The Grooved Whale Project

I’m a composer and musician fascinated by the possibility of music existing in other species.

I was first introduced to Humpback Whales in 1996 when I joined a research team in southeast Alaska studying the acoustics of this animal. It was thought that with my classical music background I might be able to identify subtle patterns in the acoustic activity of the whales that were not readably evident to the scientist.

During the course of my apprenticeship I became curious as to whether or not the Humpback’s Winter Song, with its highly organized, constantly evolving structure, should be classified as a type of music.

Over the past 13 years I have dedicated myself to obtaining a scientific understanding of these animals as well as researching my own species’ musical organizations  in order to provide insight as to how the music in other species might be investigated.

I am in the final stages of finishing up my next album  “Music for other Ears” and writing up a synopsis of all my ideas and theories (just in case grad school comes calling).

If you would like to be notified of the upcoming release, please send me an email: groovedwhale@Hotmail.com