SONOSYNTHESIS – Live Bioelectronic Plant Music Concert by TRU SOUND!

PLEASE NOTE: This event is part of PLANTSTOCK 2025 – PRS's celebration of flora in all its splendor and inspiration, in mythos, ritual, wellness, and the arts – but due to limited capacity it is NOT included in

Join us for the very special evening closing event of PLANTSTOCK 2025, an intimate and unforgettable concert held in the festival's upstairs Plantasia Lounge, as sound, performance, and multimedia artist Tru Sound performs SONOSYNTHESIS, an immersive sonic experience created live in harmony with music created by plants!

SONOSYNTHESIS is a living installation and performance exploring the intersection of plant life, sonic technology, and human presence. Rooted in the bioelectric rhythms of plants, the project transforms natural electrical signals into musical data—allowing flora to “speak” through synthesizers, drum machines, and ambient textures.

Part science, part spirit, part sound system—SONOSYNTHESIS frames music as more than entertainment: it’s a form of communication, a container for memory, and a medium for communion. Participants are invited to touch, listen, and interact with living plants connected to MIDI interfaces—each triggering sound in real time, creating improvised compositions shaped by proximity, energy, and intention.

The work exists between disciplines—sound art, electronic music, environmental study, and ritual performance. Inspired by ancestral knowledge systems and Afro-Indigenous understandings of nature as animate, SONOSYNTHESIS reclaims the act of listening as a collaborative, ecological gesture.

Light is food for plants. Music is food for the soul. SONOSYNTHESIS grows in between.

Join us for what promises to be an organic and unforgettable late evening experience!

ABOUT TRU SOUND

Tru (Philip Patrick Harper) is a first-generation Belizean-American artist from Leimert Park, CA. Drawing from his cultural heritage, Tru’s work intersects sound art, performance, and multimedia installation. He has collaborated with institutions such as Center Theatre Group, USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, LA Dance Project, Ballet BC and Netherlands Dance Theatre. His explorations in sound have been featured in major spaces like the Mark Taper Forum, The Greek Theatre and The Whitney Museum. Tru’s practice centers on the fusion of experimental sound with storytelling, technology, and social history.

ABOUT PLANTSTOCK

The Philosophical Research Society proudly presents our second annual PLANTSTOCK festival ~ celebrating flora in all its splendor and inspiration, in mythos, ritual, wellness, and the arts. Blooming from 5/23-5/24, Plantstock is overgrown with workshops and presentations, a panel discussion, screenings, a groovy listening lounge, local plant centric craft vendors and nursery pop-ups, and more!

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ACCESSIBILITY

PRS wants all guests to be able to enjoy our events safely and comfortably. If you require any accessibility accommodation, please reach out to ZXZlbnRzIHwgcHJzICEgb3Jn before showtime and we will be happy to assist you.

Please note this particular event is being held in a space that is not wheelchair accessible.

REFUND POLICIES

All sales are final. There are no refunds for PRS events, except in the event of a medical emergency, including but not limited to a positive COVID-19 test.

In the event that PRS is forced to cancel an event entirely, tickets will be refunded or vouchers offered for a rescheduled event

PARKING

Limited parking is available onsite at PRS in both the front lot (entry from Los Feliz Blvd. when heading east) and back lot (entry from first alley way, off Griffith Park Blvd. from intersection with Los Feliz Blvd.), as well as street parking on Griffith Park Blvd. and on Los Feliz Blvd (after 7pm). We encourage attendees to consider carpooling, walking or biking to events if possible, and to please be considerate of our Los Feliz neighbors when parking.

PRS EVENT POLICIES

• We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
• Events are subject to change without notice, including guest speakers and/or performers.
• We encourage you to arrive at least 30 min. before the scheduled event start time to find parking, enjoy the Bookstore and take your seats.
• Please turn off all mobile devices before the show. Talking and texting are not allowed during the events.
• No filming, audio recording or mobile phone recording of events, screenings, concerts or other programs by audience members is allowed without permission.
• There is no smoking permitted on PRS grounds.
• We strongly encourage guests to wear masks to PRS events to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
• PRS allows Service Animals into the facility under ADA and state guidelines. For further details please visit www.ADA.gov. No animals permitted whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support, under ADA guidelines and CA Health Code.
• Please do not bring outside food or drink into PRS events.
• Weapons are strictly prohibited at PRS events.

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