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Speaker Robb Mills — Designer + Audio Storyteller + Collaborator, Bend Design passes on sale, the Gallery and more.
Speaker Highlight: Robb Mills
Designer + Audio Storyteller + Collaborator
SESSION – Documentary Sound Design: Where Subtlety Meets Significance
Robb Mills dives into his role as sound designer on the Oscar-nominated documentary Hunger Ward, an unflinching spotlight on the weaponization of food in Yemen’s tragically overlooked and ongoing civil war. Learn about his intensely collaborative process with the filmmaker Skye Fitzgerald to subtly recreate and augment the sound in many scenes, returning them to their original emotional depth without fictionalizing or overreaching the intended narrative.
ABOUT ROBB MILLS
Robb Mills has over 20 years of professional audio production experience as a BAFTA-nominated sound designer, music composer and audio specialist for video games, advertising and short films. From Sci-Fi horror blockbusters to children’s educational games to mobile apps, there’s little Robb hasn’t done.
He recently contributed sound design to Hunger Ward, the 2021 Oscar-nominated Best Documentary Short that chronicles the efforts of healthcare workers to thwart the mass starvation of innocent children during the ongoing (yet forgotten) war in Yemen. As a craft, Robb believes sound and music are an ever-fluctuating source of creativity and service.
Robb has a music degree from Ball State University and calls Bend home. He is also a Certified Yoga Therapist and an active member of local restorative justice and equity groups.
Register for Bend Design here: scalehouse.org/benddesign
Scalehouse Gallery
Now-September 25
Local Artists of Color Challenge the Narrative that Central Oregon has “No Diversity.” The art and space seeks to increase BIPOC visibility, promote reflection and connection; and see the region through a different lens by inviting visitors to share their ideas and confront their preconceptions as they experience and interact with the exhibit.
In a community dominated by white voices despite thousands of BIPOC residents, COBIPOC brings together a diverse group of BIPOC people who seek strength in collective justice and mutual support. COBIPOC, through the zine Complex(ion), engages in art and writing as a meeting point, both within diverse BIPOC groups, and as a connector between BIPOC and white communities, leaders and institutions. Complex(ion) is a forum for BIPOC writers, artists, journalists and community members to reclaim our beliefs, our lyrics, our pain, our bodies, our land and our political fight. Below is a list of all artists contributing to Complex(ion).
Learn More here: scalehouse.org/on-exhibit.
Sponsor Highlight: Caldera Arts
Caldera’s mission is to be a catalyst for the transformation of youth through innovative year-round arts and environmental programs. Caldera’s programs nurture creativity and ignite self-expression, transforming the way that youth engage in their lives, families and communities.
Learn more here: calderaarts.org.