Lake Mary at TreePeople (photo by Adam Corey Thomas)
When was the last time that you ventured into the wilderness at night for a stroll among the owls, coyotes, and crickets?
At the end of every month we gather with the heroic environmental stewards of TreePeople to love on live music and hot tea along a ridge trail of the Santa Monica Mountains. Following a performance, steeped herbs, a sunset, and some good conversation, TreePeople’s eco educators offer us three different hiking groups for peoples of all ages and abilities to learn more about the native ecology and history of these mountains.
This month we sit atop Mulholland Drive with producer and multi-instrumentalist bu.re_, who has just released his album seasons in migration with our friends of AKP Recordings. The solo project of Devin Blair, bu.re_’s new album is laced with field recordings, synth, flute, and sax, arranged as a reminder of the movement of seasons and the cycles contained within. A meditation on natural flows of change and impermanence.
Bring a blanket, pour some tea, and bliss in.
Check-in begins around 6:30pm, music shortly after 7pm, and we split into our hiking groups promptly at 8pm. Parking is limited so we ask that you please rsvp with us in advance.
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bu.re_ is the handle of Devin Blair, a Los Angeles-born ambient producer and multi-instrumentalist. In his early twenties, Blair bought a field recorder and began recording ambience, quickly developing a deep interest in music revolving around textures, lush soundscapes, and noise; bu.re_ is the compounding of these elements, placed over a bed of field recordings taken in a multitude of countries— an amalgamation of experiences.
Born in 1973 from the hopes and dreams of a teenager, TreePeople is now one of the largest environmental organizations headquartered in Southern California.
They have inspired, engaged, and supported more than 3 million people to take action for our environment by planting and caring for more than 3 million trees in our local forests, mountains, parks, and our neighborhoods. Through on-the-ground research and educational programs, TreePeople shares knowledge with policymakers, students, educators, and communities around the world.
After fires burn, TreePeople reforests. When schools are covered in concrete, TreePeople creates green schoolyards. When communities experience food insecurity, TreePeople distributes fruit trees. When California is drought-stricken, TreePeople designs solutions to capture rainwater. As the world faces increasing threats from a more hostile climate, TreePeople helps create actionable solutions.