Carson Bell is the Curatorial Specialist for the California Library of Natural Sounds (CLNS) located at the Oakland Museum of California. Carson is a graduate of California College of the Arts with a degree in Film and Video. He has worked in the music industry for over ten years, writing, producing records, and performing for Bay Area acts The Pattern and The Cuts, and has toured as a session musician for New York–based band The Mooney Suzuki. Carson is currently working on developing interactive media exhibits for the Oakland Museum of California and recording natural sounds for the CLNS collection.