Liam Benjamin Bratchford

Live at east London's Biddle Bros this Thursday January 29th celebrating Independent Venue Week: Tom Davison + Harvey Young + Liam Bratchford + Guests 8pm ~ free entry! /events/1468413371552304/ @biddlebros @tomdavisonpyjamas @h.arveyyoung @l_bbratch @ivw_uk #livemusic #event #biddlebros #freeentry #independentvenue

🌞 Looking back to summer outtakes from The Hundred Club 🌞 Featuring workshops with.... 🌞@l_bbratch and @chloecooooooper at Thamesmead Festival 🌞 @studiobecomingx and @alternativeschoolofeconomics at @bostallgardensfriendsgroup Parksfest (ACE pic courtesy @riordantyson ) 🌞@sahra_hersi at C2K and TACO! Print Studio 🌞@lorelleaboagye and @ruth.beale at @somersethousestudios 🌞@ackroydharvey at TACO! Print Studio 🌞 The Hundred Club was initiated by Ruth Beale and is produced by TACO! Summer sessions made possible by @royal_greenwich @thamesmeadnow @somersethousestudios

Very happy to have done sound for this one! We’re so proud to announce the world premiere of our BFI X ELEVEN FILM X Marauder picture short film ‘BABY’ at the 69th BFI London Film Festival. We can’t wait to share our ‘BABY’ with the world. SCREENINGS:
Monday, 13 October 2025 | @ 20:40 | Vue West End Screen 5 | Mapped Out Futures Thursday, 16 October 2025 | @ 20:50 | BFI Southbank NFT4, | Mapped Out Futures CREDITS DIRECTED: Simisolaoluwa Akande | @simi.notes WRITTEN: Mojola Akinyemi | @mojola.ak PRODUCED BY: Maxine Gordon | @jammedjj EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: BFI Network | @bfinetwork | @networkfhm Eleven film | @elevenfilmltd Marauder Pictures | @marauder.pictures ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | @josephbushell STARRING:
Mamley Djangmah |@mamleydjangmah Jadesola Odunjo|@jadeodunjo_ Kemi Adekoya | @KemiAdekoya_ Nasa Ohalete | @nasaohalete Featuring: Mevis Birungi| @mevcreative Modupe Adeyeye | @mvngobest Arnold Chukwu |@arnold.chukwu DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:Scarlett Gardner| @scarlettgardner_ EDITOR: Clare Maleeny | @claremaleeny SOUND EDITOR & SOUND MIXER: Joseph Field Eccles | @field.eccles MUSIC COMPOSER: Tope Olufemi | @culturalwerker First AD: James Cleave |@jamescleavedirector PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Menelik Simpson |@maws_03 SCRIPT SUPERVISOR: Ruari White | @ruari_white PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Fiorella Pomarino Dextre|@fiorellapomarino COSTUME DESIGNER: Nanaama Zie |@nanaamazie MAKEUP & SPECIAL EFFECTS: Abigail Alexander & Kym Menzies-Foster |@abigailalexander_mua & @kymmenziesfoster Hair Stylist: Zsuzsanna Rapi| @its.me.zuzu 1st ASSISTANT CAMERA:Roisin Byrne |@roisins_hard_drive 2nd ASSISTANT CAMERA: Ben Hovington |@benhovington GAFFER: Georgie Fenny |@georgiefen SPARK: James Hawkins & Emanuel Neagu |@jehawk_ & @el.neagu SOUND RECORDIST: Liam Bratchford |@l_bbratch PRODUCTION DESIGN ASSISTANT: Lucy Martin |@hotgluewithlucy PRODUCTION DESIGN RUNNER:Pharrell Jarrett | @pharr3llj COSTUME SUPERVISOR: Glow-Anne Crawford |@glowcrawford VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST : Lexie Wyn | @lexieee Colour House: DOMA | @doma.works Colourist: Thomas Kumeling | thomaskumeling

‘The Art of Foley’ workshop ran by @colourcollider and I at @taco_yap_yippeeee in August. Using a wide range of materials the children created sonic narratives, acting out the various sounds within their created film scenes. We worked at multiple stations : footsteps, wet sounds, movement and specific sounds. Together with the children we experimented with the a wide range of materials including watermelon , hay, rice, rubber gloves, celery and much more! Lots of fun, Thank you @taco_yap_yippeeee for having us. Look forward to the next one!

