PennSound offers the kind of luxury that, soon upon its discovery, feels indispensable. It is a mammoth source of audio recordings – readings, interviews, sound art – both new and preserved, headed by the eminent Charles Bernstein and Al Filreis. The site is inclusive despite its natural tenden
Pierre Schaeffer was a French composer and a pioneer of electronic music. While working at the French national radio (Radiodiffusion Française), Schaeffer began experimenting with real-world sounds recorded on magnetic tape, pioneering a genre now known as musique concrète. In works such as Étude
I am Canadian; originally from the west coast, but now reside in Ontario. I obtained my postgraduate degree in music composition from the UK. Although my portfolio consisted of my (written) thesis and acoustic compositions, I have recently begun to develop an interest in making field recordings. M