We are delighted to present a SOTYA special compiled by black_ops featuring an hour of sound from previous years highly commended and winning entries.
Sound of The Year Awards (SOTYA) has been celebrating sound in all its forms and from all corners of the world since 2020 when it was founded by The Radiophonic institute. Judged by a panel of leading lights from the international sound community, the annual award show partners with major institutions such as the Natural History Museum and Southbank Centre with coverage on BBC Radio stations. There have been over 2.5k submissions from over 70 countries. Judges for the awards have included Chris Watson, Matmos, Bernie Krause, Matthew Herbert, Kate Carr, Kirsty Whalley and Jez Riley- French.
The deadline for submissions this year is 28th February 2025. You can submit entries via soundoftheyearawards.com
Jacek Smolicki – BLACK LIVES MATTER demonstration in Vancouverm
Alexandros Hadjitimotheou – Aural Prespa
Jacek Smolicki – NYC Police communication during demonstrations
Martha Mutiso – A wild Feast in Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Vicki Hallett – Port Jackson Shark Egg
Emily Peasgood – Listening Desk
Charles Van Kirk – Archipelagos
Alp Tuğan – Eastanbul
Alkis Karagiannis-Avar and Melia Karagianni-Avar – Community Sounds
Camille FolettoIt – it_s not in the music score
RM_2Begoniaflowers
Lia Mice – Chaos Bells
Jakub Orzęcki – Bombina Bombina Mysterious Call
The 1st grade class (1°U) of the Primary School Livio Tempesta in Quattro Castella (RE) Italy
Emily Peasgood – The sound of biodiversity disappearing from London_s freshwater ponds
Cosmin Sandu – Free Palestine Protest
François Van Kerrebroeck – Lavadero en Otos, España
The Musikschule Monheim am Rhein – Landschaftspark Rheinbogen (City Park)
Mathias Arrignon – thunder of applauses in a residential area in Fresnes
Juan Carlos Vasquez – Channel Zero
Year 2 – Croydon, South London Ark Oval
Samuel Jurkovič – DISTANCE
Jake Mehew – 15 September 2023 R9A Arrowhead
Kelly Rafuse – Surreal Ice Sounds at Medicine Lake
Jamey Scott – Raised by Wolves
Geo Aghinea – Co-existing with sound via hearing aids
Peter Annear – Anastasia churns butter by hand
Jake Parry – The Grain of the Voice
Finbarr Dillon – Weddellscape
Martha Mutiso – Tree Hyrax in Mt Kenya
Yoichi Kamimura – The Disorderly Harmony Orchestra
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Hepworth Class (Y5) – Todmorden Market
RM_5Craftmanship
Photo by Pablo Diserens of the Sólheimajökull Glacier in Iceland