With his Kickstarter ending on 2 April, Andy Martin (Senior Sound Designer at Sucker Punch) will spend the next year capturing sounds from the last great untouched North American wilderness for The Northwest Soundscapes Project. The idea for the sound library transpired while recording birds and wildlife for Sucker Punch’s inFAMOUS Second Son. The more time he spent recording these natural soundscapes, the more his ecological understanding began to grow. Inspired by Gordon Hempton’s “One Square Inch of Silence” and Bernie Krause’s “Great Animal Orchestra,” Andy Martin decided it was time take his passion to the next level and develop a comprehensive library dedicated to the Pacific Northwest. He will be capturing sounds from a diverse range of terrain from the deserts of the Columbia Plateau, the glaciers of the North Cascades, the islands of the Puget Sound, the Hoh Rainforest and the Colville National Forest, Trout Lake, Sherman Lake, Lake Chelan… and the eclectic list of landscapes goes on.
To support his Kickstarter and receive rewards of soundscapes and impulse responses, visit The Northwest Soundscapes Project.
To learn more about Andy Martin and details about where he will be recording and how he plans to capture this extensive library, check out his interviews with The Audio Spotlight and A Sound Effect.