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Dan Gibson
Born
Daniel Armstrong Gibson

(1922-01-19)January 19, 1922
Montreal, Canada
DiedMarch 18, 2006(2006-03-18) (aged 84)[citation needed]
Toronto, Canada
Alma materUpper Canada College
OccupationPhotographer · cinematographer · sound recordist
Years active1978–2006
Notable workSolitudes
StyleNature recordings, new-age, ambient · field recordings · world · Celtic · Birdsong
Spouse(s)Helen Frances MacLure, 1948
ChildrenGordon, Dan Jr., Holly & Mary Jane
AwardsThe Order of Canada, Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award at the Juno Awards, etc.

Dan Gibson (January 19, 1922 in Montreal – March 18, 2006 in Toronto) was a Canadian photographer, cinematographer and sound recordist.

Career

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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 (wife: Helen, children: Mary-Jane or "Kirkie," Holly, Dan, and Gordon) 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.[1]

In 2004, he released his first DVD, Natural Beauty, which was originally shot in High Definition.

Major productions

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Awards

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Film awards

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Award/organization Year Nominee/work Category Ref.
San Francisco Film Festival 1965 "Whitethroat" Golden Gate Award [2]
Canadian Film Awards 1967 "Land of the Loon" Best Film of the Year [3]
Canadian Film Awards 1967 "Adventure: Trent Severn Style" Award of Merit [4]
Michigan Outdoors Writers 1969 "Winter Potpourri" Award of Merit [5]
Canadian Film Awards 1971 "Solitudes: Sounds of Nature" Best sound in Non-Theatrical Film [6]
American Film Festival 1972 "Fly Geese F-L-Y" Blue ribbon for Best Children’s Film [7]
U.S. National Outdoor-Travel Film Festival 1973 "Golden Autumn" Teddy Award [8]
Canadian Film Awards 1972 "Dan Gibson's Nature Family" Best Wildlife Film of the Year [9]
Canadian Film Awards 1973 "To the Wild Country: Return of the Giants" Best Wildlife Film of the Year [10]
Canadian Film Awards 1974 "To the Wild Country: Land of the Big Ice" Best Wildlife Film of the Year [11]
Etrog (Genie) Award 1975 "Wings in the Wilderness" Best Sound in a Theatrical Film [12]
U.S. National Educational Film Festival 1977 "Return of the Winged Giants" John Muir Award for Best Ecological Film [13]
Saskatchewan International Film Festival 1977 "Return of the Winged Giants" Best Wildlife Film [14]

Album awards

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  • Solitudes albums have sold over 20,000,000 worldwide
  • 15 Solitudes albums have been Certified Gold (50,000 units sold) in Canada
  • 11 Solitudes albums have been Certified Platinum (100,000 units sold) or multi-Platinum status.

Discography

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Until April 2012, about 234 albums (including 13 compilations) were released by Solitudes, including:

  • Solitudes 25: Silver Anniversary Collection [15]
  • Best of Solitudes: 20th Anniversary [16]
  • Listen to the Mockingbird [17]
  • Loon Echo Lake [18]
  • Natural Beauty DVD [19]
  • Rolling Thunder [20]
  • Wildlife Identification by Sound [21]
  • Spring Romance, album by Dan Gibson 1998

