PROJECTS// UNDERWATER SOUND
Whale Recordings
I have been a light commercial diver for many years, and an ocean lover since I was a child. Recording whales at Monterrey Bay has been a consistent project for the past 5 years. As part of my teaching at Stanford University, I teach students how to make hydrophones, which we then use to record whale and dolphin sounds. These sounds are then integrated into many of my compositions and installations. Below are a collection of images from my most recent field recording session with students from Stanford University.
If you’d like to make your own hydrophone you can check out my tutorial here.
Field Recording Images 2013
Humback Whale showing off his tail
Who says water and electronics don't mix?
A Rissos Dolphin breaching
Problem solving in the field.
Rissos Dolphin alongside our boat
Hydrophones overboard! Monitoring the field recordings.
Watching the hydrophones carefully and listening for activity.
Rissos Dolphins
Rissos Dolphins
Humpback Whale Spume alongside a lucky sailboat
A California Brown Pelican chilling under the Monterey pier
Humback showing his dorsal fin.
Humpback whale fluke.
Listening hard for signs of activity.
Underwater Work Images 2013
My dive buddy at Point Lobos, near Monterey CA
Shameless underwater selfie.
Long arms of kelp at Point Lobos.