I’ve been meaning to post this for a week or so, but life intrudes. Anyway – I’ve been exploring the use of my Android tablet as a DAW. Over the course of the next few months (I’m actually busy), I hope to explore this more, but for the time being, here’s the first miniature created solely on my tablet – Sleep Deprivation. It was made entirely in the Caustic program, and if you’re on Android, you should really buy it. It’s awesome.
Man, I need to update more frequently… I suppose that’s the cost of being busy. And believe me, I have been busy. With all of the travel with Wisaal, and the impending recording of our first full-length album, plus my work at CMS and ITEC, I’ve been focusing all of my free time on finishing Power Cycle for Sam Gould. The Max/MSP part is nearly complet – I swear.
However, all of that programming gets a little tedious, and occasionally I need a break. One of those recent breaks led to a trip to the constantly amazing Elderly Instruments (which is always dangerous to my bank balance), and subsequently to my purchase of a new Collings ukulele. While trying out instruments (for about three hours), I also worked at fleshing out an idea I had been playing with in solos at a recent gig in Chicago. Throw in a break from a day of non-stop programming and the result is Wanderlust. Enjoy.
I’ve added an episode of Michigan Music Monthly (episode 4 to be exact) that features my band, Wisaal playing live at (SCENE) Metrospace. The video includes Aspen Grove and an extended version of Fusion Dance. Enjoy.
Since I’m a part of the Lansing Area Uke Group (L.A.U.G.H), I was excited to see one of the members starting a contest for the best uke rendition of a hymn. Being a composer though, I felt I had to do something more than just the standard sing/play. Here’s my entry, with video courtesy of the always amazing Sam Merciers. Enjoy.
I’ve added the score (in both sizes) for Prism Chain for flute, tenor sax, and marimba. Call it a prelude and pseudo-fugue for small ensemble based on the idea of splitting a whole into it’s components.
It was commissioned by saxophonist Ryan Janus, who will be giving the premier performance later this year.
I’ve also added the score (no audio yet) of the Lyric Variations for Violin Solo. They were composed for violinist Barton Samuel Rotberg, assistant professor of violin at Mercyhurst College, who will be giving the premier in February 2012. They’re significantly more tonal (in a very bluesy way) than my usual output – but as the first piece I wrote after Through a Glass, Darkly, it was a somewhat necessary break from abstraction and back into formalism.
As for the variations part – think more like Goldberg, less like Theme &.
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