Our first resident for 2012 is eminent field recordist and composer Douglas Quin (USA). For over 20 years, Quin, a specialist in documenting natural soundscapes, has travelled extensively from Antarctic ice to Arctic tundra and from African savannah to Amazon rainforest. His recordings of endangered and disappearing habitats represent one of the most unique and extensive collections anywhere. Also answering to the role of sound designer, naturalist, public radio commentator, educator, among other projects, Quin created the sound design and mixed Werner Herzog's Academy Award^® nominated film, Encounters At the End of the World.

Quin is primarily in Australia as a…