±«Óãtv

is a Belfast based musician, originally from East Sussex in England. To date she has released three studio albums, which have garnered over 15 million Spotify streams, but though she loves music and makes a living with sound she suffers from debilitating tinnitus.

Isobel explains what it was like when silence was gone from her life, and how she came to manage the constant ‘passenger’ in her head - tinnitus.

is a music teacher, acoustic ecologist, and sound artist Cavan who works with sound and music. One of his recent projects ‘Silence’, centres on his search for ‘natural silence’ by collecting soundscapes from some of the most remote places in Scotland.

We went along with Cavan to see how he captures natural silence, learn why preserving quietness is so important, and how tricky it can actually be to escape the noise pollution of the digital age.

Emma Smith runs the l, one of the most popular UK ASMR channels.

Emma explains how the soft and gentle sounds of ASMR videos can allow people to relax, and provide one space in a frantically noisy digital world to relax and quiet the mind.

Dr David Toop is an English musician, author, and professor and chair of audio culture and improvisation at the London College of Communication

He tells us that he thinks that silence is relative.  He says that throughout history people have always sought out silence from everyday noise.  He explains that in Victorian times men of letters built themselves sound proof rooms but were then distracted by the slightest noise.  He argues that silence is actually the enemy of peace.

 is a London based journalist with a particular interest in culture, technology, travel, and art.

She tells us how she discovered noise-cancelling headphones and why she now thinks they may be the ultimate survival tool for modern life.