Shelltone Whale Project

Whale Cave Music...

2011-11-14T17:36:00.002Z

Music in a cave with Jan Cercone, south of France.

Beach clean up in Lanzarote

2011-02-23T07:34:00.006Z

Together with the "Lanzarote Limpia" organisation, we are going to throw a "beach clean up party" this coming sunday at Playa de las Coloradas. Shelltones will be offered to the participants.

Volunteers are requested to join a party to clean the beach of Playa de Las Coloradas on Sunday 27th February 2011. The clean up will be from 11:00 to 14:30. As before the organisers would like to invite children as well as adults to participate, it’s a great way to send the right message to our children, not to leave rubbish on the beach and the dangers it poses for local sealife.

The meeting point is the Sports Bar in the Centro Comercial El Pueblo at 11:00, children should be accompanied by an adult..

Volunteers will be given gloves to wear and rubbish sack to fill up .

Blainville's beaked whale encounter

2011-01-14T17:10:00.004Z

Yesterday, the Shelltone expedition in Lanzarote, rare encounter with a Blainville's Beaked Whale, a female, about 4,5 meters, escorted by a pod of around 15 bottlenose dolphins, apparently cruising together from La Graciosa to Teneriffe.

Lanzarote expeditions

2010-11-25T07:27:00.007Z

Join the Shelltone Whale Project and share the unique experience of cetaceans interpecies communication with cetaceans, using music, using sounds... From Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Islas Canarias.

Contact : Pierre Lavagne

The Shelltone Whale Project catamaran

Circle of sounds

Sound bubbles

Close encounter

Atlantic stripped residents

Surfacing

Meditation... a silent approach

Dolfins encounters in Lanzarote

2010-03-03T13:23:00.001Z

On this picture you can see the "Sound Bubbles" generated by the Shelltone, it's amazing how much the dolfins love to play with those bubbles, when they smashed them the sound just spread on the water.

More infos at pierre@shelltonewhaleproject.org or 0034 638 909 141

Excursions in Lanzarote very soon

2010-02-04T11:47:00.000Z

We are going back to the Ocean to meet with bottlenose dolfins in Lanzarote Canarias very soon... Keep informed, everybody is welcome to join us aboard.

Another great encounter with bottlenoses.

2009-10-15T01:47:00.000+01:00

Today, after ten minutes of Shelltone underwater playing, about 50 bottlenose dolfins appears, together with Jan Cercone and Rocio Castellano Garcia, we swim and played with them for allmost 1 hour, as they just stayed and enjoyed the sound of the Shelltone I was playing for them. Again, they were wild offshore bottlenose dolfins, it's getting obvious now that someting new is happening here in Lanzarote.

Also last night we had a "whale sound healing session" with Jan Cercone, Carlos and Erik, in the Pyramide at Costa Teguise. About 60 people assist our session, it was wonderfull the share the feelings and emotions we had the same day with the dolfins...That was an escellent evening. The studies of those bottlenose tribes will continue, and probably within 3 or 4 month, while we will have establish an approach protocol, we might take people with us to share this unique experience.

Close encounter with a bottlenose family.

2009-10-13T08:22:00.000+01:00

Jan Cercone is coming today from San francisco to work with us on bottlenose dolfins ecouters offshore Lanzarote, playing music and using meditation technics.
Yersterday, about 5 miles offshore Puerto Calero, aboard Christina and Juan's Blue Falcon, we had a beautifull encounter with a "bottlenose family" they came to us after I stood for ten minutes playing the Shelltone under water with the boat stand still. The family of about ten individuals played with Rocio, Christina and Juan, while a large male faced me under water for 10 long minutes and engaged a sound exchage. Then they all vanished. I have a strong feeling we will meet again. The beautifull thing is that they are not "coastal" dolfins, they are offshore cruisers, we are talking about wild animals, nothing to compare with dolfins we use to meet in the Bahamas os South Kihei in Maui, that make this close encounter rare and beautiful.

2009-10-04T12:29:00.000+01:00

Shelltone whale project conference in Lanzarote.

The Shelltone Whale Project is now in Lanzarote in the Canarias Islands.

Soon we are going to operate dolfins & whales excursions and interspieces communication attempts using music, using sounds. Everybody is welcome to join. More infos at pierre@shelltonewhaleproject.org

Shelltone testing at Stanford Univerity- California

2009-08-05T16:19:00.000+01:00

During this test at the Stanford University, it appears that the "Shelltone sound" reproduce the same patterns , circles like, as the humpback whales.

