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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.
In 2005, I was commissioned to compose soundtracks for two video-dances produced for WOSU television in Columbus, Ohio. These were created in collaboration with Norah Zuniga-Shaw and Mary Rathke. Nearing was composed using samples of music by Mike Vargas, a marimba performance by Joe Krygier, and my own field recordings. The Rhythm of Things was composed in collaboration with percussionist Joe Krygier. In addition to working with his loops and recordings I manipulated the field recordings and ambient sound to give them a rhythm of their own.
Flurotica was composed for Rebecca Ashe to play at Electronic Music Midwest in 2010. She is a performer with a distinct performance presence and the ability to pull of a piece with some crazy staging. I took this opportunity to compose something a little different, something that includes some theatrical staging and performance. For this project I repurposed the musicI had created for Two Burlesques, eliminating the video and adding a flute part.
In late 2008 I was invited to compose music for Brooklyn College's Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival. The theme for this concert was burlesque. Invited composers were offered the choice of composing music for vintage burlesque films or for live performers. I chose to compose for a the films, and selected two that I liked. The music ended up being quite silly.
I was thrilled to have my music included on Jon Nelson's Some Assembly Required radio show on several occasions. Before his final episode he put out a call of 50-second works for a special CD he was making. I wrote two pieces for him, using samples of his voice. In the end he decided not to include any pieces that sampled his show on the compilation, but he did play a couple of them on his final show.
Here are links to the Some Assembly Required archive for the episodes that include my music:
S^, SOT 4 art? JAM 2 spare? AIH I have a GR8 thing 4 U. Abbr. classics. BITD these took hours. No more. Much better, IMO. Enjoy. NRN. ::poof::
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Tonight on 60x60 was composed as a tribute to 60x60 and as a thank you to Robert Voisey who works so hard on the behalf of so many composers. The samples are taken from the first 60x60 CD and from a certain television news magazine show.
Banal Blast is my submission to 60x60 in 2009. I wanted to create an energetic track that could function as a transition within the larger mix. It was selected for the 2009 International Mix, which was presented many times in the United States and abroad (including as part of 60x60 Dance and 60x60 Video.)
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