Announcements and Events
NSS events (titled in green) are planned so people of like interests can explore new venues, exchange information, and meet other sound recordists. Each event offers members the opportunity to hone a different set of skills by exploring a variety of skills, sites and recording situations. We welcome and encourage suggestions from our members regarding new areas of interest to explore and exciting recording locations to visit, experiences with new equipment, and how sound recordings are being used. For your convenience we also list selected events presented by other organizations.
Friday-Sunday, June 25-27, 2010 - NSS 25th Annual Field Workshop
San Francisco State University Field Station, Yuba Pass, CA.
Excite your ears—explore nature sound recording and natural quiet
NSS presents the Twenty-Sixth Annual Field Recording Workshop in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. This year’s theme is "Vision of Sound."
Featured speakers at this year’s workshop are "The Sound Tracker," Gordon Hempton, Emmy award-winning nature recordist and author of One Square Inch of Silence and the subject of a new documentary film, Soundtracker, by Nick Sherman. Hempton and Sherman will present the film at the workshop. The program also includes John Muir Laws, illustrator, naturalist and teacher, author of The Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada and the new Laws Pocket Guide; director Gina Farr of Farr Visions and the creator of Wild Sound Stories; and Dan Dugan, renowned sound designer. Each guest has a unique point of view of the natural world and vividly expresses him or herself through art, environmental activism and education. As an additional option, participants may choose to take an overnight backpack on Sunday June 27th to a recording location free from mechanical sound, organized by Steve Sergeant of the Sierra Club.
Workshop participants learn about nature sound recording and technical equipment during daily sessions in the field with experienced recordists. Evening lecture sessions will include film, lecture, and discussion. The participants will learn about equipment and microphone handling techniques, and will be able to build a windscreen in our always-popular “Build Your Own Windscreen” session. The workshop is open to both amateurs and professionals, and families are welcome. Accommodations are in comfortable tent cabins in a beautiful setting beside the Yuba River.
The "early bird" (prior to June 1) cost of the workshop is $175 for NSS members, $200 for non-members, and includes a one-year NSS membership. After June 1, the cost is $200 for NSS members and $225 for non-members. Lodging in tent cabins and meals are included. An optional Sunday night backpacking expedition will be an additional cost.
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For more information, contact the Nature Sounds Society at (415) 821-9776 or e-mail dan@dandugan.com
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