Spanish Tour

2009-08-03T15:20:00.000+01:00

Barcelona . La sagrada Familia.

Madrid encounter on a "live session" of "Emeterians" with Phelipe and Marcos.

Shelltone & Didgeridoo with Luis Lumbreras in the Retiro Park , Madrid.

With Majid Javadi master of sufi music in the "Casa Persa", Madrid.

With Luis "Cobo" Manglis, Nantha Kumar and Majid Javadi, at the Casa Persa, Madrid.

Week end at the Farallons.

2009-07-07T16:48:00.001+01:00

Another beautiful week-end at the Farallons with SF Bay Whale Watching, with a special guest from Maui, my friend Dan Sythe, founder of the Whalesong.net.

We released one sea lion...
The lucky guy..
We saw a Mola mola.

We had a fluke of a grey whale

Lanzarote "Shelltone Whale & Music Little Place"

2009-06-30T02:29:00.000+01:00

Great news...In 2010 a new adventure will begin...we are going to establish in Lanzarote . Canarias Islands.

The

"Shelltone Whale & Music Little Place"

Much more infos to come...soon.

The Team.

Do you know that whales meditate ....

2009-06-29T23:38:00.000+01:00

Read article

Written by Rachel Vaughan.

California sea lions realease at the Farallons

2009-06-29T19:48:00.000+01:00

This saturday, Pierre and the Shelltone Whale Project participate in the realease of 10 california sea lions from the Marine Mammal Center out at the Farallons Islands Sanctuary.

It was a success, all of them reached the shores of the main island, where they melted with the local pod.

Boarding the sea lions.
They were very calm, just like they knew what was going on...
You gonna be free soon...
On our way to the Farallonnes.
First realease.

They stay with us for a while, wondering what was going on ...
Then they naturally find their way home.
Bye guys...

Whales at the Circlecenter in Fairfax.....

2009-06-24T15:55:00.000+01:00

Whale music in Larkspur

2009-06-22T18:57:00.000+01:00

Another great "whale music session" in Larkspur, with Stephen Kent , Ramesh and Todd Boston.
Every Fridays in Larkspur from 7 to 9 pm. at Earthly Treasures , 1001A Magnolia Ave.

See Poster below.

San Francisco "Whales & Music"

2009-06-04T21:24:00.000+01:00

Sunday June 21st. To celebrate the summer solstice The Shelltone Whale Project organise a "Whale Music Cruise" at the Farallonnes islands. Live "whale music" and whale watching. Departure from San Fancisco Marina at Fort Mason at 8am. return same location around 4pm. Price 110$ / person. All musicians welcome, bring your instruments.contact :sfbaywhalewatching.com

Whale music every Fridays at Larkspur

2009-06-04T21:22:00.000+01:00

Whale watch

2009-05-27T16:22:00.001+01:00

Dolphins racing our boat
Humpback whale waiwing at us...
Laura Almada, wich is going to host the" Whale Trance Sessions" every Fridays at 7pm. at Earthly Treasures, 1001A Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA 94939. More infos : pierre@shelltonewhaleproject.org

Back in Sausalito

2009-05-19T02:21:00.001+01:00

The Shelltone Whale Project headquarter in Sausalito
Mountain & ocean views from the floating office...
Vern and naturalist Trish Mirabella at the Marine Mammal Center
Vern spotting whales at the Farallonnes Islands
We brought some equipment to the Fish & Wildlife service at the Island.
On the way back to their own private paradise.
A bunch of Risso's dolphins accompany us .
And of course we meet with the Humpbacks.

The Whale Whisperer "making of" pics. Maui

2009-05-01T08:39:00.000+01:00

The crew...
The great David Georgeon
David and Bob "sound machine" Foresta
David, Dominique "el director"Lenglart & Bob at Hookipa
Patricia and David Rothenberg
A Maui Icon...
At the Hawaiian Whale Sanctuary
With Willy "the whale" Bennett
Papalu's gang
Willy the whale

Pics from the "Whale whisperer" documentary in Maui.

2009-04-14T20:50:00.000+01:00

Another nice picture from the amazing Marcia Lyons.

With Dan Sythe founder of the Whale Song Project , a great bass player...
A Maui humpback whale. A wonderfull musician...
Blowin' in the blue.

