Beta Version
Beta Version is an interactive dance performance piece that I created for a performance at OSU in collaboration with Shawn Hove and Brent Haley.
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Boop Boop Beep
An ever-evolving performance piece for vintage Nintendo Gameboy.
Collage no.1 (Hungarian)
Collage no.1 (Hungarian) is the result of an interest in appropriation, sampling, and the varied audio plundering prevalent in our culture. The goal was to create a new piece exclusively from Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody no.2, juxtaposing motives, realigning harmonies and repeating (or looping) fragments of melodies. The title comes from James Tenney’s Collage no.1 (Blue Suede) and assumes a parallel between Liszt and Elvis.
Flute Club
Flute Club comes from the tradition of composers working with popular dance forms. From the minuet and the gigue, to the waltz and the foxtrot, to the bolero and the tango, there is a rich history of music written in these forms. Now, one of our modern forms—the dance club—is explored as the basis for a new work. The thumping “four-on-the-floor” bass pounding out every beat, the droning, looping synth lines, the harmonic stasis, and the seemingly boundless energy of this style come to the fore here.
Sunshine & Dirt
This is my second soundscore for Ashley A Friend, composed for her performance at the Joyce SoHo Theater in NYC. We explored a lot of concepts for this project, including geography, communication, nature, and our relationship with our respective art forms. The soundscore weaves sampled sounds into ambient and minimalist textures that question what it means to compose.
a/break: 1
An early version of Transformation exists, called simply a/break: 1. I composed this quickly in the summer of 2006 as part of a collaboration with choreographer Amiti Perry. Eventually it was substantially revised as I began work on the a/break machinations album.
Electric Xmas in the Window
Every year I get tired of Christmas music. So much of it is terrible, and all of it is played too much. So one year I created Electric Xmas in the Window, a perfect antidote to the onslaught of saccharine drenched holiday cheer.
Use the files below to make your very own cd-envelope (download, print, and assemble) or to promote Electric Xmas by printing this flyer and hanging it in a public space.
House Blend
Belding is a small town in West Michigan. In an effort to create more awareness and appreciation for jazz, the high school's band director (Jonathan Schnicke) instituted a concert series that emulates a coffee house setting for the music. The band takes over the school's cafeteria, decorating it in a coffee shop motif. The art department sets up a display of students' work (often for sale). And a coffee counter—selling brewed coffee, espresso drinks, and various cold beverages—is set up to one side.
Caffeine Jitters
Belding is a small town in West Michigan. In an effort to create more awareness and appreciation for jazz, the high school's band director (Jonathan Schnicke) instituted a concert series that emulates a coffee house setting for the music. The band takes over the school's cafeteria, decorating it in a coffee shop motif. The art department sets up a display of students' work (often for sale). And a coffee counter—selling brewed coffee, espresso drinks, and various cold beverages—is set up to one side.
Joplin Fetish
This is the second piece I've composed for marimbist Brenton Dunnington. He asked for a flashy encore piece that called for piano and marimba. I chose to use Joplin as the subject of the work as so much mallet repertoire is derived from ragtime. Plus, many pianists who play Joplin's music seemed obsessed with using at a showcase for their prowess and technique.
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