SOUNDCITIES DATABASE: An online open source database of city sounds from around the world, that can be listened to, used in performances on laptops, or played on mobiles via wireless networks. Initially all sounds by Stanza you can now contribute your own found sounds. This is was the first online open source found sound database. First version 2003. New sounds added 12.12.06 Enter to listen or add your own sounds.

New Cities Added: 10. 9. 2008: Souel. New York. more sounds in Paris, Sau Paulo

URBAN MUSIC: AUDACITY: The sounds of the street as a generative audio cacaphony. Multiple streaming players from city to city off the database. 2004

SOUNDCITIES CD: AS MP3 Online download release: I tried to rework all the found sounds into finished compositions.

SOUNDMAPS. The first Version mixing desks made in 2000.

SONICITY: A generative audio mixer that morphs the sounds as you listen. 2000

XML Access: Code you own interface. Get in touch if interested.

EMERGENT WORLD : This online visual artwork updates images from cctv and webcams around the world in real time with sounds from around the world being randomly played from the soundcities.com database via XML stream.

INFORMATION: This website allows the audience the possibility to remix the hundreds of samples recorded from around the world. Soundcities is an online database of the thousands of sounds from around the world. The website also has series on online mixing desks where you can mix these sounds. Soundcities uses city recorded soundscapes from world cities made over the last six years. All the sounds are now online also online as open source sounds. The database allows full open sourced access and listening to the individual sounds. The Database is also open so anyone can upload sounds they collect from world cities, thereby making a contribution to the project and making an online sounds archive. More info

BOOKINGS AND PERFORMANCE: The project is available for exhibition, workshops and live performance. Selected performances have included: The Arts Depot in North London, DorkBot in Ghent Belguim, The Samsung Media Centre Korea, The DANA Centre London for Cybersonica, Delux in London, open-digi Brixton, Test Portal Holland, Digifest inToronto, the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City. If you want me to make a live performance using the database with live CCTV visuals get in touch. More performance info see:

JOB: I need expert level PHP programmer and also a JAVA expert to work (volunteer only) on this project, contact me if you are interested email:Stanza.

FUNDING NEEDED: if you can make a financial contribution click and donate some cash.