I often get requests for one to one sessions. Topics range from technical aspects of field recording, equipment choice or expedition planning to listening, acoustic ecology, conservation, marketing, selling sound and many others. While I’m always happy to talk about my work and to share my experiences, this has become less and les sustainable as I spend more time doing it every week.

One solution I’ve found to work is to hold these sessions for a price. I’m confident the information I can offer is well worth a small fee, and if you do it through Patreon you will receive other perks as well (like free sound effects and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage every month). So far I’ve done several of these and all parties were very happy with the outcome.

Do you have questions about the topics I mentioned above or other related ones? Check out my Patreon page and sign up for the $25 tier (at least 3 months support is encouraged) and I will be happy to talk to you. We can also touch base again once you’ve made some progress and I will offer feedback.

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.