Christopher Melton is a sound recordist, artist, and multimedia archivist. He currently lives in rural Oregon, where he hikes with his dog, converses with trees, volunteers at the local historical museum, and works remotely for a private archive.

His practical focus is A/V preservation, conservation, digitization, and accessibility. He is interested in utilizing his love of sound, film, ephemeral materials, and the natural world to cultivate positive social and ecological change.