STUDIO L’ AURORE
GEOFFREY
PAPIN
Music Production, Sound Design, Sound Art
Geoffrey Papin, musician, producer, and sound engineer, was born in France in the early 1990s. He pursued his studies in Acoustic Physics at l’Université du Maine in Le Mans, France, and further honed his musical prowess with two years of intensive study at Jazz à Tours. In 2017, Geoffrey relocated to London to advance his career in the music industry, before moving to Margate (UK) in 2020, to establish his own studio, L’Aurore.
Geoffrey Papin, musician, producer, and sound engineer, was born in France in the early 1990s. He pursued his studies in Acoustic Physics at l’Université du Maine in Le Mans, France, and further honed his musical prowess with two years of intensive study at Jazz à Tours. In 2017, Geoffrey relocated to London to advance his career in the music industry, before moving to Margate (UK) in 2020, to establish his own studio, L’Aurore.
As a predominantly self-taught producer, Geoffrey began by recording and producing his own projects, rapidly gaining recognition and working with notable artists such as Thylacine, Léonie, and Abel Chéret. He started making music for fashion brands (Merlette, Fred…) and was asked to sound design some of their videos. This sparked his interest in sound design. Equipped with on-set location and field recording tools, he developed his expertise as a sound recordist and sound designer, collaborating with filmmakers like Adam Carr, Ted Rogers, Vasilisa Forbes, and Shobha Jone.
As a predominantly self-taught producer, Geoffrey began by recording and producing his own projects, rapidly gaining recognition and working with notable artists such as Thylacine, Léonie, and Abel Chéret. He started making music for fashion brands (Merlette, Fred…) and was asked to sound design some of their videos. This sparked his interest in sound design. Equipped with on-set location and field recording tools, he developed his expertise as a sound recordist and sound designer, collaborating with filmmakers like Adam Carr, Ted Rogers, Vasilisa Forbes, and Shobha Jone.
Currently, Geoffrey operates L’Aurore studio, where he works as a sound designer, sound recordist and mixing engineer for film, and produces and nurtures local talent such as Ziah Ziah, Clémentine Blue, Lo Barnes, Moa Papillon, Joanna Curwood... etc. He also produced and spatialised in ambisonic "The Great Drama" a surrounding piece by the artist Keziah Stilwell performed at Tracey Emin Studio and Tate Modern, and spatialised in 7.1 the sound piece "Isle of Thanet" for the artist Emily Peasgood for her exhibition at Turner Contemporary. Additionally, he continues to develop his own music project, Sisyphes. Geoffrey remains committed to expanding his skills and exploring innovative opportunities in the film and audiovisual sectors, particularly in surround sound, atmos and ambisonic soundscaping.
Currently, Geoffrey operates L’Aurore studio, where he works as a sound designer, sound recordist and mixing engineer for film, and produces and nurtures local talent such as Ziah Ziah, Clémentine Blue, Lo Barnes, Moa Papillon, Joanna Curwood... etc. He also produced and spatialised in ambisonic "The Great Drama" a surrounding piece by the artist Keziah Stilwell performed at Tracey Emin Studio and Tate Modern, and spatialised in 7.1 the sound piece "Isle of Thanet" for the artist Emily Peasgood for her exhibition at Turner Contemporary. Additionally, he continues to develop his own music project, Sisyphes. Geoffrey remains committed to expanding his skills and exploring innovative opportunities in the film and audiovisual sectors, particularly in surround sound, atmos and ambisonic soundscaping.
Selkie by Adam Carr
Sound Recordist, Sound Designer, Mixing Engineer
“All the sounds are homemade, exclusively with water, consistently, and mostly in Margate. I hope you can hear the swell, some tears, and a bunch of wet microphones trying to contact the waves.”
Music For Commercials
Music For Commercials
Music and sound design commissioned by fashion brands. For most of these projects, the music was created and synchronized after the editing was completed, following the rhythm and cuts of the video.
Music and sound design commissioned by fashion brands. For most of these projects, the music was created and synchronized after the editing was completed, following the rhythm and cuts of the video.
Sound Art
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My obsession with sound, as a musician, acoustician and sound engineer, has gradually opened another level of awareness of my sonic environment. With my Sennheiser Ambeo microphone and Sound Devices MixPre-6 recorder, I capture ambisonic recordings around the world, often alongside one of my favourite analogue camera.
I believe the meditative process of deep listening, taking the time to stop to listen, slowly reconnecting us with our surroundings, is a remedy for the anxiety of our fast-paced world. For me it has become a statement.
In the same spirit, I compose, produce and spatialise sound works that immerse the listener in an emotive, narrative soundscape, making their sonic surroundings an integral part of their presence in this world.
I like to think that natural and synthetic sounds are my palette; microphones, mixing desk and speakers are my pencils. The air between the speakers and your ears is the matter I shape into a very subjective sonic texture: soothing, melancholic, warm, harsh, brutal, detailed, impressionistic, light or heavy.
My hope is that these acoustic waves reach you with the same intensity and depth that move me when I create them, and leave you with the subtlest, most sensual feeling: that an eardrum set in motion by an infinitesimal change in air pressure can offer one of the most holistic experiences our senses have to give.
MORE ABOUT AMBISONIC FORMAT
My obsession with sound, as a musician, acoustician and sound engineer, has gradually opened another level of awareness of my sonic environment. With my Sennheiser Ambeo microphone and Sound Devices MixPre-6 recorder, I capture ambisonic recordings around the world, often alongside one of my favourite analogue camera.
I believe the meditative process of deep listening, taking the time to stop to listen, slowly reconnecting us with our surroundings, is a remedy for the anxiety of our fast-paced world. For me it has become a statement.
In the same spirit, I compose, produce and spatialise sound works that immerse the listener in an emotive, narrative soundscape, making their sonic surroundings an integral part of their presence in this world.
I like to think that natural and synthetic sounds are my palette; microphones, mixing desk and speakers are my pencils. The air between the speakers and your ears is the matter I shape into a very subjective sonic texture: soothing, melancholic, warm, harsh, brutal, detailed, impressionistic, light or heavy.
My hope is that these acoustic waves reach you with the same intensity and depth that move me when I create them, and leave you with the subtlest, most sensual feeling: that an eardrum set in motion by an infinitesimal change in air pressure can offer one of the most holistic experiences our senses have to give.
MORE ABOUT AMBISONIC FORMAT
My obsession with sound, as a musician, acoustician and sound engineer, has gradually opened another level of awareness of my sonic environment. With my Sennheiser Ambeo microphone and Sound Devices MixPre-6 recorder, I capture ambisonic recordings around the world, often alongside one of my favourite analogue camera.
I believe the meditative process of deep listening, taking the time to stop to listen, slowly reconnecting us with our surroundings, is a remedy for the anxiety of our fast-paced world. For me it has become a statement.
In the same spirit, I compose, produce and spatialise sound works that immerse the listener in an emotive, narrative soundscape, making their sonic surroundings an integral part of their presence in this world.
I like to think that natural and synthetic sounds are my palette; microphones, mixing desk and speakers are my pencils. The air between the speakers and your ears is the matter I shape into a very subjective sonic texture: soothing, melancholic, warm, harsh, brutal, detailed, impressionistic, light or heavy.
My hope is that these acoustic waves reach you with the same intensity and depth that move me when I create them, and leave you with the subtlest, most sensual feeling: that an eardrum set in motion by an infinitesimal change in air pressure can offer one of the most holistic experiences our senses have to give.
MORE ABOUT AMBISONIC FORMAT