Insights
Perspectives from a creative soundpreneur: reflecting on what I'm discovering, creating, and questioning.

Why I Started Saying “Happy Birding” Instead of “Good Morning”
Okay so this is going to make me sound unhinged, but I’ve started greeting people based on what birds I heard that morning instead of

I Recorded Silence for a Week and It Was Deeply Uncomfortable
A few weeks ago, I decided to do something that sounded simple on paper: record one minute of the “quietest moment” I experienced each day

The Whistle as Signal: Protest, Protection, and the Soundscape of Resistance
In cities and towns across the United States, a new soundmark is emerging. Not the familiar sounds of traffic, construction, or commerce, but the sharp,

Urban Revitalization Through Pop Culture: The Miami Vice Case Study
How a television soundtrack helped shape my path from electronic music to urban planning A Personal Connection I was a teenager when I first heard

Why I Stopped Telling People To “Just Listen”
I used to be really annoying about listening. Like, genuinely insufferable. Someone would complain about noise and I’d be like “well actually, if you just

The Freeway Paradox: Why the Loudest Sounds Are the Easiest to Ignore
Tom McCall Waterfront Park sits right next to I-5. If you’ve ever been there, you know: the freeway is loud. Constant white noise baseline. It