This piece is a simple music video, as opposed to documentation of a performance; there’s not really any technical wizardry here, but I am really pleased with the way it came out, especially the song. The recording isn’t very clean, but my vocal happened quickly and was really heartfelt. The assignment was called “Voice, Word, Glyph,” which should explain the long passage at the end where I’m writing…but it was also what got me thinking about memory and my mother.
This is documentation of a final project for a class on human-computer interaction. This video gives a clear idea of the interactions, and hints at some of the musical material that Jeff, one of my collaborators and a fantastic dj, was able to do with it. Jeff’s ability to actually use the pendulums to make some compelling music was the reason why I felt like this project was a success.
This is a piece that I did at the end of my first semester at CCRMA. While it may seem a bit goofy to some, once the elements were there, it all seemed quite obvious to me.
This video is about five minutes of me controlling a feedback loop with the tilt sensor in an Apple laptop; I’ll make the code available as well, here. It’s written in ChucK, a free language designed for audio usage. It’s a bit buggy, but it can do a lot of stuff, including synthesis, wave file manipulation, and interaction with other stuff via OSC or midi.
I know I should have smashed the laptop or set it on fire at the end, but I’m saving that for my first stadium show.