A couple of weeks ago, I watched The Singing Planet, a documentary film by Liz McKenzie about the voices of the natural world. This is a highly… Read more “Review: The Singing Planet”
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The practice of Field Recording – A personal retrospective
Upon the kind invitation from David Woje to be a guest in his podcast Ambisonic Spaces, I took myself to think deeply – or rather to organize… Read more “The practice of Field Recording – A personal retrospective”
No more Instagram
It sounds like I am making a big thing of such an insignificant decision that barely affects any other person than me. Every since I started to… Read more “No more Instagram”
The silence of the Pyrenees: a field recordist’s journey
In August I hiked and camped in the Pyrenees and it triggered a set of questions, many related to field recoding. Here’s an essay I wrote about… Read more “The silence of the Pyrenees: a field recordist’s journey”
Doubts and wanderings of a field recordist / entry two
A very needed event happened – it rained. Fears have been growing that it is less frequent or less strong than what is needed. They say it’s… Read more “Doubts and wanderings of a field recordist / entry two”
Doubts and wanderings of a field recordist / entry one
Yesterday I noticed how much the soundscape changed along with all the colours. I landed here out of the grey, 360 days ago, with shreds of my… Read more “Doubts and wanderings of a field recordist / entry one”
Guest DJ at WFMU’s Radio Row
Last night, my first guest mix aired at the great WFMU’s Radio Row. Invited by Olivia Bradley-Skill, I was super happy to put this together. Just a… Read more “Guest DJ at WFMU’s Radio Row”
THE ART OF FIELD RECORDING – Bernie Krause and Melissa Pons
The Great Animal Orchestra was one of the books about field recording I took more pleasure and knowledge from. A lot of what I looked for in… Read more “THE ART OF FIELD RECORDING – Bernie Krause and Melissa Pons”
“you wanted to speak about darkness?”
“Relax and listen slow”: that’s how Adriene, in The Blind Tourist Podcast, opens our long, oneiric and almost too deep conversation for a warm countryside afternoon for… Read more ““you wanted to speak about darkness?””
“Loving our work, self-care & recording the world”
Hi, hello! I know it has been a while, but here I come with some updates and resources for you. This summer, yours truly has been invited… Read more ““Loving our work, self-care & recording the world””
Melissa Pons 