Question 1

Who is Axel Wild?

Accepted Answer

Axel Wild is the artist name of Axel Drioli, a UK-based, Italian-born musician, producer and wildlife sound recordist. He makes electronic music (house, funk, hip-hop and jungle) from his own field recordings of birds and wild places. He founded the creative studio Sounding Wild and the label Sounding Wild Records.

Question 2

How does Axel Wild make music from bird sounds?

Accepted Answer

He records wildlife in the field, on travels across continents and at the residencies and places that invite him, then samples the calls and the rhythms inside them and builds tracks around them. On stage he performs these as live electronic sets, including multichannel shows and silent discos.

Question 3

What is Wildifyed?

Accepted Answer

Wildifyed is Axel Wild’s debut EP, released on 29 November 2024 on Sounding Wild Records. Its four tracks are built from wildlife recordings made across West Africa during the Wings Across Continents expedition, including Black-Crowned Cranes recorded in Senegal.

Question 4

What is the Across Continents project?

Accepted Answer

Across Continents (2023 to 2026) is an overland project by Sounding Wild. Axel, first with his brother Ario Drioli, drives through Europe and West Africa along migratory bird routes, records rare bird calls, shares immersive soundscapes and music with local communities, and turns the recordings into new music. It runs as a series: Wings, Sounds and Music Across Continents.

Question 5

What is The Global Birdsong?

Accepted Answer

The Global Birdsong is an Afro-electronic track by Timothy Arinaitwe, Axel Wild and NATURE. It is built from bird sounds recorded by nearly all of BirdLife International's 125 Partners in more than 100 countries, with help from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It premiered at BirdLife's Global Flyways Summit and Partnership Meeting in Nairobi on 9 September 2026. Sounds Right, the music project from Brian Eno's climate charity EarthPercent and UN Live, released it on 14 October 2026 and credits NATURE as an artist, so part of every stream funds conservation.

Question 6

Who has Axel Wild worked with?

Accepted Answer

As a sound recordist and spatial audio designer he has worked on projects for the Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Springwatch and The Guardian. He created the touring version of Singing With Nightingales with Sam Lee (Glastonbury 2025, Shambala, Alexandra Palace) and composed The Global Birdsong with Timothy Arinaitwe for BirdLife International, released in October 2026 through Sounds Right, the music project from Brian Eno's climate charity EarthPercent and UN Live. He made the Soundly film Sounds Like Home: Wherever Birds Fly (1.4 million views) and has been featured by Zoom and L-Acoustics.

Question 7

How can I book Axel Wild?

Accepted Answer

For live shows, residencies, talks and collaborations, email hello@soundingwild.com. Upcoming dates are listed on the Events page.

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ما هو Wildifyed؟

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