Extended Intermedia Work
Below is a partial compilation of my extended intermedia work.
1.
Galton’s Board – new musical instrument, inspired by the infamous eugenicist and statistician Sir Francis Galton’s device for teaching the normal distribution; uses the interaction of marbles and pegs to trigger and sample sounds via piezo disks; tilt sensors and capacitive keys allow for further control of the sound
2.
MicroHarmonium – physical interface for exploring up to 48 divisions of the octave; carved, printed linoleum on Sensel with accompanying Eurorack module for outputting duophonic pitch-CV
3.
ALLOPHONE – multifaceted standalone instrument and spectral processor; acts as its own resonator and amplifier; luthier techniques, spruce top, heat-molded rosewood sides; 6 different sizes of piezo disks, 12 total, half as transmitters, half as receivers; 6 bucket-brigade delay lines, 6 dual-pole filters
4.
Möbius Plate Reverb – Möbius strip shaped copper reverb with four contact mics; used in conjunction with Möbius tape loop project
5.
Andata (Reinterpretation) - Ryuichi Sakamot’s “Andata” reinterpreted for classical guitar and my own assortment of electronics; recorded in three locations: (1) panned hard left is by a creek after a storm, (2) down the center is home, and (3) hard right is in my family's machine shop with the machines running; in the second half, the organ sound is me playing my classical guitar through a patch on the Electro-Harmonix Superego+ pedal
6.
L.i@F.ux - video-to-audio synthesis; three different hotel light fixtures turned into three different musical works
7.
StopWatching - teaser video; in collaboration with visual artist Jimmy La
8.
OClock - music video; in collaboration with visual artist Jimmy La
9.
The New World (Redux) – a recontextualization of the first 5 minutes of Terrence Malick’s film, The New World; new score and sound design using primarily natural materials & phenomena & eschewing traditional instruments; voiceover replaced with historic audio of indigenous activist Vine Deloria Jr. reading Powhattan’s 1609 speech to John Smith
10.
Mining Mt. McMusichorn – Will you help Pickle Cowboy mine for his precious music crystals on the rugged slopes of Mt. McMusichorn?
