THE DEEP NORTH FESTIVAL Andrew Skeoch: Deep Listening to Nature Talk

Andrew Skeoch delivers an inspiring audiovisual presentation based on his recent book, 'Deep Listening to Nature'. 

How can we engage our hearing to connect more deeply to nature around us? Through vibrant recordings and spectrogram analysis that displays the beauty of birdsong, Andrew will guide you into hearing the languages of nature; developing your auditory awareness, identifying species by ear, recognising behaviours and repertoire, and finding empathy with the voices of other beings. He concludes by exploring what we can learn from natures success in sustaining life.

This event is for anyone curious about nature and our relationship with it. Youll hear the environment around you in a radically inspiring way.

Biography:

Andrew Skeoch is a professional wildlife sound recordist, acoustic ecologist and author of Deep Listening to Nature. 

Over the last thirty years, he has documented the sounds of environments around the planet, and through his label 'Listening Earth', published over one hundred recordings allowing listeners to immerse themselves wild soundscapes from around the world. His recordings have been heard in documentaries, installations and feature films such as Peter Gabriel's soundtrack to 'Rabbit Proof Fence. 

He has appeared at festivals such as WOMADelaides Planet Talks, written for The Conversation, and presented radio features, keynote addresses and a TEDx talk. 

He is the president of the Australian Wildlife Sound Recording Group, and on the board of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology. 

Doors open at 9am for a 9:30am start.