A sound work created in Pure Data, then Cubase and Ableton Live.
10.28.2008
This Bitter Earth
The above video, is a video work I made from open source videos from the Prelinger Archives.
9.15.2008
Paper Planes to Hell Remix
Here is a remix In Order to Danse and I made for my Remix class with Wayne Giles.
It is a remix/mashup of The Clash's Straight to Hell and M.I.A.'s Paper Planes.
We created the introduction to the two songs and the bass/synth lines under the Clash's track to make the mix have more of a dance feel.
Many thanks to In Order to Danse, I am constantly learning from these amazing Calgary producers, you can find their work at their blog
In Order to Danse
It is a remix/mashup of The Clash's Straight to Hell and M.I.A.'s Paper Planes.
We created the introduction to the two songs and the bass/synth lines under the Clash's track to make the mix have more of a dance feel.
Many thanks to In Order to Danse, I am constantly learning from these amazing Calgary producers, you can find their work at their blog
In Order to Danse
4.24.2008
UBUWeb Sound Artist
I chose the artist Dave Soldier on the website UBUwebsound, and a project he did in 1996 called The Peoples Choice Music
http://www.ubu.com/sound/soldier.html
The first track is the most "wanted" song in the human population, according to a survey Dave Soldier conducted. He had the participants choose their favorite instrument combinations. The most likeable song will be liked by 72% +/- 12% of the population. The track consists of guitar, piano, bass, male and female vocals,saxophone, drums, cello, violin and a synth. The voices are singing in rock/r&b style. Everything in the track is moderate ( volume, pitch, duration and tempo)
The second track is the most "unwanted" song. It has varying tempos, volumes and pitches and lasts almost 25 minutes long. The instruments in this track are the bagpipes, accordion, banjo, flute, tuba, harp, synth and organ. The themes in the song range from ad jingles, to christmas songs, to childrens songs. Cowboys were also a very unpopular theme. The vocals feature a soprano opera singer singing rap lyrics. Statistically less than 200 people in the world will like this track.
I chose this piece because I found it really interesting the statistics of sound. it seems almost biologically humans are drawn to some sounds more than others. However personally I really dislike the first track, and would almost rather listen to the second track as at least it is exciting. The first track sounds like the majority of music in the "soft rock" category.
http://www.ubu.com/sound/soldier.html
The first track is the most "wanted" song in the human population, according to a survey Dave Soldier conducted. He had the participants choose their favorite instrument combinations. The most likeable song will be liked by 72% +/- 12% of the population. The track consists of guitar, piano, bass, male and female vocals,saxophone, drums, cello, violin and a synth. The voices are singing in rock/r&b style. Everything in the track is moderate ( volume, pitch, duration and tempo)
The second track is the most "unwanted" song. It has varying tempos, volumes and pitches and lasts almost 25 minutes long. The instruments in this track are the bagpipes, accordion, banjo, flute, tuba, harp, synth and organ. The themes in the song range from ad jingles, to christmas songs, to childrens songs. Cowboys were also a very unpopular theme. The vocals feature a soprano opera singer singing rap lyrics. Statistically less than 200 people in the world will like this track.
I chose this piece because I found it really interesting the statistics of sound. it seems almost biologically humans are drawn to some sounds more than others. However personally I really dislike the first track, and would almost rather listen to the second track as at least it is exciting. The first track sounds like the majority of music in the "soft rock" category.
4.17.2008
Live PA Performance
So the performance for my Digital Studio Discplinary class is nearing! My semester's work on Ableton Live will be shown, as well as two other local producers.
Here is the flyer for the event
Here is the flyer for the event
4.16.2008
Melody Project
This is my final piece for Daniel Dugas's sound class, the melody assignment.
Since it is the end of the semester, and I have been focusing on learning the program Ableton Live, I decided to use Live to create my melody.
While at first I tried making the regular downtempo/ambient beats that I usually make, I found myself playing in the housey keys MIDI instrument on Live. I decided to try to create a house track, as it is a genre I am not very comfortable working within and I thought it would be an interesting challenge.
While the beats in house music follow the traditional 4/4 pattern, I found myself having to find different variations on the same beat structure, to keep the pattern consistent but not boring.
This project was challenging however really enjoyable as well as I learned a lot about the "building blocks" of house music.
Since it is the end of the semester, and I have been focusing on learning the program Ableton Live, I decided to use Live to create my melody.
While at first I tried making the regular downtempo/ambient beats that I usually make, I found myself playing in the housey keys MIDI instrument on Live. I decided to try to create a house track, as it is a genre I am not very comfortable working within and I thought it would be an interesting challenge.
While the beats in house music follow the traditional 4/4 pattern, I found myself having to find different variations on the same beat structure, to keep the pattern consistent but not boring.
This project was challenging however really enjoyable as well as I learned a lot about the "building blocks" of house music.
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