Paul Gilman & his research team have spent the past 10 years researching cetacean responses to music generated by electronic keyboard and Native American flute.
Using high definition video and high quality acoustic investigations, Gilman’s group has gathered more than 100 hours of extraordinary footage of behavioral and auditory interactions.
Some of the Nation’s noted cetacean biologists have accompanied Gilman on his expeditions and they have stated on film, their observations of the unique behavior of cetaceans in response to Paul's music.
One expedition involved Orca whales in which there were 4 audio channels devoted to the keyboard, while 4 additional channels were devoted to the hydrophone recording Orca vocalizations.
It was clear that Orcas were responding to the musical tones. A keyboard signature was followed by a pause, then an Orca signature, then a pause, then a keyboard signature, followed by an Orca vocalization. This sequence repeated several cycles.
