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.


Humpback Whale Spume alongside a lucky sailboat

A California Brown Pelican chilling under the Monterey pier

Humback showing his dorsal fin.


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.