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Musically gifted? Arctic Live is seeking a theme song to help raise awareness about some of the most tranquil soundscapes that still exist in the natural world, those found amid the wilderness and wildlife of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The timeless voice of that ancient environment still rings forth in several places with sounds of Caribou, Polar bear, Arctic fox, Dall sheep, a million migrating birds and more. We'll supply…

Soundscapes of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (in the uppermost NE part of Alaska) are as fragile and beautiful as the place itself; it's a great place for the Soundscape Team to know about and support. ARCTIC LIVE, a unique on-line and live event celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Refuge is just beginning. Please join us in support of this effort. Visit the Facebook page, and stay tuned for more updates to this…

In 2006, we watched as a white poster board was held up to members of the US Congress in an attempt to portray the regions of The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as nothing but vast, white snow-covered nothingness, free space for unabashed resource extraction. But we knew that the soundscape reveals something quite different! In fact, the Arctic Refuge is teaming with…

Now here's an intriguing start to a sound-led story. Soundscape recordists Huw and Bex recently grabbed their recorders, popped on their bikes, and left for a two-year ride. They began their expedition in the UK on March 5th 2009, and from that time until a scheduled end in Namibia in late 2010, the pair intend to cycle through up to 30 African countries in North, West, Central, East, and Southern Africa! On their 'Listen…