Current Projects

Humpback whales create novel expressions of the songs they sing. The goal of this project is to train Ai to recognize  patterns in humpback whale song and use this training to explore deep level pattern logic

Rather than composing a piece of music that "sounds like" whale song, I have taken a improvisational approach to let the musicians explore what it must feel like to be a singing whale. This piece can be played with any combination of 4 instruments

The time is now to address the question of musicality in the humpback whale.  My aim is to put whale song in a musical framework and undertake a comparative analysis. This approach will enhance our understanding of patterned sound in both our species and provide another tool in science’s toolbelt. 

Analysis of 2018-2019 field recordings   in Maui, Hawaii and Mo'orea, Tahiti. By comparing and contrasting two different populations (north/south) and two annual song cycles the commonalities of song will become apparent. Early findings are showing interesting links between the two population's songs

Upcoming album featuring the best of humpback whale song field recordings made over the past 20 years in both the south pacific and north pacific, allowing the listener to detect the song's evolution over time. 

Each year I join Oceandefender - Hawaii in bluewater swims with humpback whales. These expeditions have allowed me a first hand view of the singing whale and the human musical cultures of Polynesia.  I am also involved in research in Alaska and will be in the field in Sept 2019 to record end of season acoustics.