Location Sound Recording
Trained in both composition & audio technology, I can offer superb and transparent recordings of live concerts, as well as on-location audio for interviews, podcasts, theatre and dance shows, installations or other creative and experimental projects. I particularly enjoy recording outdoors and my equipment is built to work in rain, humidity and strong temperatures.

I use world class equipment by Neumann, Sennheiser, DPA, Rycote and Sound Devices as part of my portable kit.

Rates & Contact
I am able to offer competitive rates as I build my portfolio. 

​Please contact me at: jostenmyburgh [at] protonmail [dot] com
Mixing & Editing
With great microphones in the right place, not much post-processing is needed - but some styles of music or audio will call for it, and sometimes a little love and attention goes a long way! I've got the ears and equipment to do simple editing and mixing jobs, but would otherwise recommend getting in touch with Dan at Encoder Sound who has great ears and equipment for exceptional mixing work on your project.

Portfolio
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BandCamp releases:
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Live acoustic music:
  • Lily Tait & Sage Pbbbt - violin & voice improvisation recorded in a small church
  • Shoshana Rosenberg - solo bass clarinet performance recorded in a large, high-ceiling hall
  • Lenny Jacobs & Josten Myburgh - saxophone & percussion improvisation recorded outdoors
  • PLANT - performance for woodwinds & bass guitar recorded in a black box theatre
  • I Am Also Here - experimental composition for guqin, released on Edition Wandelweiser Records, recorded in a very noisy outdoor park in New York City.

Field recordings:
About Me
I became interested in sound recording on-location through working on my own music, both collecting field recordings & improvising in-situ. I consider the recording process as a composition process, rather than one of documentation, and am fascinated by the challenge of capturing the atmosphere, energy and spatial elements of performances.

As well as having studied Composition & Music Technology at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, I've accumulated experience over the last 3 years making documentation for the experimental music scene: the record label Tone List, as well as events by Outcome Unknown and Tura New Music. I have also worked with Noémie Huttner-Koros on her theatre work 'The Lion Never Sleeps' and in collaboration with visual artist Katie West & composer Simon Charles on the interdisciplinary project 'Listening to Dryandra Woodland'. My field recordings of Dryandra are also exhibited in the conservation space within the park, Barna Mia.

Equipment
Microphones
  • Sennheiser MKH 8020 (x2) - omnidirectional RF condenser microphones
  • Sennheiser MKH 30 - figure-of-8 RF condenser microphone
  • Sennheiser MKH 8060 - RF shotgun microphone
  • DPA 4060 (x2) - omnidirectional lavalier microphones
  • Neumann KM 184 (x2) - cardioid condenser microphones
  • Røde NT55 (x2) - cardioid/omnidirectional condenser microphones

Recorders
  • Sound Devices MixPre-6 - 6-channel field recorder & mixer w/ timecode
  • Sound Devices MixPre-3 - 3-channel field recorder & mixer w/ timecode

Accessories
  • Sennheiser HD25 headphones
  • 13" MacBook Pro
  • Orca Carrybag & waterproof backpack
  • Rycote shock mounts, BBG windshields, & windjammers
  • Røde blimp
  • Røde popshield
  • IzoTope production suite & Waves Gold production bundle, plus other assorted plugins and software

Other equipment able to be hired in advance of recording date.