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During the late 1940s, Dan Gibson took photographs and made nature films, including Audubon Wildlife Theatre. He produced many films and television series. It was through this film-making that Dan learned how to record wildlife sound. He pioneered techniques of recording, and also helped design equipment to optimize results, including the “Dan Gibson Parabolic Microphone”. Some of his early recordings of the 1950s and 1960s were released on LP records, and started his Solitudes series, which was introduced in 1981.
Throughout the 1940s, Dan Gibson (above, left) made nature films, including Audobon Wildlife Theatre, where he learned how to record wildlife sound. He helped design pioneering audio equipment, including the c“Dan Gibson Parabolic Microphone,a” which he used to record LPs in the 1950s and 60s. In 1981, Gibson started the Solitudes series, which is now run by his sons (Gibson passed away in 2006). Solitudes is more like New Age music with whale calls now, BUT, f you ever find one of the old LPs at the thrift store, buy it. The covers, descriptions of the environments they/’re recording in, and the actual recordings are just wonderful. From the first volume of Solitudes, By Canoe To Loon Lake:
Solitudes, the very first music line of Somerset Entertainment, was launched in 1981 by company founder Dan Gibson. Dan's ardent appreciation of nature, coupled with his many talents in the film-making and sound collection arenas, is what began the Solitudes story. Sadly, on March 18, 2006, Dan Gibson passed away in his Toronto home. To his credit, and among several other noteworthy accomplishments, Dan left behind a beautiful legacy of nature sounds, libraried forever within the Solitudes music label. 25 years after the first nature sound-only program was launched, Solitudes now enjoys world-wide recognition as the premium music label featuring quality sound programs dedicated to showcasing the natural world. All of this success is because of the passion of Dan Gibson. He will be dearly missed by all whom he touched, but he will certainly not be forgotten.
In 1946, Dan founded his own company (Dan Gibson Productions Ltd.) and began his career in the production of nature films and TV series. Without stock libraries from which to source background sounds, Dan was left with the task of capturing nature's sounds himself. His groundbreaking work in synchronizing sounds with visual content succeeded in transporting the viewer into the wilderness. This later earned him two Canadian Film Awards (now called Genies) for best movie soundtracks. After nearly 40 years in the film production business, Dan decided to embark on a whole new career. At the age of 59, when most people are considering retirement, Dan launched his brave new venture: Solitudes.
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