Dan Gibson
Dan Gibson was a Canadian photographer, cinematographer and sound recordist.
Career
During the late 1940s, Dan Gibson took photographs and made nature films, including Audubon Wildlife Theatre. Gibson produced many films and television series through which he 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.Gibson is well regarded for his contributions to the Friends of Algonquin Park, and his dedication to the Algonquin Park Residents Association. Having a lease of land in Algonquin Provincial Park gave Gibson and his family a unique opportunity to connect with nature, and it certainly fueled his passion for the study, preservation and interaction with wildlife.
In 1994, Gibson was awarded The Order of Canada for his environmental works. In 1997, he was awarded the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award at the Juno Awards ceremony in Hamilton, Ontario.
In 2004, he released his first DVD, Natural Beauty, which was originally shot in High Definition.
Major productions
- Wings in the Wilderness – Feature Film
- Audubon Wildlife Theatre – 78 episode TV series
- Wildlife Cinema – multiple episode TV series
- To the Wild Country – 10 episode TV series
- Wild Canada – multiple episode TV series
Awards
Film awards
Album awards
- Solitudes albums have sold over 20,000,000 worldwide
- 15 Solitudes albums have been Certified Gold in Canada
- 11 Solitudes albums have been Certified Platinum or multi-Platinum status.
Discography
- Solitudes 25: Silver Anniversary Collection
- Best of Solitudes: 20th Anniversary
- Listen to the Mockingbird
- Loon Echo Lake
- Natural Beauty DVD
- Rolling Thunder
- Wildlife Identification by Sound
- Spring Romance, album by Dan Gibson 1998
| Title | Year | Tracks |
| Sounds Of Algonquin | 1978 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 1 | 1981 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 2 | 1981 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 3 | 1981 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 4 | 1982 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 5 | 1982 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 6 | 1982 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 7 | 1983 | |
| Solitudes - Sampler Album | 1984 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 8 | 1984 | |
| Solitudes II - Opus One - Land Of The Loon | 1984 | |
| Solitudes II - Opus Two | 1984 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 9 - Seascapes | 1985 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 10 - Tradewind Islands | 1985 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 11 - National Parks And Sanctuaries Edition | 1987 | |
| Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 12 - Listen To The Loons | 1988 | |
| Solitudes - Harmony: Exploring Nature With Music | 1989 | |
| Solitudes - Pacific Suite | 1990 | |
| Solitudes - Breaking Through The Mist | 1990 | |
| Solitudes - Great Lakes Suite | 1991 | |
| Solitudes - Exploring Nature With Music: The Classics | 1991 | |
| Solitudes - Christmas Classics | 1992 | |
| Solitudes - Atlantic Suite | 1992 | |
| Solitudes - Exploring Nature With Music: The Classics II | 1992 | |
| Solitudes - Algonquin Suite | 1992 | |
| Solitudes - Rocky Mountain Suite | 1993 | |
| Solitudes - Appalachian Mountain Suite | 1994 | |
| Solitudes -Southwest Suite | 1994 | |
| Solitudes - Christmas In The Country | 1994 | |
| Solitudes - Angels Of The Sea | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Thunderstorm In The Wilderness | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Journey With The Whales | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Ocean Surf | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Legend Of The Wolf | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Pachelbel - Forever By The Sea | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Rhythms Of The Sea - Eight Piano Moods | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Loon Echo Lake | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Raindance - Impressions Of A Native Land | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Nature's Ballet | 1995 | |
| Solitudes - Forest Piano | 1996 | |
| Solitudes - Christmas Wonder | 1996 | |
| Solitudes - Spirit Of Africa | 1996 | |
| Solitudes - Songbirds At Sunrise | 1996 | |
| Solitudes - Australian Odyssey | 1996 | |
| Solitudes - Island Paradise | 1996 | |
| Solitudes - Florida | 1996 |