Alice Boyd

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT ALICE BOYD

I am a musician, sound artist and audio producer based in south London. My work blends voice, ambient electronic textures, and novel field recording techniques to explore our interconnectedness with the natural world and reveal the hidden sounds of our environments. My practice includes music and live performance, site-specific audio installations, radio documentaries, podcasts, and compositions for film and theatre. In 2023, I released my debut EP ‘From The Understory’, created as part of my artist residency at the Eden Project - the world’s largest indoor rainforest. Since then, my music has been featured on BBC Radio 3, 4 & 6 and BBC Music Introducing, and I have performed in botanical gardens, ancient woodlands and music venues across the UK. Over the last few years, I have developed a love for field recording, travelling the UK capturing the unique sounds of different locations, seasons and environments. I present a monthly episode of Ffern’s podcast ‘As the Season Turns’, have hosted episodes of BBC Countryfile Magazine’s ‘The Plodcast’ and gave a TEDx talk on listening as a tool for change. In my latest project, ‘Shifting Soundscapes’ for BBC Radio 4, I retrace the steps of legendary field recordist Martyn Stewart to document the changing sounds of our environments. I also enjoy creating the sound worlds for audio projects, from radio documentaries (‘Lithified’ for BBC Radio 4) and podcasts (Wellcome Collection’s ‘The Root of the Matter’), to poetry (’The Secret Life of Ponds’) and sound walks (Poltergeist’s ‘Ghost Walk’).