WCA #289 with George Vlad - The Draw of the Outdoors, Field Recording, Ecology, Adventure, Bribes, and Bees

George Vlad is a sound recordist, photographer and expedition leader with a keen interest in wildlife and conservation. George travels extensively and records a variety of sounds, from natural ambiences and wildlife to odd vehicles and vintage aircraft. He also supports a variety of conservation initiatives around the world, either directly, by sharing my work with them or by employing them in my travels. When he's not traveling George works as a sound designer and composer for video games from his studio in Southern England. His audio work is heard by millions of players every month. In this episode, we discuss: Languages Burning Out The Draw of the Outdoors The Listening Experience Travel Ecology The language of Birds Field Recording Technique Trip Planning Man Made Sounds Threat of Extinction Recording Attention Bribes Fear Adventure Fixers Packing Bees Experience vs ROI Sound Libraries Sound Design Game Sound Implementation Links and Show Notes: Make Time Book: https://amzn.to/2ZcIOMb George on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2A1TEfw George's Site #1: Mindful-Audio.com George's Site #2 Georgevlad.com George on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/georgevlad Portfolio at https://www.game-sounds.com/projects WCA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio Support WCA - Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/ Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/ Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP Credits: Guest: George Vlad Host: Matt Boudreau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau Additional Music: The License Lab