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Melissa Pons

Melissa Pons

field recordist & sound designer

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Review: The Singing Planet

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”

January 6, 2023 by melissa pons

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”

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 by melissa pons

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”

November 21, 2022 by melissa pons

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”

September 1, 2022 by melissa pons

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”

April 30, 2022May 1, 2022 by melissa pons

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”

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 by melissa pons

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”

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 by melissa pons

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”

December 19, 2021 by 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?””

September 22, 2021March 17, 2022 by melissa pons

“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””

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by melissa pons

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