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. 

Photo by Thomas Catlaw

Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, MA, Winter

Equipment: Sennheiser 8040s (stereo pair, ORTF), Cinela Albert, Zoom F3 (48 kHz/32-bit float)

Processing: EQ, Compression


Photo by Thomas Catlaw

Deer Lake, South River, ON, Dawn, Late Spring

Equipment: Sennheiser 8040s (stereo pair, ORTF), Cinela Albert with heavy fur, Zoom F3 (48 kHz/32-bit float)

Processing: EQ, Compression


Photo by Thomas Catlaw

Tubing before the Storm, Black Canyon River Access Point, Camp Verde, AZ, Summer

Equipment: Sennheiser 8020s (stereo pair, spaced A/B 90 cm), Rycote WS10, Zoom F3 (48 kHz/32-bit float)

Processing: EQ, Compression


Photo by Thomas Catlaw — nearby but not taken at recording location!

Monsoon Rain on Metal Roof, Clarkdale, AZ, Summer

Equipment: Clippy EM272-Z1s (stereo pair, spaced A/B 30 cm), Rycote Super-blimp with windjammer, Zoom F3 (48 kHz/32-bit float)

Processing: EQ, Compression


Photo by Thomas Catlaw

Parsons Spring, Sycamore Canyon, AZ, Late Spring

Equipment: Sony PCM-D100 (48 kHz/24-bit), wide-angle;, Rycote windjammer Clippy EM272-Z1s (stereo pair, spaced A/B 90 cm) with foam + Rycote windjammer, Zoom F3 (48 kHz/24-bit)

Processing: EQ, Compression


Photo by Thomas Catlaw

Town Lake from Pedestrian Foot Bridge, Tempe, AZ, Fall

Equipment: JrF D Series Hydrophone (L), Aquarian H2D Hydronphone (C), Ambient ASF-2 Soundfish (R), Zoom F8n Pro (48 kHz/32-bit float)

Processing: EQ, Brickwall limiting

These recordings were used in “bridge (morning)” in soundsketches of a desert suburb


Powered by Squarespace. Background image by Thomas Catlaw