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| TIMARA Remasters 2 - "The Digital Years" |
| These songs were composed as projects for the Oberlin Conservatory TIMARA department from 1995 - 1997. Tracks 5 through 9 represent music from my Senior Recital. Digital remastering took place in the summer of 2000 using a Macintosh G3, MOTU 2408, Digital Performer, Waves Native Power Pack, and Masterworks plug-ins. |
| Track | Title | Notes/Instrumentation | Length |
| 1. |
Conjuring Life on a Friday Afternoon [Listen] |
This piece began with a portable DAT recorder, a stereo microphone, and a walk around the Oberlin College campus. One hour of conversations, footsteps, and other interesting sounds were recorded. The raw audio was then brought into the studio where it was heavily manipulated using Digidesign's Sound Designer II and the Digitech TSR-24s effects processor. Once the edited audio was pieced together, I composed additional synth and drum tracks to accompany the collage. All tracks were assembled using Opcode's Studio Vision Pro on a Macintosh, where additional mixing and processing took place. Direct digital mix down from Mac to DAT. | 6:54 |
| 2. | Stratosphere | This piece was composed to accompany a computer animated graphics project. Several synthesizer parts were sequenced using Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer. Both the sounds and the shape of the song were specifically designed to fit the final animation. | 3:28 |
| 3. |
Pits National Monument [Listen] |
A composition of epic proportions, this was the collaboration of two TIMARA students and a Modern Dance student. The music was just a small part of the final multimedia event. Digital audio was captured at various industrial sites using a portable DAT machine and stereo microphone. The raw audio was then processed using Sound Designer II and several effects devices. Additional sounds were generated using analog synthesizers and an ambient/techno score was sequenced in Digital Performer using digital synths and drum machines. All together, there were about 16 tracks of audio which were pulled together on a Mac using Digidesign's Session 8. Direct digital mix down to DAT. | 9:40 |
| 4. | Alien Encounter | Interactive piece composed with MAX for synthesizers and drum machines. Continuous controllers (pedals and modulation wheels), key strokes and a sequencer-like interface were used to control the timbre and shape of this abstract techno piece. No two performances of this piece were ever the same. Inspired by the music of Peter Namlook. | 9:41 |
| 5. | Division Quest - Part I | Another piece composed to accompany a computer animated graphics project. Several synthesizer parts were sequenced using Studio Vision Pro. Precise editing of panning, pitch and modulation data were 'drawn' in using Vision's graphical interface. Both the sounds and the shape of the song were curtailed to fit the final animation. | 4:25 |
| 6. |
Division Quest - Part II [Listen] |
Interactive Max piece composed to accompany an improvisational modern dance piece that I created. Several hidden continuous controllers and light sensors were used to trigger events in the song. Max was used to route this controller data to the five synthesizers, thus driving the shape and feel of the song. | 6:10 |
| 7. |
Virtual Transgression - Excursion 1 [Listen] |
A fully synthesized ambient/trance composition created using Digital Performer. Specifically designed for live performance, this song featured a three minute keyboard solo, extensive use of continuous controllers, real-time effects processing, and live mixing. Keyboard solo was dedicated to Adam Christopher for his guitar work on Twisting Time and inspired by our shared interest in the ethereal solos often found in this genre of music! | 7:55 |
| 8. |
Virtual Transgression - Excursion 2 [Listen] |
Same details as above. A two minute segue lead from Excursion I into Excursion II, which was essentially a remix of a Tangerine Dream classic "Love on a Real Train" from the movie "Risky Business". My remix was actually a hybrid of the original and another very similar song by Global Communications. My intention was not to reproduce these songs exactly, rather delineate the similarities between music composed 25 years apart! | 7:19 |
| 9. |
The Dawning (Live) [Listen] |
Representing the culmination of my conservatory training, this was my largest undertaking. Composed for piano, synthesizers, MIDI guitar, chamber orchestra and vocal ensemble, this piece was performed at my senior recital in Oberlin College's beautiful Fairchild Chapel. Due to space constraints I had to use synths in lieu of orchestral instruments. This live recording featured Oberlin's female vocal ensemble "Nothing But Treble", Ben-o Jones on MIDI guitar, and Tom Carroll and myself on tenor vocals. Also incorporated live mixing and real-time effects processing. [Lyrics] | 10:22 |
| Total Elapsed Time | 1:06:13 | ||