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Title Year Tracks
Sounds Of Algonquin 1978
  • Loons And Wolves
  • Evening Paddle
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 1 1981
  • By Canoe To Loon Lake[23]
  • Dawn By A Gentle Stream
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 2 1981
  • Heavy Surf On A Rocky Point Along A Sand Spit
  • Ocean Surf In A Hidden Cove
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 3 1981
  • Among The Giant Trees Of The Wild Pacific Coast
  • Spring Morning On The Prairies
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 4 1982
  • Niagara Falls, The Gorge And Glen
  • Among The Ponds And Streams Of Niagara
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 5 1982
  • Dawn On The Desert
  • Among The Mountain Canyons And Valleys
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 6 1982
  • Storm On A Wilderness Lake
  • Night On A Wilderness Lake
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 7 1983
  • Night In A Southern Swamp
  • Don't Feed The Alligators
Solitudes - Sampler Album 1984
  • By Canoe To Loon Lake[24]
  • Spring Morning On The Prairies
  • Ocean Surf In A Hidden Cove
  • Night In A Southern Swamp
  • Sailing To A Hidden Cove
  • Dawn On The Desert
  • Dawn By A Gentle Stream
  • Dont Feed The Alligators
  • Morning Fog (Seascapes)
  • Coastal Storm (Seascapes)
  • Yellowstone (Nat. Parks & Sanctuaries Edition)
  • Storm On A Wilderness Lake
  • Hiking Over The Highlands
  • Among The Mountain Canyons And Valleys
  • Heavy Surf On A Rocky Point And Along A Sand Spit
  • Among The Giant Trees Of The Wild Pacific Coast
  • Among The Ponds And Streams Of Niagara
  • Night On A Wilderness Lake
  • Niagara Falls, The Gorge And Glen
  • Seashore (Tradewind Islands)
  • Rain Forest (Tradewind Islands)
  • Arctic (National Parks & Sanctuaries Edition)
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 8 1984
  • Sailing To A Hidden Cove
  • Hiking Over The Highlands
Solitudes II - Opus One - Land Of The Loon 1984
  • Land Of The Loon
  • Land Of The Loon
Solitudes II - Opus Two 1984
  • Under Sail
  • Dangerous Cargo
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 9 - Seascapes (The Changing Moods Of A Wild Coast) 1985
  • Seascapes
  • Seascapes
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 10 - Tradewind Islands (A Caribbean Adventure In Sound) 1985
  • Tradewind Islands
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 11 - National Parks And Sanctuaries Edition 1987
  • Atlantic Coast
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • Algonquin Provincial Park
  • Everglades National Park
  • Grand Canyon National Park
  • Yellowstone National Park
  • Yosemite National Park
  • Pacific Coast
  • Rain Forests
  • Arctic
Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 12 - Listen To The Loons 1988
  • Listen To The Loons
  • Listen To The Loons
Solitudes - Harmony: Exploring Nature With Music 1989
  • Stream Of Dreams
  • Spring Cloudburst
  • Freedom At Sea
  • At Night In The Everglades
  • Arctic Life
  • Coastal Fog
  • Solitudes On Loon Echo Lake
  • Desert Awakening
  • Pacific Rainforest
  • Timberwolves
  • Wilderness Lost
Solitudes - Pacific Suite 1990
  • Pacific Morning
  • Redwoods Forest
  • Humpback Whales
  • Elk In The Rainforest
  • River To Ocean
  • Return To The Sea
Solitudes - Breaking Through The Mist 1990
  • Dawn Of The Lake
  • Burning Mist
  • Awakening Voice
  • Hardwood Haven
  • Beneath A Towering Pine
  • North Wind Rising
  • Along The Darkening Shore
  • Return To The Pack
  • Night Life
  • Celestial Blanket
Solitudes - Great Lakes Suite 1991
  • From The Height Of Land
  • The Runoff
  • Superior The Inland Sea
  • Sandhill Cranes
  • Kirtland's Warbler
  • Sailing To The North Shore
  • The Pool At Baie Fine
  • Canada Geese
  • Erie Marshes
  • Over Niagara Falls
