern composition, electronic beats and the bioelectric sounds of fruit.

Nathaniel Budzinski 3DecDecember 32015