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Re: A Serendipitous Finding

Subject: Re: A Serendipitous Finding
From: Dan Dugan <>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:32:51 -0700
>I'm curious how both of you - as well as any others reading this post
>-
>first learned of nature recording and what motivated you to
>become involved.  The concept is so new to me that anything you share
>will be interesting.

My career lurched from theatrical lighting to theatrical sound design
to manufacturing, with many side trips. As a theatrical sound
designer I had to learn how to maintain tape recorders, and that work
became a profitable sideline. When I started servicing Nagra
recorders (Swiss portables used in the film industry) I rapidly
developed a huge clientele, as there was a need for quality work in
this area and my reputation spread rapidly. I serviced Paul Matzner's
Nagra from the Oakland Museum, and he invited me to speak at the
Nature Sounds Society's annual Field Recording Workshop in '89. Going
camping with the nature sound people was a lot of fun, and I was
hooked. For many years I helped people with their equipment, loaned
out all of mine, and did photography. In the last couple of years
I've started doing more of my own recording, still doing the
photography, too.

-Dan Dugan


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