I employ a vocabulary from art and design to describe melody and rhythm... - Stuart Hyatt

I also want to encourage others to work in this field [of recording sounds] without having to spend a lot of money on gear. Putting a sock on your smartphone and laying it next to a bird’s nest can yield some pretty incredible recordings!

[Regarding field recordings] I try not to edit or assign value to what I find...What I'm trying to do is get enough material so the artist and musician in me can develop some sort of beautiful response using those sounds.

I think sound is still undervalued as a means to measure environmental health, regional identity, and personal narrative.