Thomas Catlaw

Thomas is a sound artist, field recordist, and musician
based in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert on the
ancestral lands of the O’Odham (known as the Pima),
Piipaash (known as the Maricopa), and their ancestors. 

Gear Used in the Field

Recorders: Sound Devices Mix-Pre 6 ii, Zoom F8n Pro, Zoom F3s, Sony PCM-D100, Zoom H6

Microphones/Listening Devices: Sennheiser MKH 8020 (matched pair), Sennheiser MKH 8040s (matched pair), Sennheiser 8030, Sennheiser 416, DPA 4560s (binural), Clippy EM 272 Z1s (matched stereo pairs), Chris Trevino O Minis (matched P48 + PiP), Metal Marshmallow Pro contact microphones (x2), AKG C411 PP, Korg M300, Aquarian H2D, Ambient ASF-2, Gladys home-made hydrophones, JrF D series hydrophones, LOM Geofons (x2), RT Clark custom geophones (x2), LOM Eleckrousi, Soma Labs Ether

Wind Shield: Cinela Albert (ORTF), Rycote WS 10 (x2), Rycote Super Blimp, Rycote Classic/Super Softies + Lav Wind Jammers, Bumblebee Wind Bubble Pro

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