For the past two weeks I've been traveling through the US, attending conferences, working with game development studios and doing occasional field recording.
Read MoreAnnouncing sound recording expeditions
After last year's trip to Senegal I think it's time I did a rainforest trip. I still want to go to Africa, so the Congo river basin looks like the best place to do it. The Congo rainforest is the second largest in the world after the Amazon rainforest and is home to a staggering numbers of species. Figures like 400 mammal species, over 1000 bird species show just how diverse this remote part of the world is.
Read MoreStudio work and planning trips
Lately I've been hard at work in the studio, doing game audio and getting through the seemingly endless backlog of recordings. I've also been planning not one but five different trips over the next five months. Needless to say I'm stoked and I can't wait to share more about this.
Read MoreThe African Wild West library is out!
After many months of recording, listening, editing and species IDing I can finally say the African Wild West library is complete. You can check it out in all its glory on my website or at A Sound Effect. I also wrote a pretty lengthy trip diary for ASFX, so if you're a fan of long reads check it out: https://www.asoundeffect.com/senegal-sound-recording/
Read More2017 Holiday Freebies
Happy Holidays from George Vlad and Mindful Audio!
Read MoreQuick dispatch from Dakar
I'm in a hotel room in Dakar waiting to catch my flight back to London. I spent the last three weeks traveling and recording around Senegal accompanied by my friend Matt and with the help of local guide Youssou Badji.
Read MoreField recording trip to Wales
It rained.
Read MoreTonebenders episode about my trip to Africa
I recently wrote a fairly lengthy blog post about my trip to South Africa last year. Earlier this year I also recorded a podcast episode about this (together with Daan Hendriks) for the Tonebenders. If you haven't heard about them go and check out their podcast archive. I've been listening to them ever since the first episode and prior to that I used to read Rene and Tim's blogs. If you have any interest in field recording, sound design or audio post I'm sure you'll love their work.
Coincidentally they just released the episode we recorded, which you can hear on their website. Enjoy: http://tonebenderspodcast.com/06-field-recording-in-south-africa/