Sound.

Sound is designed presence: rhythm shaping emotion and behavior.

That’s sonic architecture at its most intimate.

I’m slightly noise-sensitive, which just means I notice.
I hear refrigerator hums, overhead light buzz, the acoustic texture of rooms.
Silence isn’t the absence of sound; it’s the presence of wanted sound.

The first time I felt music move from one ear to the other in my headphones,
it felt like an out-of-body experience.
Then I learned it was panning; intentional spatial design.

Sound isn’t just what you hear.
It’s where you hear it from,
how it moves through space,
what it asks your body to do.

Music does this powerfully.

Amapiano makes you move before you decide to.
Afrobeats puts you in a room with others even when you’re alone; communal by design.
Soca makes space feel celebratory, like the air itself is vibrating with joy.
R&B slows time down, three minutes becoming an entire evening.
Jazz keeps you present and alert, following where it’s going because you can’t predict it.
EDM builds tension and release, literally manipulating your nervous system’s anticipation.

Sound architects both space and time.

A song can make a small room feel vast
or place you in a memory from years ago.

It’s intention made audible.

Sound is how systems reveal their rhythm.
It’s the pulse of connection between energy and emotion because to listen deeply is to detect structure within movement.

How Sound Connects to the Other 7

SIGHT → A sudden noise makes you turn your head.

SCENT → Sound volume pre-determines scent intensity.

TOUCH → Subwoofers vibrate your chest; noise-canceling headphones create pressure you can feel.

TASTE → Your brain has a hard time processing complex flavor when it's managing auditory overload.

SPACE → High ceilings create reverb. Carpeted rooms absorb sound. Open offices are my acoustic nightmares because sound has nowhere to go.

TIME → A three-minute song is three minutes of structured time. Sound is how you experience duration.

SYSTEM → The sonic environment you inhabit is pre-selected, pre-compressed, pre-optimized.

Where Sound Becomes Experience

These aren't sponsorships, just examples:

Architecture & Acoustic Design:

• Libraries

• Solidcore

Technology & Interface:

• Bang & Olufsen

• Apple (Focus Status)

Music & Sonic Experience:

• Spotify Wrapped

• Tiny Desk Concerts (NPR)