Sound Plant Cutting

Sound Plant Cutting
Name	Sound Plant Cutting
Location	H&D Studio
Date	2026/07/18
Time	11:00—13:30
PeopleOrganisations	Samuel Marin Belfond
Type	HDSC2026
Web	Yes
Print	No

This event is only for participants of the Summer Camp 2026 and not open to the public, want to join us: check the HDSC2026 Clouds to Commons Public Program

𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 abstract

This activity is a result of my recent explorations around planting flowers and music sampling, and combining learnings and methods from each to slow them both down. How does digital data propagate, grow and evolve? How can different ecosystems live in harmony even when seemingly unrelated? How can I pay better attention to the conditions of what I grow/what grows around me? Come with a few sounds you want to share and a willingness to curve and stretch them :) These “seed” sounds will form the base of a limited shared library. From there we will use an open-source dj software to mix, loop, and mutate them into small compositions — planting them in a digital landscape where they can develop under different weather conditions, tangle with other sounds, and reveal their roots.

𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 timeline

• 10m: introduction and sharing seeds
• 20m: assembling the seeds into a library
• 30m: exercises, tips & tricks for cutting and looping
• 10m: demo of the garden
• 1h: freeform experimentation

𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 material list

What I will bring :

• ⋆˚✿˖° Sound Plant Cutting platform ;
• ⋆˚✿˖° Sound controller for demonstration + any participant favoring playing on knots rather than keyboard.

What you might want to bring as a participant :

• ⋆˚✿˖° a laptop (if you don’t have one, you can still participate) ;
• ⋆˚✿˖° Mixxx, a free open source DJ software, downloaded on your laptop download here ;
• ⋆˚✿˖° 1 - 4 files of songs you like at the moment, or that have been hanging around the folders of your drive (format : .flac, .mp3, .wav, .aiff).

𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 access note

• ⋆˚✿˖° Activity will be seated ;
• ⋆˚✿˖° This workshop will be conducted in English ;
• ⋆˚✿˖° No prior knowledge required (coding nor music production) ;
• ⋆˚✿˖° Open to all ages ;
• ⋆˚✿˖° Sound sensitivity : due to the nature of sampling loops and collective sound design, the environment can become a bit cacophonous (although at moderated volume).

𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 bio

Samuel Marin Belfond (he/him, 34) I’m an art worker, facilitator, and writer based in Paris. My work focuses on improving conditions for cultural workers through labor rights advocacy, training on workplace violence, and harm-reduction practices. In my free time I contribute to independent and worker-led artistic structures through event coordination, production logistics, sound design, and gardening.