Matt Kellam

Professionally, I am a wildlife biologist with a focus on bioacoustics. I am currently working for a non-profit organization called Freshwaters Illustrated out of Corvallis,OR as a photographer/videographer. We focus on freshwater ecosystem/river restoration coverage and produce documentaries on these efforts. My mission is to work with organizations/companies that utilize multimedia outlets to increase public awareness of wildlife habit restoration and preservation. Throughout my 4+ years doing research, my focus has been on threatened and endangered species and their habitat preservation. I gained an interest in bioacoustics while in the field studying bats, and having access to ultrasonic detecting/recording gear. I was able to start a side project on flying squirrels and their ultrasonic "language" used to hunt, navigate while flying, and communicating with each other. I create field recordings using a parabolic dish, a pair of stereo electret condenser microphones, recording into an Iriver iHP-140; I also use (nowadays) the Zoom H4. I have composed electro-acoustic pieces that explore the sounds of nature as they clash/meld with human society's vast array of sounds. I work with Cubase LE, Synapse Audio Orion Platinum, Native Instruments Kontakt 2, Wingrain, and a vast array of VST processing modules.