Pics from the Maui Movie.

2009-04-14T16:07:00.000+01:00

Few pics taken during the shooting of the "Whale whisperer" in Maui.

News from Maui

2009-04-14T15:55:00.000+01:00

Dominique Lenglart, Vern Bryant and David Georgeon...Action !
With Patricia, Hula dancer at Dan Sythe's house in Haiku.
On Christina Coffman's boat.

Teaser from Maui

2009-03-27T02:25:00.001Z

2009-03-19T10:59:00.000Z

The Shelltone Whale project is going to be in Maui-Hawaii from the 22rd. of March to the 05th. of April.We are going to shoot a 52 minutes documentary about whale songs.

Dan Sythe founder of the Whale Song Project will be there along with David Rothenberg, author of Thousand mile song.

Nice pics comin' soon..

San Francisco & the Farallonnes Islands Sanctuary

2008-09-03T10:13:00.000+01:00

Playing the Shelltone on the Golden gate, with my friend Vern Bryant, CEO of " SF Bay Whale Watching ", a genuine whale lover and a wonderful human being. Thanks so much to Vern for his kindness and the warm welcome he and his wife Cynthia Rose gave me during my stay with them in Sausalito. Nothing would have been possible without them.

Vern with naturalist Melinda Nakagawa at the Farallonnes Island.
Naturalist Carol Keiper preparing the hydrophone to listen to the humpback whales songs.
First communication attempt with a microphone and an underwater speaker. Thanks to Captain Joe Nazar for his precious help.
My first humpback. Curious ?
Tail !!!! To be continued.....

The Cornwalls

2008-08-12T08:00:00.000+01:00

Whales song at Land's end...

Yann Viot from the Shelltone Whale Project and Richard Hardy from "SAS" at Saint Agnes, office of Surfers Against Sewage pursuing similar goals...

Italian Connection

2008-07-12T08:47:00.000+01:00

Blowin' the tower...

With our friend Gianni Placido a great Didgeridoo Master in Bologna.
With Gianni Placido at the Didgeridoo convention in Airvault, France.

Production !!!!

2008-06-11T13:44:00.000+01:00

Thanks to the Caliplast Team from La Planche , Brittany france

we started manufacuring the injection mold of the Shelltone.

The mold in progress...

First attempt...

Finally after two years of R&D....the first Shelltone was born....

It's time to play now !!!

Watch the first Shelltone production tests.

Prototype launched....

2008-05-06T14:52:00.000+01:00

This is the first prototype we produced.

Jean François Petiot...tuning at the lab.
After a few prototypes...we had "our" sound ! The whale sounds ...

It was time then to figure how to build the injection mold in order to produce series.

Watch the prototype tuning by Jean François Petiot.

Designing an Ocean Sound Device ?

2007-12-06T14:13:00.000Z

Designing a conch shell that could reproduce the Ocean sounds, the whales songs....

Reproducing whales and dolphins sounds in order to communicate with them...

We first started, with Jean-François Petiot and François Tavard at the acoustic research laboratory of Ecole Centrale de Nantes, to study the resonance peaks and impedance of the natural Triton Pacifica shell. One thesis was made upon the subject.

From this, we started to design what should be the chamber of resonance of our own shell.

We came up with a 3D pattern of the future Shelltone....

It was time for us to build prototypes.

The Shelltone Whale Project

2007-08-03T09:31:00.004+01:00

Beneath the surface of the Oceans, whales are singing some amazingly complex and delicate songs, pure

expression of their wisdom. It appears that anyone who approached a whale, and had a chance to listen to their

songs, had the feeling that those peacefull creatures might have a tremendous knowledge still to be discovered and

shared.

On the Tibetans mountains, buddhist monks have been playing shell trumpets for centuries. The "right conch shell"

representing the beautiful, deep, melodious and pervasive sound of the Buddhadharma.

From those establishments, we decided to create a shell that could be appropriate to unite those universes.

After two years of collaboration between acoustic engineers marine biologists and designers, the Shelltone was

born. The Shelltone is an Ocean Sound Device inspired by the conch shell. It allows anyone to play with ocean

sounds, the whale songs.

The mission of the "Shelltone Whale Project" is to become a link between us and the whales, by learning more from

their songs ,attempt to communicate with them and trying to understand their message to mankind.

Free spirit will prevail.

Pierre Lavagne