Welcome to Echo Universe, a journey into a universe of sound.

Song from Urban Environments is an upcoming audio and visual release that is about the environmental sounds of NYC. It contains 10 ambient tracks composed over environmental feild recordings. To accompany each track, a micro-universe is displayed in the form of a symbol and representation of the environment. Both audio and visual are to be experienced together. They are available as podcast and will be available May 16, 2008 as a limited edition CD package.

Visit Echo Universe on myspace to hear sound samples : http://www.myspace.com/echouniverse

If a tree falls in the forest... is a two part sound installation using environmental sound.
Part I : A participatatory public sound installation in which the entire exhibit was documented by audio, photographs and video.
Part II : The documentation was then compiled into a moving symbol using a traditional Hindu mandala representing a community. The new symbol is an abstraction of the installations environment and activity.


The installation page can be found here



Echo Universe is a project created by Matt Ell under the guidance of Paul Sahre and Hannah Yampolsky for the School of Visual Arts BFA Graphic Design Program.