Features
Demonstration of gestural movements affecting digital and interacting with the acoustic environment in the piano.
Finding layers of overtones in the bass strings requires a certain amount of pressure from each mallet, thus letting the mallet be treated as another resonant object
Elksong, excerpt, inspired by the call of the elk, imitated by the sound of the mallet against the piano surface
Soundscape III, excerpt demonstrating the sound sculpting potential of the remote MIDI sensor
Soundscape I, excerpt
Thankfully, Lost
This clip is from 'Thankfully, Lost' that I performed at the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago at the Option Series. This piece drifts in and out of a meditative state, exploring the sounds of the Sledge 2.0 synth against piano and extended technique; the piece rises out of dark, pulsing drones to rich harmonies and wind effects, before dying down to nothing.
Thankfully, lost
This part of the composition demonstrates the techniques and harmonies used to express an expansive and dark sound. Using white noise against improvised 5ths and strings the sound gradually dissolves to expose the repeated melodic figure which is echoed on the strings.
Washboard
New uses for cards, beads, and mixed electronics against piano acoustics.