This is home of the multimedia-project "The Sound Machine", inspired by Roald Dahl's short story. Cutting-edge electronic music and visual artists from around the world are asked to take this story as the basis for a musical or visual piece, which intends to translate into sound and image the strange and unheard symphonies of flowers, plants and trees.

The revenue from this project will be donated to The Roald Dahl Foundation, no personal or commercial interests are involved. We are talking to several other companies and organizations who support our initiative and are interested in participating, funding or spreading the word. We will publish a list of supporting organizations as the project evolves. Please contact us for details.

The story is this:

Klausner is a man obsessed with sound. He has a theory that there are many, many sounds in the world that humans are just unable to hear due to their high frequencies. He explains to his doctor that he has invented a machine that will allow him to tune in to those frequencies and convert those pitches into audible sound. The first time he tries it out in his yard, he hears shrieking in his headphones as his neighbor cuts roses from her garden. Each time a flower is cut, he hears a shriek. The next day, he tries a bigger experiment. He takes an axe and swings it into a large beech tree. He is horrified to hear the deep and pathetic moan that the tree makes in response. Klausner rushes back to the house and calls his doctor. "Please come. Come quickly. I want someone to hear it. It's driving me mad!" he says.

This is a non-profit independent endeavour, NOT affiliated with The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Dahl & Dahl Ltd., Casarotto Ramsay & Associates or the Roald Dahl Estate. This project is INSPIRED by the story, no material from the story itself will be used in the works created by the participating artists or the artwork.

Please contact us if you have questions regarding the details of this project.