  • Along Ontario Shores
Solitudes - Exploring Nature With Music: The Classics 1991
  • Morning From The Peer Gynt Suite, Opus 46
  • Nocturne In E Flat, Opus 9, No.2
  • Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun
  • Claire De Lune
  • Moonlight Sonata Opus 27, No.2
  • Air In C
  • Rêverie
  • Piano Concerto In A Minor, Opus 16
  • Canon In D
  • Ocean Surf
  • Along Ontario Shores
Solitudes - Christmas Classics 1992
  • Pizzicato
  • Skater's Waltz
  • Dance Of The Reed Flutes
  • Waltz In C# Minor
  • Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
  • Merry Gentlemen
  • Greensleeves
  • Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
  • Ave Maria
  • O Holy Night
  • Along Ontario Shores
Solitudes - Atlantic Suite 1992
  • After The Storm
  • The Gannets
  • Offshore Breeze
  • New England Trail
  • Dunes On The Cape
  • Southern Islands
  • Gentle Shores
  • Hanging Mist
  • Mockingbird Farewell
  • To Lands Unknown
Solitudes - Exploring Nature With Music: The Classics II 1992
  • Vivaldi's Four Seasons: "Spring"
  • "Summer"
  • "Autumn"
  • "Winter"
  • Mendelssohn's "Spring Song"
  • Sinding's "Rustle Of Spring"
  • Chopin's "Etude In E Major"
  • Beethoven's "Fir Elise"
  • Schubert's "Serenade"
  • Offenbach's "Barcarolle"
  • Mendellsohn's "On Wings Of Song"
  • Listz's "Liebestraum"
Solitudes - Algonquin Suite 1992
  • First Light
  • At The Campsite
  • Paddle And Portage
  • Standing Tall
  • Easy Stream
  • Marshlands
  • Forest Song
  • Eyes Of The Night
  • Reunion Of Wolves
  • The Campfire
Solitudes - Rocky Mountain Suite 1993
  • The Runoff
  • Glacier Lake
  • The Foothills
  • Westbound
  • The Thermal Song
  • Summer's Eve On A Mountain Lake
  • The Bugling Elk
  • Winter's Wolves
  • Dreaming Of Spring
Solitudes - Appalachian Mountain Suite 1994
  • Arrival Of Spring
  • Marshlands
  • Forest Ridge
  • Around The Campfire
  • Mountain Stream
  • Lake Voices
  • The Maritimes
Solitudes -Southwest Suite 1994
  • Morning In Saguaro Valley
  • High Country Trail
  • Evening In Saguaro Canyon
  • Grand Canyon Base
  • Dry Desert Valley
  • Desert Rain
  • Along The River Bank
  • Valley Of The Trogons
  • Night In Creek Canyon
Solitudes - Christmas In The Country 1994
  • Huron Carol
  • O Come All Ye Faithful
  • Good King Wenceslas
  • We Three Kings
  • Angels We Have Heard On High
  • O Come, O Come, Emmaneul
  • Coventry Carol
  • Deck The Halls
  • Away In The Manger
  • A Midnight Clear
  • Silent Night
  • The First Noel
  • Huron Carol (Alto Flute Solo)
Solitudes - Angels Of The Sea 1995
  • Angels Of The Sea
  • Florida Dream
  • Skimming Waves
  • Island Lagoon
  • Free Spirit
  • Laguna Pastoria
  • The Light Of Baja
  • Northern Inlet
Solitudes - Thunderstorm In The Wilderness 1995
  • Thunderstorm In The Wilderness
Solitudes - Journey With The Whales 1995
  • Across The Circular Horizon
  • Arctic Passage
  • Mirrors Of Wind And Sea
  • Up Through The Water
  • Into The Sky
  • Aquatic Celebration
Solitudes - Ocean Surf (Timeless And Sublime) 1995
  • Ocean Surf
Solitudes - Legend Of The Wolf 1995
  • Silent Running
  • In The Den
  • Play Fight
  • Learning To Howl
  • Moving The Pack
  • First Hunt
  • The Beckoning
  • Rituals Of Winter
Solitudes - Pachelbel - Forever By The Sea 1995
  • The Canon Stirs
  • Beyond The Horizon
  • In A Protected Cove
  • Forever By The Sea
  • Ancient Harbor
  • Timeless And Free
  • The Beckoning Sea
Solitudes - Rhythms Of The Sea - Eight Piano Moods 1995
  • Morning Song
  • Alone But For A Friend
  • Rolling Stones
  • Coastal Marsh
  • Song Of The Sea
  • Wings Above The Sea
  • On The Crest Of A Wave
  • By The Lighthouse
Solitudes - Loon Echo Lake 1995
  • Vivaldi's Summer From The Four Seasons
  • Debussy's Claire De Lune
  • Awakening Voice
  • Summer's Eve On A Mountain Lake
  • Loon Echo Lake
  • Lake Voices
