Brandon LaBelle is an artist and writer working with sounds, places, bodies, and cultural frictions. He is the author of "Background Noise: Perspectives on Sound Art" (Continuum 2006) and co-editor of the "Surface Tension" (Errant Bodies) series. His recent work "prototypes for the mobilization and broadcast of fugitive sound" was exhibited at the Enrico Fornello Gallery, Prato. He teaches at the University of Copenhagen and is currently developing projects on auditory design, emotional geographies and street cultures.