Recording an Icon

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What could I say when gifted composer/producer Ruth Mendelson approached me about a recording date with Dr. Jane Goodall, but graciously yes!  The recording date turned out to be Dr. Jane Goodall reading her revised 160+ page classic My Life with Chimpanzees for the Worlds children. The day came on a sunny April Saturday. The location: the hotel Dr. Jane was staying at while visiting the Boston suburbs, one of the US stops of her globetrotting schedule. Wait a minute; this is […]

Audio Alchemy

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The classic definition of an Alchemist is someone who practices the medieval art/science concerned with the development of an elixir of life, which would confer youth and longevity; as well as transmutation: turning low-value base metal into the noble metals gold & silver. The Urban Dictionary defines Alchemists as people who are awesome and full of amazing powers.  I put forward, practicing audio alchemy is the act of transforming audio. Not simply recording audio, which is a craft in itself. […]