Peter Verdin is a multi-instrumentalist, recordist, bibliophile, and Ph.D. candidate at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has toured extensively in the United States as a travelling musician, and performed on or recorded over a dozen releases of original music. His research interests include recorded sound, recording and listening practices, and the ways that media and material culture interact with the ephemerality of musical experience. His research has been translated and published internationally, and his recordings have been featured in outlets such as The Guardian and Minnesota Public Radio. When not playing music or conducting research, Peter can be found haunting local record stores or getting lost in some half-forgotten stretch of wilderness.