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
    Humback Whale showing off his tail
  • Who says water and electronics don't mix?
    Who says water and electronics don't mix?
  • A Rissos Dolphin breaching
    A Rissos Dolphin breaching
  • Problem solving in the field.
    Problem solving in the field.
  • Rissos Dolphin alongside our boat
    Rissos Dolphin alongside our boat
  • Hydrophones overboard!  Monitoring the field recordings.
    Hydrophones overboard! Monitoring the field recordings.
  • Watching the hydrophones carefully and listening for activity.
    Watching the hydrophones carefully and listening for activity.
  • Rissos Dolphins
    Rissos Dolphins
  • Rissos Dolphins
    Rissos Dolphins
  • Humpback Whale Spume alongside a lucky sailboat
    Humpback Whale Spume alongside a lucky sailboat
  • A California Brown Pelican chilling under the Monterey pier
    A California Brown Pelican chilling under the Monterey pier
  • Humback showing his dorsal fin.
    Humback showing his dorsal fin.
  • Humpback whale fluke.
    Humpback whale fluke.
  • Listening hard for signs of activity.
    Listening hard for signs of activity.

Underwater Work Images 2013

  • My dive buddy at Point Lobos, near Monterey CA
    My dive buddy at Point Lobos, near Monterey CA
  • Shameless underwater selfie.
    Shameless underwater selfie.
  • Long arms of kelp at Point Lobos.
    Long arms of kelp at Point Lobos.