Award-winning sound designer, Richard Devine welcomes you to explore the sounds of Appalachia. Celebrate the beginning of summer with a family-friendly audio field recording excursion on the beautiful campus of Hambidge. Learn listening techniques and have fun capturing sounds. No experience necessary - just bring your smartphone or any audio recorder and microphone.
Wear closed-toe hiking boots or shoes. Dress in layers, wearing a loose-fitting long-sleeved shirt, long pants (shorts are NOT recommended). Hat or headscarf is optional. Don't forget sunscreen.
Bring a smartphone or any audio recorder and microphone, water, a snack, any medicines you might require, including an Epi-pen if you have severe allergic reactions, and a walking stick if needed.
FREE with registration.
ABOUT THE LEADER
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In recent years, Richard Devine has remixed top Warp artists like Aphex Twin and Mike Patton (Faith No More). He has released 7 full-length albums on Schematic, Planet-Mu, Warp, Asphodel, and Sublight records and has performed his own ear-tearing music mayhem worldwide. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he has done film score work for Touchstone Pictures (with John Hues & Kyle Cooper). He has also collaborated with BT (Brian Transeau on the movie “Surveillance” Directed by Adam Rifkin, Odopod, Elias Arts, Wieden & Kennedy, AKQA Inc., and has worked on commercials for the Nike Shoe Company and worked with various companies doing sound design for Audi, BMW, Ford, Scion, Coke, LandRover, Peugeot, Dodge, HBO, Nestle, Nike Japan & USA, McDonald's, Sprite, Spike Television network and has also worked with Konami gaming division for the Dance-Dance Revolution game. In 2007, he signed a deal with Sony Media to release his first two Sound Effects libraries, "Pulse" and "The Electronic Manuscript" which won 2009's Best Sample Library by Remix Technology Awards. in 2008 Richard launched a new sound design company "Devinesound" which was nominated for the Cannes Lions Award for the sound design work on the interactive website for Microsoft Gaming division-Halo Believe Campaign. In May 2016 he contributed sound effects and musical elements to the Doom 4 Soundtrack along with Mick Gordon. In 2017 He created UI Sound Design and Ambisonic Environmental Audio for Google's DayDream VR Platform/Google Earth VR. In 2018, he did Sound Design for the new Jaguar I-Pace electric car, which included the exterior/interior engine sounds. All in the system user interaction sounds, alerts, notifications, blinker, low battery warning, charging battery, navigation, and power on/welcome sounds. In November 2018 he released his 7th full album Sort\Lave on Planet-Mu Records (U.K.) His new EP on BL_K recordings is slated for September 2020. In 2019 He designed all the user interaction sounds and the opening sound logo for Google's Stadia streaming platform. On February 24, 2019, Richard created several soundtracks and hundreds of sound effects for CD Projekt Red's CyberPunk 2077, and on November 11, 2020, he released the "Systik" EP on BlackNoise Records. He is currently working on his next album slated for next year, coming out on Planet-Mu Records. He is now the Senior Content Producer for Audio/Music Apps at Apple.
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Hambidge Rambles are nature walks and creative talks, and vice versa. They take place throughout the year and are led by experts in fields like botany, biology, poetry, history, art, music and more. Each Ramble is a fascinating lesson about our natural and creative world.