The following links are to articles, documentation, CDs and DVDs, books, and other materials relevant to Ear to the Earth on Electronic Music Foundation's websites. Most recent first.
Book
Bernie Krause, The Great Animal Orchestra
Bernie Krause recounts a lifetime of soundscape recording as a fascinating story with profound themes. March, 2012.
Video
Mark Ballora, Opening Your Ears to Data
Mark Ballora speaks on representing environmental data in sound. December, 2011.
Video
Melissa Wells, The Weaver Ant
Mark Moffett, in Angkor Wat, Cambodia, tells us about "one of the great ants in the world". June, 2011.
Artist statement
Ann McCutchan, River Music: An Atchafalaya Story
Ann McCutchan weaves the story of m u s i c i a n a n d s o u n d d o c u m e n t a r i a n Earl Robicheaux with the history of the Atchafalaya River Basin. June, 2011.
Education
Think Before you Frack
Students from the i-School in New York set their views to music. March, 2011.
Artist statement
Walter Branchi, "From the Sign to the Circumstance"
Composer Walter Branchi writes about a "meta-cultural art ... that allows everyone to play an active role." January, 2010.
Article
David Monacchi, "Notes From Africa"
Monacchi describes his trip in August 2008 to one of the few remaining primary rainforests in the world, this one in the Central African Republic. May 2009.
Article
Carmen Pardo Salgado, "Acoustic Modes"
Ms. Salgado writes about 'The 10th Architecture, Music and Ecology Encounter' in Martigny, Switzerland. August 2007.
Article
Joel Chadabe, "About Ear to the Earth"
Founder and executive curator of the Ear to the Earth festival, Chadabe writes about the genesis of the Ear to the Earth Network. April 22, 2007.
Personal statement
Aleksei Stevens, "Emotional Impact"
Composer and sound artist, Stevens writes about researching and working with the sounds of extinct and endangered species. October 14, 2006.
Article
Alban Bassuet, "The Spatialization of Suspended Sounds"
Senior Acoustics Consultant at Arup Acoustics, Bassuet describes the process of spatializing the eleven scenes of the Suspended Sounds installation at Ear to the Earth 2006. September 27, 2006.
Things to do
An ongoing record of the things to do that first appeared on the home page ... things to do
ARTICLES
March 26, 2011. NPR. Biologist Bryan Pijanowski: "We're trying to understand how sounds can be used as measures of ecosystem health." The article includes a picture of elephants in the Central African Republic ... more
Read also David Monacchi's Arts Electric article on his trip in 2009 in the Central African Republic ... go
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New York Times. "Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders ... more
LINKS
Sound, art & the environment
· Wild Sanctuary (Bernie Krause)
· Naturesound (Martyn Stewart)
· Sounds of Europe
· Cape Farewell
· The Tree Museum
Acoustic Ecology
· The Acoustic Ecology Institute
· World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
· World Soundscape Project
· World Listening Project
· NY Society for Acoustic Ecology
· Midwest Society Acoustic Ecology
In and around New York City
· NYPIRG
· EANY
· Green City Challenge
· Gotham Green
· Damascus Citizens
US Government
· Environmental Protection Agency
Sites to know about
· Climate Central
· Global Change Institute
· Earthfire Institute
· Planet Thoughts
· Green Jar
· Moving Planet
· 350.org
· Make Art With Purpose
· TreeHugger
SITES
EMF :: Arts Electric :: EMF Productions :: Ear to the Earth :: CDeMusic :: EMF Media :: EMF Institute