  • First Light
  • Eyes Of The Night
  • Pool At Baie Fine
Solitudes - Raindance - Impressions Of A Native Land 1995
  • Prelude
  • The Welcome
  • Whitewater
  • Hot Sun
  • Raindance
  • Spirit Of The Water
  • The Arrival
  • Ganohonyok
  • Spirit Of The Hunter
  • Eyo Tse No
Solitudes - Nature's Ballet 1995
  • Swan Lake - Theme by Tchaikovsky
  • Trois Gymnopedies - Gymnopedie #1 by Satie
  • Coppelia - Waltz from Act 1 Léo Delibes
  • Las Meninas - Pavane, op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
  • Les Sylphides - Prelude, op. 28, no. 7 by Chopin
  • Carnival of the Animals - The Dying Swan by Saint-Saëns
  • Tale of the Young Prince - Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Sleeping Beauty - Waltz by Tchaikovsky
  • Midsummernight's Dream - Notturno by Mendelssohn
  • Excerpt from Act II by Adolphe Adam
Solitudes - Forest Piano 1996
  • A Path To Solitude
  • Beauty Abounds
  • Moody Afternoon
  • Ancient Stand
  • Summer Sublime
  • Chasing The Clouds
  • Dreaming By The Stream
  • Hymn To The Old Growth
Solitudes - Christmas Wonder 1996
  • Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
  • Joy To The World
  • Angels From The Realm Of Glory
  • Once In Royal David's City
  • Patapan 1
  • Hark The Herald Angels Sing
  • Sussex Mummer's Carol
  • The Holl And The Ivy
  • In The Bleak Midwinter
  • Patapan 2
  • O Little Town Of Bethlehem
  • While Shepherds Watched
  • Carol Of The Bells
  • I Wonder As I Wander
  • Patapan 3
  • O Come All Ye Faithful
  • Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep
  • What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
Solitudes - Spirit Of Africa 1996
  • Pride Of Lions
  • Flamingo Feast
  • Fresh Water Marsh
  • Exodus
  • Wooded Retreat
  • The Elephants Arrive
  • Hippo Wallow
  • Night On The Serengeti
Solitudes - Songbirds At Sunrise 1996
  • New England Spring
  • Northern Mist
  • Southern Symphony
  • Coastal Horizons
  • Prairie Glory
  • Dawn In The Valley
  • Desert Sunrise
  • Pacific Inlet
Solitudes - Australian Odyssey 1996
  • Kookaburra
  • Walkabout
  • The Source
  • Cascading
  • Passage
  • Deluge
  • In The Mist
  • Tree Dwellers
  • Valley Ridge
  • Reflection
Solitudes - Island Paradise 1996
  • White Sand
  • Beachcombing
  • Cool Rain
  • Storm Surf
  • Tropic Moon
  • Dawn In The Forest
  • Enchanted Valley
  • Fluidity
Solitudes - Florida 1996
  • Florida Dream
  • Vibrant Shores
  • Lazy Afternoon
  • Gentle Sanctuary
  • Night In The Everglades
  • Voices Of The Swamp
  • Celebration

References

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  1. ^ "1997 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award - Dan Gibson". Juno Awards. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. ^ "Nature films producer uses soft-sell approach". Edmonton Journal. August 1, 1969. p. 54.
  3. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006". 23 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Nature Music, Relaxation Sounds, Sleep CDS - Solitudes Online Store". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  16. ^ http://www.solitudes.com/detail.aspx?ID=231[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ http://www.solitudes.com/detail.aspx?ID=469[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ http://www.solitudes.com/detail.aspx?ID=332[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "Nature Music, Relaxation Sounds, Sleep CDS - Solitudes Online Store". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  20. ^ http://www.solitudes.com/detail.aspx?ID=396[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ http://www.solitudes.com/detail.aspx?ID=408[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/430876-Dan-Gibson [bare URL]
  23. ^ "By Canoe to Loon Lake". YouTube. 23 September 2014.
  24. ^ "By Canoe to Loon Lake". YouTube. 23 September 2014.