Audio-Log - L.A. to Detroit

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Mike Ambs
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Los Angeles to Detroit > Building an audio-log of small towns, the open road, & everything in-between.
Backers: 30
Average Pledge Per Backer: $10

Funded: $287 of $50
Dates: Aug 13th -> Sep 22nd (41 days)
Project By: Mike Ambs
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Latest News

Sedona

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We spent yesterday with friends in Sedona - not only was I able to capture about 30 min on sound, I also caught my first fish!, and then I caught a second fish. It was a beautiful, relaxing day along the river - a much needed escape from the car.  (Read More)

The Mid-West

September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
The last two days have been hurried - but still, despite our rushed pace, we've made sure to stop whenever possible to explore interesting things and places. Some of the most recent recordings have included: an abandoned mental hospital, a passing... (Read More)

Superman

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
After turning off Hwy 69 to follow signs for what was apparently the World's Largest Wind Chime, Erica and I found ourselves overhearing a high school marching band in Casey, IL, mid-practice. I hurried into a nearby baseball dugout and set up a... (Read More)

Indiana

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
It took a bit of rigging, but I managed to secure two boom-poles on either side of the car. We traveled 20 minutes down the back roads south of Merkle, IN, almost all of the recordings so far have been stationary, but I've been interested in... (Read More)

Michigan

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We've arrived in Michigan! There's been sounds of mid-west thunder storms, night crickets and cicadas, corn fields brushing about in the wind, farm animals, on and on. We're here for a short whole longer before looping back around to L.A.. One good... (Read More)

364 Acres

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Currently recording sounds off River Lane Rd bridge near Hwy 89. Every direction I look here in Utah is beautiful open fields with stunning mountains on the horizon. I could get used to this...  (Read More)

On the Road

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 1! We waved goodbye to L.A. this morning and currently making our way though the bat-country. One thing I've been looking forward to the most with this campaign is using the Kickstarter iPhone app for posting updates on the road. I better cut... (Read More)

Pacific Ocean, Point Mugu, CA

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The pebbles that made such a unique sound under the waves near Point Mugu State Beach were no where to be found today - it has been 2 months since we last spent the day there, it seems as though they wash in and then wash away with the changing... (Read More)

Point Mugu

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
photo by erica_hampton via instagram (via tumblr): All the rocks on this beach made the most interesting sound when the waves pulled back, i need to go back with my audio equipment and record some of it for the film. 2 months ago, Erica, Xander and I... (Read More)

Making Maps

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Funded in the first 12 hours! I know this campaign's goal wasn't incredibly steep, but I still wasn't sure that anyone out there would find hours-and-hours of raw audio interesting, so I was quite happy to see several people respond immediately to... (Read More)

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