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Being Hear, Short Film on Gordon Hempton’s Sonic Ecology
National Geographic has the exclusive streaming of ‘Being Hear‘, a short film dedicated to Gordon Hempton’s philosophy and practice around listening and sound ecology. “In lyrical short film Being Hear, filmmakers Palmer Morse and Matt Mikkelsen capture Hempton in his element…
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‘Earth is a Solar Powered Jukebox’, New Book by Gordon Hempton
Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, known as “The Sound Tracker” has published Earth is a Solar Powered Jukebox, a new book dedicated to explore his scientific and artistic perspectives around environmental sound, field recording and sound design. “Presented in two parts, Forces of…
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The Quietest Square Inch in the U.S.
Reaching the quietest square inch of land in the U.S. is literally a walk in the park. Well, a rainforest, to be precise. To find it, you hike along the Hoh River in the heart of Olympic National Park, past bigleaf…
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Gordon Hempton Video Interview with Holly Hughes
Great interview with Gordon Hempton at the Edmonds Community College. via field recording group
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TEDx Amazônia: Gordon Hempton
One day,Gordon Hempton , slept on the grass. A storm fell and he continued asleep in the rain. That was the day he became fascinated with the sounds of nature. For 25 years, his job is to record sounds that…
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One Square Inch of Silence
Take a listening journey with professional sound recordist Gordon Hempton to One Square Inch of Silence, a Hoh Rain Forest location in Olympic National Park he has publicly designated as the quietest place in the lower 48 United States. Defined…