The Ice Crusher

photo credit flickr/Fecki This past weekend my in-laws invited me out to the country for a much needed rest.  I...

Brooklyn Landing

I recently took a new job in New York, which meant a departure from the midwest and a homecoming of...

Bowling Departure

I am currently in the midst of a move from the midwest back to the east coast.  I suspect that...

Chickens Chickens Chickens

photo credit Flickr/Carol Mitchell Last year I was hired to record some farm animals for a project and I had...

Transfer Register

Back in 2003 I was hired to record several late 19th century and early 20th century trolleys out in Connecticut...

St. Patty’s Day

Another St. Patrick’s day bit the dust and it left a bunch of drunks in it’s wake.  I am not much...

Cold as Ice

Lately I have had some real trouble recording Owls.  They are not like songbirds where they just pop out of trees...

Lunch

A potential client recently asked me to try and record in a retail store.  That kind of recording presents a...

Please Just Hoot

As a recordist sometimes luck is not on your side.  This past Sunday morning was one of those days.  I was on...

Noisy Corkscrew Swamp

Back in late December of 2008 I was down in Naples, Florida for a short trip and decided to check...

Urban Ducks

Sometimes you don’t know where you might find ducks.  One of my work colleagues, Ochen Kaylan, has chickens and ducks...

U.S. Pond Hockey Championships

The U.S. Pond Hockey Championships took place this past weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Over the course of the weekend, thousands...