Walter Gilgen 
Relaxed West Coast Jazz for easy listening: Chet Baker in NYC I almost saw Chet. Unfortunately, he fell out of a window in Amsterdam a few days earlier, and my concert visit didn’t happen. Intro Chet Baker was at the beginning of my jazz journey. I discovered him on a recording with Paul Desmond and … Read more
Powergorilla Powerbank / Multi-Voltage Charger For my outside jobs I need power for my sound recorder, my camera and my notebook. An reliable and powerful solution is essential for me. Intro I did my first location sound job with the internal batteries and two sets of backups. Fortunately, the filming was inside and I had … Read more
Kodak Gold 200 Color Negative Film I started photography with a Kodak Instamatic camera and analog film as a teenager. It was quite expensive for me and I had to optimise the costs. To keep the costs low I mostly choose an offering which included a new film. This was never a Kodak film, it … Read more
Vintage HiFi: Yamaha CA-810 I own and use various hi-fi amplifiers from Yamaha, Pioneer, NAD and Revox. I had forgotten about my CA-810 for a while. I’ve been enjoying the sound of this gem again for six months now and have fallen in love with the vintage sound of the seventies. Intro Today HiFi and … Read more
Zoom F8n Pro Multi Track Recorder / Mixer. This was my start in professional sound for movies. An amazing piece of electronics! Intro I’m a photographer and location sound recordist for movie. With location sound I started about 12 years ago. At this time I used a two channel recorder from Roland. Compared to the … Read more
The Girl from Ipanema performed by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto. New York, March 18 and 19, 1963: João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz in the recording studio. Also in the studio but not mentioned on the cover: Astrud Gilberto. Intro I love music and I am a Jazz fan. Since my teens … Read more
Vintage Omega Seamaster from the 70s. I bought this watch with my first self-earned money and then wore it continuously for about 20 years. Intro As I said, I wore this watch continuously for about 20 years: Education, military, first long trips. It has seen a lot and you can see it. It is a … Read more
Olympus PEN-F with Zeiss C Biogon 4.5/21mm ZM T*. A classy compact combo for experienced photographers. It’s an all manual lens, you have to know how to focus and witch f-stop is appropriate. Intro The Olympus PEN-F is my favorite camera for non-commercial tasks. For commercial jobs I have other cameras.Together with the Zeiss Biogon … Read more