Very happy to have been part of @dechiewhy ‘s latest short film RITUALS. For this project I was sound recordist as well as doing Post-Production Foley and SFX (including snail sex😮‍💨). Director/writer/composer: @dechiewhy Assistant Director: @LorraineKhamali DOP: @ryanashleyjames Head Producer: @Harielle_atanalindor @atanalindor Assistant Producer: @Sarahxayesha Camera Op (Analog): @omarssultan Camera Op (Digital): @Kem_brwn Gaffer: @Niyiferreira Sound Op: @l_bbratch Photography: @yiling_zhao_ Set Design: @Hirotakafuk PA/Casting: @Minmie Stylist: @Yoonin Creative consultant/sourcing: @amityquartermaine Makeup: @Nayeon.mua Editor: @Hungjuitsao Colourist: @valdezdjacob Talent Lead: @barmaldonado Lead: @minghsiang9 Soundtrack Composer: @dechiewhy Saxophone: @lukeqhoang Guitar: @Jadontt Special thanks to @Dijonss Harry Barber (@dadbod_films ) (@harry.bbarber ) Jamie Ledson (@lastlightcinema ) (@jamieledson ) Martin King (@maluki97

Instrument-making workshop for @createontheestate , led by myself and @bodie.stanley Together we designed and then built instruments using household recyclables and food. After this we held several recording sessions where the kids could have a jam with their instruments both solo and in collaboration. Swipe to last slide to listen! Key points behind the workshop: - Learning the sonic qualities of the materials -Learning how to utilise and combine the materials to create interesting sound textures - Listening with greater sensitivity - Musical collaboration skills A lot of fun!

‘Soundscape composition and painting in response to sound’ - WORKSHOP This workshop was for @createontheestate , led by myself and @bodie.stanley The children worked collaboratively to build a live soundscape, using a collection of my field recordings. Layering them on top of an ambient music piece I made for the workshop. Simultaneously, another group made a collaborative painting in response to the soundscape they were hearing. Aims of the workshop : Deepening our ability to listen and decipher what we’re hearing Experimenting with the layering of sound and how this creates shifts in mood / atmosphere The layering of sound to create a scene Expand our awareness of the sounds around us Learning to work in collaboration and respond to the others Skip to the last slide to listen to a snippet of the soundscape!

‘Nostalgia’ A film by @yani.zwave , Soundtrack by me. Monologue written by me, read by Jingwei Zhang Actor @mel_mailisu The film is about a Japanese author now living in London, struggling to find inspiration in a city that feels cold and very foreign to her.

‘Meaning/less’ is an on-going series of workshops exploring communication outside of language. The workshops consist of various non-sensical vocal exercises and collaborative writing. The intention behind the workshops is to investigate what happens when we untie expression from an intended ‘meaning’. Language is useful for many things but in my experience it can be constricting in terms of finding new ways of relating to eachother and ourselves, and venturing into new realms of experience. Some key points: Challenging the notion that the ‘meaningless’ cannot be significant. Investigating the ‘meaningless’ means stepping outside of our familiar frameworks of knowledge Moving into new, deeper modes of attention , beyond the binaries of sense and non-sense Meaning arises in the mode of attention, rather than the content of one’s experience Collective exploration of the unknown For workshop enquiries, send me a DM :)

‘Wood, fire and steel’ (2022) 15 x 20 cm Wood and steel bolts DM me for sales enquiries :)

‘Listening Piece’ (2022) Installation Sound piece duration : 46 minutes Plywood, MDF, Reconstituted foam, Speakers I made this sound Installation for the Central Saint Martins 2022 Degree show. This piece came as part of the progression from the sound workshops I lead. The workshops focus on the exploration of sound without ‘meaning’. The soundscape in the dome was made only using recordings from these workshops. Similarly the soundscape heard in the dome doesn’t aim at proposing a meaning, it doesn’t aim to propose itself to be anything other than what it is. The idea is to focus the participant on the materiality of the sound itself. The emphasis is on one’s experience of the sound rather than one’s interpretation of it - proposing that meaning lies in the mode of attention rather than the content of one’s experience. Thank you to everyone who came to see the show! DM me for any enquiries to house, exhibit or use the sound dome.

‘Investigations on wood, tea and metal’ , (2022) Installation Wood, tea and metal 3.5M x 2.5M One of my pieces for the CSM Fine Art degree show.