About

As a nature sound recordist, I explore the natural world through sound. I'm obsessed with these themes: storms, glaciers, ancient trees, whales, and space sounds.
At the moment, I'm pushing the boundaries of my craft by making 8-channel 3D recordings of whalesong. I love whales like birders love birds.
I go on long expeditions, record the sounds of nature, and share stories from those adventures. I design these projects to be physically demanding. I love doing hard things in nature: mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, tree climbing, skiing, snorkeling, and backpacking. Historically, expeditions of this type focus on photography and filmmaking. For me, sound is the obsession.

I aim to do three things:

To make the best nature sound libraries in the world, for use by the best artists in the world.
To help people hear that "the mountains are calling and I must go" – John Muir.
To go on recording adventures with family and friends. Because your relationships are your life.

Those are my organizing principles. They give me meaning. Thanks for listening.

I'm a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas where I earned a bachelor’s degree in music composition. I also completed a Master of Arts in Teaching in Music Education at Trinity University.
A few years later I earned a Master's degree in Music Composition and Music Technology from Bowling Green State University.
After getting two masters degrees, I decided academia was not for me. I jumped ship and have never looked back.
I took my background in music and audio engineering and merged it with my love of the outdoors. A field recordist was born.
Since 2016 I've been a full time nature sound recordist. I live in San Antonio, Texas.