The Making of Amidst Vol. 1

Amidst Chestermere Soundscapes Vol. 1 is a creative collaboration between Louw Verwoerd and Preston Pouteaux. The goal was to capture the beautiful and often overlooked sounds of our community, the City of Chestermere in places and ways that might surprise us. Louw found three locations to set up his recording studio to capture the sounds of our city. Using three microphones he was able to gather audio to create an immersive experience. This is the first of our experimental project and we hope to gather more.

We wonder if by listening to our neighbourhood we will find ourselves drawn to listen to it again, and again. Who knows what, or who, we will begin to hear.

You can listen to this experimental album here.