Student Spotlight: Alexis Walter Blaess on How Music Can Flow Unpredictably
In this edition of Student Spotlight, we dive deep into the nature-inspired synth and field recording work of Alexis Walter Blaess.
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What Is the SOFAR Channel? Probably Not What You Think.
Learn about underwater acoustics and how sounds travel in different directions and across far distances via a marine audio highway called the SOFAR Channel.
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Bee Sides: A Playlist to Celebrate World Bee Day 2019
We celebrate the creature our global food security depends on with a custom-made playlist dedicated to the magical bee!
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How I Made a Beat with the Sounds of Whacking Golf Balls
Last month, I challenged myself to make a track using captured sounds from the golf course. Listen to my track and learn about my process here.
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5 Unique Ways Animals Communicate Through Sound
Here are a handful of interesting ways that animals communicate to one another using sound signatures. Humans aren’t the only species with something to say!
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Ultrasonic Animals That Vocalize at Frequencies Beyond Our Hearing Range
We humans live in such an audio bubble, with a hearing range of a mere 20 to 20,000 Hz (referred from here on as 20 kHz). Anything below this range is known as infrasound, and above that frequency ceiling is what we call ultrasound, or the wild chatter of the ultrasonic. There are many creators of…
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Bernie Krause on Preserving the Voices of the Wilderness Before They Disappear Forever
*Editor’s Note: I interviewed Bernie Krause for BESIDE Magazine’s second issue exactly a year ago, and it has become dramatically evident that a lot has changed since we last spoke. In preparing for this repost, we contacted Krause to request his permission to run this piece and his response floored us, sending uncontrollable tears down my face…
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5 Gorgeous Routes to Take on Your Next Tour
We all know that touring has the potential to do some game-changing things for bands. In addition to getting a band tighter and more experienced musically, the right tour has the potential to bring industry attention and exposure to fans. But what’s often not talked about are the benefits that serious touring can give to…
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Music to Fish To
I recently decided to hurl myself full-throttle back into saxophonist, composer and painter John Lurie’s intensely bizarre fishing program from the early 90s, Fishing with John, by binge watching every single episode in one sitting. This was not a difficult feat considering there were only 6 short episodes and each features a lovable celebrity guest fishing,…
