About

Karl Birrane is a multidisciplinary artist who works with video, audio, and graphic design.

As part of the School of Arts and Cultures technical team, he leads equipment provision and technical support for practice-based Journalism degrees.

He also has provided media production services for research projects and events such as the Disrupted Knowledge Podcast.

Experience

Audio Production

• Disrupted Knowledge Podcast (2024). Produced by Karl Birrane. Newcastle University, School of Arts and Cultures.
• Live In Your (Cumberland) Arms (2024). Audio Mixing and Video Production by Karl Birrane. Newcastle Upon Tyne, The Upside.
• A Night Long Ago (2022). Music Production by Karl Birrane. Gateshead, Penguins Per Second.

Graphic Design

• Panic At The Tesco (2024). Album Artwork by Karl Birrane. Newcastle Upon Tyne, The Upside.
• Reconociéndonos/ Getting to know each other. Intercambio gráfico/ Printmaking exchange (2023). Event Brochure by Karl Birrane. Newcastle University.
• There Are No Normal Conversations Anymore (2020). Artwork by Karl Birrane. Sheffield, DUCK.

Video Production

• Technician's Partnership Conference (2024), Video Editing by Karl Birrane. Newcastle University, Technicians Commitment.
• ICMS Orpheus Symposium (2024) Video Production by Karl Birrane, Newcastle University, International Centre for Music Studies 
• Cheese Bags (2024) Directed by Karl Birrane. Newcastle Upon Tyne, The Upside
• Screaming / Dreaming (2023) Directed by Catrin Huber, Edited by Karl Birrane. Newcastle University, School of Arts and Cultures.
• Look: Graffiti of the High Level Bridge (2023) Directed by Karl Birrane. Gateshead, Flatcap Machine.
• What Fresh Hell: Live At The Packhorse (2023) Directed by Karl Birrane. Leeds, What Fresh Hell.

Exhibitions and Screenings

• Catrin Huber: Screaming / Dreaming (2023). Video production and technical support. Antikensammlung, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Germany.
• Positively Creative: An Evening of Art, Poetry, Music and Film (2020). Curation, video production, events management and technical support. Online arts festival.
• PROJECTIONS (2017 - 2019). Digital projection, analogue film projection, audio mixing and technical support. Artists Moving Image Programme, Tyneside Cinema
• Random Acts: First Acts (2017 - 2018). Film distribution, DCP creation and blu-ray authoring. Short film screenings at cinemas across the UK.
• Films by Young Film Makers (2009 - 2011). Curation, Distribution and projection. Short film screenings at film making groups across West Yorkshire.

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