GV x Google for Sound Matters

December 18, 2025

Over the past year I had the immense pleasure of working with Google again on Phase 2 of the Sound Matters project. I am finally back in the studio and I can talk a little bit about our work.

Wildscreen and a few cool films

October 24, 2024

Last week I spent a few lovely days in Bristol attending Wildscreen film festival. It was my first time at Wildscreen and I had a chance to hang out with some very cool people who work on natural history productions.

Sound Matters collection for Google Pixel - recorded by George Vlad

September 5, 2024

It’s been a huge privilege to work with several teams at Google on Sound Matters, a collection of birdsong audio elements for the new Pixel phones, Chrome browser, Fitbit app and others.

Field recording tools of the trade

At the lower end of the price spectrum, field recording equipment will yield relatively similar results. A few dB of self noise won’t make a huge difference if the recordist hasn’t mastered the other tools of the trade, the ones that can’t be bought. Let’s examine some lesser known but rather more important tools that are sure to improve your field recording practice.

Introduction to Freestyle field recording

Freestyle field recording is a flexible approach to recording nature and wildlife sounds outside of the studio or any controlled environment, developed by George Vlad. While traditional methods are prescriptive and rigid, Freestyle field recording encourages deliberate experimentation and a very organic workflow.

Listening session at the House of Lords in Westminster

I recently received an invitation to play some of my soundscapes and to tell stories about conservation. While there’s nothing unusual about that, the setting was definitely novel for me.

A collection of Owl sounds

Owls are awesome and worth learning about. What better place to start than a curated selection of owl recordings, captured by your favourite wildlife sound recordist!

The 2025 Soundscape Fund

How can field recording make a difference for conservation and environmental causes? I get this question a lot, and one of the answers is here. Once a year I team up with Thomas Rex Beverly and Andy Martin to raise money for environmental NGOs.