Young boy from the Langtang mountain ranges holding a Rode Blimp with NT4 inside and wearing Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones. Pic by Greg Simmons
Musician playing the Saung Gauk, or Burmese Harp, in Yangon, Myanmar. Recorded with Schoeps MS pair into Nagra 7 location recorder. Pic by Greg Simmons
A musician busking on a train, singing and hitting a drum. Recorded with Rode NT4 in Blimp into Nagra V location recorder. Pic by Greg Simmons
Young boy from the Langtang mountain ranges holding a Rode Blimp with NT4 inside and wearing Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones. Pic by Greg Simmons
Burmese musician Ko Min Min Soe plays the Kyi Waing - an ensemble of small gongs arranged in a circle - in a studio in Yangon. Recorded with a pair of Rode NT6s with omni capsules into an Apogee Quartet. Pic by Greg Simmons
A man and woman from the Tamang culture in the Langtang ranges of Nepal listen back to a recording made moments earlier. Recording made with Schoeps MS pair into Nagra V location recorder. Picture by Jason Dirckze.
A Nepali musician playing the harmonium on the street during a festival. Pic by Greg Simmons
Burmese musician Ko Min Min Soe plays the Kyi Waing - an ensemble of small gongs arranged in a circle - in a studio in Yangon. Recorded with a pair of Rode NT6s with omni capsules into an Apogee Quartet. Pic by Greg Simmons
Nagra V location recorder in a monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pic by Greg Simmons
Recording a young monk in a monastery on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. Schoeps MS pair into Nagra V location recorder. Pic by Greg Simmons
Expedition participant Tristan Forbes recording a flour mill with a beta version of Rode's iXY and RodeRec software on an iPhone 4S. Pic by Greg Simmons
Nagra V location recorder in a monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pic by Greg Simmons
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Since 2004 Greg has taken over 100 people on his sound recording expeditions through India, Nepal, Tibet, Borneo, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia (Bali) and beyond. He is an expert at leading groups of sound engineers, audio students, musicians and adventurers through these fascinating cultures and terrains, and has acquired specialised skills and techniques for recording the many types of music found there.
“My sound expeditions combine a passion for music and recording with a sense of adventure and a desire for escapism. They’re challenging enough to be highly rewarding, but they’re not too difficult”, says Greg. “They’re also highly educational, not only from a recording point of view but from a ‘life’ point of view: rather than taking snapshots through the window of a tourist bus, you’ll find yourself rubbing shoulders with some of the most interesting people you’ll ever meet... and recording them!”
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