Sonic Journal

Sonic Journal Blogcast #13 - A binaural spring water soundscape. 2021. Each week or so i look forward to visiting a local spring, where water flows out of an old pipe in the side of a hill, under a road, into a stone basin and out down into the fields... 

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #12 - This is an audio version of the Sonic Journal Blog entry 'Early May Moorland Field Trip [Dryburn Moor Night sounds]'. A binaural account from a field trip in early May 2022, I bring thoughts and feelings from my time up on the open moors in the North Pennines / Northumberland. The nighttime soundscapes in May are stark and distinctive. Such a special place.

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #11 - **Binaural recording - please wear headphones for best listening experience**

Today we are marking the Balinese new year and day of Nyepi with an appreciation of going back to nature and a binaural dawn chorus recording from an English woodland on the borders of Herefordshire. Enjoy this soundscape recording, but if you can take the time to be outside and amongst nature without being tethered to technology, then do that too :)

#dayofsilence #soundscape #binaural

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #10 - This is an account of a summer solstice woodland recording session with a good friend and nature connection expert, Alex Hampson. The actual interview is for a project, which I hope to share at a later date, so in this episode i share some of my thoughts from the day on the location, surroundings and recording process.

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #9 - This is an audio version of the Sonic Journal Blog entry 'Listening, Really Listening' [Original post: July 12th, 2021]. When I meet people for the first time when out working (as in, recording) and they take an interest in what i am doing, the first question they tend to ask is about the kit I am using; what mics, which DAW i use for mixing, etc. This is fine as I love a good gear chat, but the equipment is only a tool, what I am really doing is listening. The listening always comes first...

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #8 - This is an audio version of the Sonic Journal Blog entry 'Bike Mic' [Original post: July 12th, 2021]. To bring new and interesting sonic worlds into my practice is an ongoing journey, and with the concept of binaural and spatial audio in mind and the ability to put the listener at the centre of a sonic stage to experience a soundscape from within rather than as a forward observer, my thoughts led me to a favourite activity of mine, cycling...

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #7 - This is an audio version of the Sonic Journal Blog entry 'Creating for Space' [Original post: August 18th, 2021]. Thoughts on Immersive audio and music production have lead me to explore more widely Ideas for creating Immersive soundscapes constructed from recording out in the field, but why create the entire sound experience? Why not create for a desired location, leaving space for nature's own soundscape? 

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #6 - This is an audio version of the Sonic Journal Blog entry 'Isolated Sound vs Ambience' [Original post: July 16th, 2021]. Thoughts on capturing sounds both close up and in distant fields, to bring a natural feeling of a space while combining multiple mic techniques.

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #5 - This is an audio version of the Sonic Journal Blog entry 'August Swifts' [Original post: August 25th, 2021]. Summer 2021 as a sound memory for me will be evening walks and the immersive sound of Swifts all around as the light dips down towards night. A unique time of year which I always look forward to.

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Sonic Journal Blogcast #4 - This is an audio version of the Sonic Journal Blog entry 'Being Freelance: How I Do It' [Original post: October 9th, 2021]. Some thoughts and notes on how I approach managing life, creativity and business in order to progress and achieve a balance.

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