Sound is something that seems quite mystical to me, mystical in the way that physics and astronomy are. Religion and science sometimes seem to be against each other, but actually a lot of the time religion preempts science and shows that our instinct generally points us in the right direction. For example, Buddhism tell us that 'the world is sound' which although might seem very philosophical and scientifically wooly on one hand, on the other hand currently the majority of theoretical physicists are telling us that matter can be explained by 'string theory' which has definite parallels to sound.
So I find sound mystical. I also find it uplifting depending on the sound. I don't think anyone could disagree that music has the potential to stir emotion. Have you ever wondered why that is? Music is fairly quantifiable and certainly repeatable, so imagine the possibility that emotion can be triggered by a rational set of scientific theories based on waveform interaction! Exciting, huh? Of course, emotion is more complicated than a chart of numbers, but I still find it amazing how the sound of music can cause such fast emotional responses. Mood might effect our perception of music, but by the same token perceiving music can affect mood too. The Hindu notion of Om is a good historical example of sound being recognised as important to health and spirituality. I think its important to accept sound as something that is very important to our being, and not to take it for granted (or put a premium on it!).
Finally I find sound fascinating. I'm very interested in how to make and break sounds, and how our perceptions are related to the physical world. I suppose my work is about trying to understand the world I inhabit. I want to understand and manipulate perception. I believe that by altering and exploring perception people can understand themselves a bit better, and also empathise with other peoples thoughts and states of mind better, which is a good thing. Induvindualism is good, but if our impact on this planet is to be improved then we need to get to grips with the fact that we are in it together. Ghandi said "we must become the change we want to see" and a great friend of mine said "dont shit in the bath". Take from that what you will and discard the chaff.
