Ben Mirin is an acoustic biologist, musician, and science communicator known as a “Wildlife DJ” for transforming field recordings of animals and ecosystems into music. He is the founding director of the Creative Conservation Lab, a National Geographic Explorer, and co-creator and host of National Geographic Kids and Nat Geo Wild’s WILD BEATS. Performing as DJ Ecotone, Mirin has released the field-recording-based album MADA and combines sound art, conservation storytelling, and live performance.
