WCA #289 with George Vlad - The Draw of the Outdoors, Field Recording, Ecology, Adventure, Bribes, and Bees

George Vlad is a sound recordist, photographer and expedition leader with a keen interest in wildlife and conservation. George travels extensively and records a variety of sounds, from natural ambiences and wildlife to odd vehicles and vintage aircraft. He also supports a variety of conservation initiatives around the world, either directly, by sharing my work with them or by employing them in my travels. When he's not traveling George works as a sound designer and composer for video games from his studio in Southern England. His audio work is heard by millions of players every month.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Languages

• Burning Out

• The Draw of the Outdoors

• The Listening Experience

• Travel

• Ecology

• The language of Birds

• Field Recording Technique

• Trip Planning

• Man Made Sounds

• Threat of Extinction

• Recording Attention

• Bribes

• Fear

• Adventure

• Fixers

• Packing

• Bees

• Experience vs ROI

• Sound Libraries

• Sound Design

• Game Sound Implementation

Links and Show Notes:

• Make Time Book: https://amzn.to/2ZcIOMb •

• George on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2A1TEfw •

• George's Site #1: Mindful-Audio.com •

• George's Site #2 Georgevlad.com •

• George on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/georgevlad •

• Portfolio at https://www.game-sounds.com/projects •

• WCA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio •

• Support WCA - Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/ •

• Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/ •

• Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw •

• Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP •

Credits:

• Guest: • George Vlad

• Host: • Matt Boudreau

• WCA Theme Music: • Cliff Truesdell

• Announcer: • Chuck Smith

• Editing: • Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau

• Additional Music: The License Lab •