Biography
Dr. Bernie Krause established his reputation in the early 1960s as a naturalist and sound recordist after stepping into Pete Seeger’s role with the Weavers. By the middle of the decade he had joined Elektra Records as a staff producer, and in 1968 he partnered with jazz musician Paul Beaver on the album The Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music. That release broke new ground in experimental textures by exploiting the capabilities of the first synthesizers.
Beaver & Krause continued issuing a series of electronic albums until Beaver died of a heart attack in early 1975. Krause then assumed leadership of Wild Sanctuary, Inc., the company he directs toward terrestrial and marine bio-acoustic research and documentation. His first solo record, Citadels of Mystery, appeared in 1979.
Throughout the early 1980s Krause conducted bio-acoustic fieldwork from Alaska to Kenya, capturing environmental soundscapes across numerous continents. International recognition arrived in 1985 when his humpback whale recordings guided the stranded whale Humphrey out of the Sacramento River Delta and back into the Pacific. He also contributed to the Intelligent Sound System, an automated system for public exhibitions and installations that creates non-redundant audio recreations of the natural environment. Over the years he has issued dozens of environmental albums, among them Sounds of a Summer’s Evening, Amazon Days, Amazon Nights, and Ocean Wonders.
Beaver & Krause continued issuing a series of electronic albums until Beaver died of a heart attack in early 1975. Krause then assumed leadership of Wild Sanctuary, Inc., the company he directs toward terrestrial and marine bio-acoustic research and documentation. His first solo record, Citadels of Mystery, appeared in 1979.
Throughout the early 1980s Krause conducted bio-acoustic fieldwork from Alaska to Kenya, capturing environmental soundscapes across numerous continents. International recognition arrived in 1985 when his humpback whale recordings guided the stranded whale Humphrey out of the Sacramento River Delta and back into the Pacific. He also contributed to the Intelligent Sound System, an automated system for public exhibitions and installations that creates non-redundant audio recreations of the natural environment. Over the years he has issued dozens of environmental albums, among them Sounds of a Summer’s Evening, Amazon Days, Amazon Nights, and Ocean Wonders.
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