Brian Harnetty

Join us next Thurs. 11/6 at noon for a Library Lunch & Learn with composer & sound artist @bharnetty.bsky.social! He will discuss his new @uncpress.bsky.social book Noisy Memory, the 1st chapter of which details his work w/ recordings in Berea's Special Collections & Archives.

Last week, I was honored to be a finalist for the Artist Elevated Award from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, which recognizes artists and their career growth, creativity, and artistic vision. I was happy to be at the awards ceremony in Columbus, Ohio. Big congrats to the winners!

Hearing the Archive, Land, and Memory with Brian Harnetty Interdisciplinary artist & composer Brian Harnetty discusses his socially-engaged archival recording projects and the communities connected to them.

It was so nice to talk with Art of the Rural about my new book Noisy Memory. Listen here: artoftherural.substack.com/p/hearing-th...

Look/Listen to a New Project: The House (Part 2) Part 2: Making The House

I wrote an essay about my new music/video project "The House" and you can read the second part now, about how I made the project. Read/look/listen: brianharnetty.substack.com/p/looklisten...

The House, by Brian Harnetty track by Brian Harnetty

And, you can purchase the music here: brianharnetty.bandcamp.com/track/the-ho...

Watch/Listen to a New Project: The House Memory, Place, Family, and Sound

And, you can read an essay about it here: brianharnetty.substack.com/p/looklisten...

The House (2025) Before selling our parents' house in early 2024, I made a series of recordings of each room, paying attention to the everyday sounds that are embedded in my…

New video and sound project -- The House -- you can watch and listen to it here: vimeo.com/1096672240

Got my physical copy of the Brooklyn Rail in the mail this weekend—it is exciting to see my interview with John Hastings in print! #noisymemory #appalachianohio

BRIAN HARNETTY with John P. Hastings | The Brooklyn Rail Brian Harnetty is a composer based in Columbus, Ohio. Many of his works and projects begin from listening to audio from sources—spoken word, field recordings, music. Noisy Memory is about the process ...

A few of months ago, I had a great conversation with John P. Hastings about my book Noisy Memory (with @uncpress.bsky.social). Now, it is an article in The Brooklyn Rail! We talked re: archives, creative process, and Appalachian Ohio.

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#noisymemory #appalachianohio

Tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/23) at 6:30pm! Really looking forward to giving a talk as part of the Ross Art Museum "Art and the Environment" Series at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware. I hope to see you there!

Sound Is Magic Podcast | Brian Harnetty | Substack This podcast is a series of audio essays exploring my book, "Noisy Memory: Recording Sound, Performing Archives." It includes archival and field recordings alongside the music from my albums over the ...

All five of the episodes of the Sound Is Magic podcast are now available, based on my book “Noisy Memory” (with @uncpress.bsky.social ). This week, listen to recordings of the monk and writer Thomas Merton: brianharnetty.substack.com/podcast

#noisymemory #wordsandsilences #ThomasMerton

Noisy Memory: Music from the Book, by Brian Harnetty 15 track album

A quick reminder that today is a Bandcamp Friday, and I have signed copies of my new book "Noisy Memory" for sale, which includes a compilation of music (digital album) from the book (which is also offered separately).
#noisymemory #bandcampfriday

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Noisy Memory: Music from the Book, by Brian Harnetty 15 track album

I’ve released a compilation of music that is from my book “Noisy Memory” — It features music that I’ve made over the past two decades. You can find it on Bandcamp: brianharnetty.bandcamp.com/album/noisy-...

AUTHOR READING: Brian Harnetty

This is tonight, at 8:00pm, at @twodollarradiohq.bsky.social -- Stop by (if you are in Columbus, Ohio)!

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Thanks, Chris! I can't wait to read your book -- and congratulations! (Maybe there's something in the Westerville water?)

Brian Harnetty gets to the heart of his practice in ‘Noisy Memory’ – Matter News The musician traces his winding artistic path in his remarkable new memoir, which he’ll celebrate with a reading at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters on Wednesday, Aug. 27.

Today is the official publication date for my new book Noisy Memory with @uncpress.bsky.social! To celebrate, I sat down with Andy Downing from Matter News to talk about the book. I loved his insightful questions! matternews.org/culture/word...

Noisy Memory Composer and sound artist Brian Harnetty explores the remarkable everyday stories of sound recordings and shows us a new way to listen to the past. From murd...

My book Noisy Memory is out tomorrow (but you can still order it today)! And it just so happens that @uncpress.bsky.social is having a sale for the next 48 hours, with 50% off all of their books! Just use the code 01NEWSITE50 when you check out.

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This event is a week from today -- Come to Two Dollar Radio Headquarters in Columbus on Wednesday 8/27 at 8:00pm to celebrate the publication of Noisy Memory!

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Episode 2: Noisy Memory - Silent City Listen to the latest episode of the "Sound Is Magic" Podcast!

You can now listen to the second episode of the Sound Is Magic podcast! It's a personal one, where I discuss the connections between silence, memory, family, and place. I also talk about the album Silent City, which features 3 tracks with Will Oldham.

brianharnetty.substack.com/p/episode-2-...

Episode 1: Noisy Memory - Learning to Listen Listen to the first episode of the "Sound Is Magic" Podcast!

To celebrate the publication of my book Noisy Memory (out on 8/26 with @uncpress.bsky.social ), I made a 5-part podcast that explores sounds/themes from the book. Here is the first episode, where I learned how to listen to archives:

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Now, this is exciting! Thanks for sending me an early copy of my new book Noisy Memory, @uncpress.bsky.social!

Available on 8/26, but you can pre-order it now:
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
(Also, you can get 30% off with: "01UNCP30")

Here are a few sweet photos of my installation from the "Ohio Now: State of Nature" exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati -- you should go! It is up through 9/7, and there are so many other fantastic Ohio artists there that are part of the exhibition. Photos: Wes Battoclette.

This Was Once a Forest, This Was Once a Sea (2025, excerpt) This is "This Was Once a Forest, This Was Once a Sea (2025, excerpt)" by Brian Harnetty on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love…

And, here is a short video excerpt of my project, in case you are curious: vimeo.com/1077411502

Had a great time last night at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati for the opening of the "Ohio Now: State of Nature" exhibition -- met wonderful people there, and all of the artwork was really special. Proud to be a part of it!

This Was Once a Forest: On Glaciers, Old-Growth Forests, and Ancient Seabeds “Ohio Now” Exhibition Opening Friday at Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati

I wrote about a new sound/video installation opening this Friday at the Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati (7-10pm), as part of the "Ohio Now: State of Nature" exhibition. If you are in the area hope to see you there!
brianharnetty.substack.com/p/this-was-o...

Noisy Memory | Brian Harnetty | University of North Carolina Press Composer and sound artist Brian Harnetty explores the remarkable everyday stories of sound recordings and shows us a new way to listen to the past. From murd...

An exciting first for me — my book “Noisy Memory” is now available for pre-order through @uncpress.bsky.social. I love the cover!

Plus you can use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%: www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...

March 5-6: Brian Harnetty

More info:
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This weeklong residency at Appalachian State was cancelled last October because of the flooding in North Carolina. Now, I'm so excited to make it happen in March! If you're near Boone, I'd love to see you there!