After thinking about potential options towards career goals, and the future after the course. I just came out of reading and writing my dissertation and send out an email during the process to Gordon Hempton to ask questions in terms of my questions related to the dissertation.
Unfortunately, he was away recording and took his time to reply, and the email came halfway through the module on professional futures, instead our 1 hr Zoom Call was more of a seminar, Gordon spoke about his career and gave me advice and offered if I ever wanted to, to join him on a trip to Brazil where he goes often to record and stay with locals in the Amazon.
We have exchanged emails and hopefully, once I save some money I can do this. He gave advice on how to follow my passion for field recording, he said the first step is to purchase the correct equipment, microphones and recorder. Secondly, get out and record as much as possible, and learn the techniques of recording. Take the microphone as close as u can, once you think you have the correct position, keep listening and get closer and keep going for the best location to record.
Once I have something of a project around this, I should create a piece of work around it, email blogs and collect emails from people who review work, follow my passion he says. It’s the most important thing to do.
I think this form of reaching out and collaborating, and giving advice to young upcoming artists is very important. I think by building this connection randomly, we seem to really get on. He said I should email him any time I have new work as he would love to hear it. Building connections and finding mentors are important in artistic endeavours.