The Grooved Whale Project

Does Music Exist in Other Species?

The Grooved Whale Project seeks to answer this question.

The Project is headed by Lisa Walker, composer and musician fascinated by the ever-evolving structure of humpback whale song. Walker was first introduced to Humpback Whales in 1996 when she joined a team of researchers in southeast Alaska studying the acoustics of this animal. It was thought that with her classical music background she might be able to identify subtle patterns in the acoustic activity of the whales that might not be evident to the scientist.

Over the past 14 years she has dedicated herself to obtaining a scientific understanding of these animals  in order to provide insight as to how the music in other species might be investigated. Her album “Grooved Whale” was released in 2001 to rave reviews and chronicles the beginning of her independent research. She is now preparing to release “Music For Other Ears”, an album which draws upon possible permutations of musical organization to take the listener deep into the world of the whale.