
David Monacchi
Eco-Acoustic Compositions
Ear to the Earth is a worldwide network based on the idea that environmental sound can connect us to the environment with a special vibrancy and emotional depth. Our goal is to heighten environmental awareness through sound ... More
We're delighted to announce that Gotham City Networking, a New York-centered network of leaders in law, business, finance, arts and entertainment, and other fields, has recognized Electronic Music Foundation with its 2009 Green Initiative Award for Ear to the Earth.
David Monacchi writes: "My most recent travel was this past August, in 2008, a three-week-long trip into the protected area of the Dzanga Sangha Dense Forest Reserve in southern Central African Republic, on the border with Congo and Cameroon ... The Reserve, along with two research camps, Bai Dzanga and Bai Hokou, between one and two hours apart by Jeep, are managed by the World Wildlife Fund. I was able to work from both research camps ... More at Arts Electric
The Bai Hokou Forest
Joel Chadabe writes: "At this time in history, more than 50% of the world's population lives in cities. It follows that an understanding of cities, and of the nature and quality of life in cities, is an essential part of an understanding of the ecology of the world as a whole.
Our idea is to understand cities by listening to them. Our immediate project is New York Soundscape, launched during the Ear to the Earth festival in 2008 as a panoramic portrayal of New York City's personality and urban ecology in sound ... More at the EMF Productions site
Times Square at noon
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