David Dunn
Composer David Dunn was born in 1953 in San Diego, California. He was an assistant to the American composer Harry Partch and remained active as a performer in the Harry Partch Ensemble for over a decade. He has worked in a wide variety of audio media inclusive of traditional and experimental music, installations for public exhibitions, video and film soundtracks, radio broadcasts, and bioacoustic research. His compositions and soundscape recordings have appeared in many international forums, concerts, broadcasts, and exhibitions. In addition to his multiple books, recordings and soundtracks, he has been anthologized in over 50 books and journals. Much of his current work is focused upon the development of listening strategies and technologies for environmental sound monitoring in both aesthetic and scientific contexts. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Composer David Dunn was born in 1953 in San Diego, California. He was an assistant to the American composer Harry Partch and remained active as a performer in the Harry Partch Ensemble for over a decade. He has worked in a wide variety of audio media inclusive of traditional and experimental music, installations for public exhibitions, video and film soundtracks, radio broadcasts, and bioacoustic research. His compositions and soundscape recordings have appeared in many international forums, concerts, broadcasts, and exhibitions. In addition to his multiple books, recordings and soundtracks, he has been anthologized in over 50 books and journals. Much of his current work is focused upon the development of listening strategies and technologies for environmental sound monitoring in both aesthetic and scientific contexts. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Music, Language and Environment Environmental Sound Works 1973 – 1985
Tip! Originally released by Innova Recordings in 1996, Nyahh Records is delighted to re issue this ground breaking and pioneering work of electronic and acoustic work in a deluxe 2 disc set with a 26 page booklet containing new essays, scores and never seen before photos.
This collection includes recordings made between 1973 and 1985 including some of David Dunn’s work which he considers his ‘Environmental Sounds Works’, which include large scale pieces recorded in the Grand Canyon with up to 2…
Verdant
As a composer, David Dunn is probably best known for his interdisciplinary work that crosses the boundaries between art and science. This has included the fields of acoustic ecology, bioacoustics, interspecies communication and scientific sonification while creating a body of innovative sound work that has contributed to projects as diverse as sensory enhancement of healthcare environments and intervention strategies for forest and agricultural pests. He has invented microphones to record such p…
Autonomous and dynamical systems
This CD features four new compositions, all for electronic sound makers of one sort or another, and all four reveal his innate musicality. These are works that live between the arts and the sciences, coming from his lifelong involvement with interdisciplinary ideas.