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Alan Flindt

Music Journalist / Copywriter / Sound DesignerSheffield, United Kingdom
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Alan Flindt

Music Journalist / Copywriter / Sound DesignerSheffield, United Kingdom
About me
Words for DJ Mag, Exposed Mag, Party for the People, Insert + more. Long form / interviews / premieres / gig reviews and SEO. Tracks released on Casa Voyager, Boxed + more. From London, based in Sheffield.
Projects
  • Premieres
    PremieresVarious writings for underground club music premiered on Insert. Music from Local Action, More Time Records, Permahigh + more.
  • Interviews
    InterviewsA selection of interviews I've pitched, recorded and transcribed. Varying platforms and scenes - from punk adjacent EBM and techno in London, local underground radio in Sheffield to conversations on Arabic funk, jazz and post-colonialism. Check out more of my writing here.
  • Kankyō Ongaku - Ambient Music, Space and Urbanity
    Kankyō Ongaku - Ambient Music, Space and UrbanityA long form article I wrote in November 2018 on ambient music, primarily focused on the 'environmental music' scene born in 80's Japan. Looks into ambient's relationship to tangible spaces, architecture and the noise of late capitalism, while exploring ties to contemporary scenes (New Atlantis, Yamaneko, Local Action etc.)
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Projects credited in
  • CPF INC. at Tate Britain
    CPF INC. at Tate BritainAs part of 'Dystopian Narratives' Late at Tate Britain, CPF Inc. was a commissioned piece in response to 'The Deluge' - a painting by Jacob More. CPF Inc. was an animation aiming to highlight the subjectivity and bias of predictive algorithms that impact most of our digital experience. It imagined a corporation that relies entirely on these algorithms to provide an (albeit useless) fortune telling service. This fortune telling service came in the form of a watery reflective space for each view
Work history
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    Sound DesignTate Britain
     - London, United KingdomFreelance
    Produced the sound for an animation screened at the Tate Britain. Part of the 'Dystopian Narratives' instalment of the Late at Tate series.
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    Content and Marketing CopywriterParty For The People
     - Sheffield, United KingdomInternship
    Artist interviews, long form articles, premieres, social media marketing & general copy. Working with Wordpress, Slack, Trello, Airtable. The freedom to pitch and publish my own ideas, contact promoters, artists, record shops for interview etc...
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Skills
  • Music Journalism
  • Sound Design
  • Interviewing
  • Interview Transcribing
Education
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    BA History and Philosophy, 2:1.University of Sheffield
    Sheffield, United Kingdom