The Chris Watson Collection
Chris Watson was a founding member of the influential Sheffield based experimental music group Cabaret Voltaire during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Since then he has developed a particular and passionate interest in recording the wildlife sounds of animals and habitats from around the world. As a freelance composer and sound recordist Watson specialises in creating spatial sound installations which feature a strong sense and spirit of place.
His television work includes many programmes in the David Attenborough ‘Life’ series, including The Life of Birds, which won a BAFTA for Best Factual Sound in 1996. Chris was also the location sound recordist for Frozen Planet, which recieved a BAFTA for Best Factual Sound in 2012.
