Underwater Acoustics: Research Soundings
As one of the 3 winners of UK Acoustics Network 'Research Soundings' competition, I co-presented a webinar that further explained the work. It was based around listening to freshwater habitats,…
World Water Day 2022
We had a fabulous time at Roker for World Water Day, discussing what water means to artists and their practice. Huge thanks to everyone involved, especially the panel speakers; Nell Catchpole;…
BBC Radio 3 New Music Show
Tune in LIVE from Sunderland's newest venue, The Fire Station, to hear an improvised excerpt from 'With Ears Underwater'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015ckk Presented by Tom Service. My debut album for New Jazz…
Sonic Pond Dipping (Durham Wildlife Trust)
Create your own underwater recordings and become a citizen-scientist for the day! This was the mission on 21st and 22nd February at Low Barns Nature Reserve in County Durham. It…
Article: The Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub
On the 10th November 2021 I hosted a hybrid workshop at Newcastle University. I discussed the use of sound for Research Methods for Global Challenges, with a focus on water…
Ecology Across Borders
The Complex Soundscape of a Freshwater Pond The unique 'audio-poster' was created for the British Ecological Society 'Ecology Across Borders 2021' conference. It was viewable as an online poster with…
Pond ASMR – Safina Centre
Quite a surprise to read that David Rothenberg, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Music at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Senior Fellow at the Safina Centre, made reference to…
Composer Social
I'm pleased to be hosting the Sunderland and North-East 'Composer Social' this week! Here's a preview as advertised in NARC Magazine https://narcmagazine.com/preview-composer-social/ Excerpt: "As part of my Sound and…
UN Climate Conference
Acoustic ecologist Jack Greenhalgh invited me to be part of a discussion on the importance of ponds and their underwater songs for climate resilience; how could I resist?! The conversation…
Guest Contributor – Pond Sounds
Very pleased to be able to share a selection of freshwater pond sounds as a guest curator for The Museum of Sound. Thanks to Dan Pollard for inviting me. …
Bailiwick Express
A Jersey musician with a passion for the natural environment has delved deep underwater for his latest project to create a “radio ballad for aquatic lifeforms”. Read the full article,…
Folk Radio UK – ‘Song of the Day’
Thanks to Folk Radio UK for selecting my Hidden Sounds work with singer-songwriter Jez Lowe as 'Song of the Day'! Read the full article here: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2021/08/david-de-la-haye-jez-lowe-hidden-sounds/
Beach Rangers on BBC Newcastle
Durham Wildlife Trust 'Beach Rangers' as part of the SeasScapes Project I joined Louise Mackenzie, Hayley Jenkins and Dorinda Kealoha in Roker a few weeks ago to listen into the…
Sound & Music Composer-Curator
Super-excited to have been one of only six artists selected for this year's Sound & Music Award! Read on.... We’re thrilled to announce the six projects that have now…
European Pond Conservation Network – Audio Poster
'The complex soundscape of a freshwater pond" Created as a unique 'audio-poster' for the EPCN 9th Conference, May 2021. The narration was provided by Jo Whitfield Video by Euan Preston…
Methods Hub Interview
Read the interview here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/social-science/methods/methods-research/ https://twitter.com/DJCdelahaye/status/1385131236692217857
SOUND OF THE YEAR AWARDS
WINNER: "BEST LISTENER" 🏅 Ethan de la Haye (age 2yrs) - First Ever Dawn Chorus 🎉 This short recording perfectly captures the awe-inspiring moment of listening to the dawn chorus…
Balter video – award nominee
Chuffed to hear that Balter's video 'Erica's' has been nominated for "Trad Video of the Year 2020" in the Scots Trad Music Awards. I had the pleasure of recording this…
Museums For Climate Action : COP26
How can museums evolve to address the challenges of a warming world? In the lead-up to COP26, Museums For Climate Action launched an international design and ideas competition to reimagine…
BALTIC Installation
The work created for World Ocean's Day 2020, as part of my Pioneer Award funding, has been selected to be installed as part of the BALTIC Centre For Contemporary Arts's…
Times Higher Education shortlisting
The THE Awards are widely recognised as the Oscars of the higher education sector. Each year they attract hundreds of entries that exemplify the talent, dedication and innovation of individuals and teams…
Newcastle University Press Office
Some coverage for World Oceans Day 2020 https://belong.ncl.ac.uk/blog/world-oceans-day-our-planet-needs-our-help https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2020/06/anoceanofsound/
Global Soundmap During Lockdown (The Guardian, UK)
This soundscape project is inspired by the pioneering work of bioacoustician Bernie Krause and is led by Prof Michael John Gorman, the founding director of the Biotopia museum in Munich,…