programmed drums & piano II
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Composer Darren Miller recently wrote a series of several short pieces for the digital player piano – in fact, for the very same instrument I wrote something for last fall – (see previous post here). I asked Darren to give me the audio he recorded from the player piano so that I could layer in some drums and other sound bites to the piece. After many wakeful nights tucked away behind samplers, constructed constructed this collage.
There are hundreds of samples used in this piece, some of which originated from the drums of Nasheet Waits, Eric MacPherson and Jim Black. (see previous post “Nancarrow Arrangement” and This Mention on Post Classic). I took it further this time, asking drummer Max Goldman to visit the studio one afternoon. I recorded him performing all sorts of improvisations spread over 2 drum kits and percussion sets. His sound is who you are listening to for most of this little experiment.
the joker
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Last year I showed you all an excerpt of a piece I created for recorderist Terri Hron (to see the previous post, click here). Well, I am happy to say that her album “bird on a wire” has just been released throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S., It’s really a great example of several artistic collaborations on many levels. The album’s music is comprised of several composers Terri commissioned for this project, and the audio production is of the highest, warmest quality possible – something that is difficult to achieve when electronics and real-time processing are so widely (or should I say wisely?) utilized. This is a really unique and special album that I am happy to be apart of and encourage you all to seek out.
Terri Hron – Recorder
Dan Porter – Engineering
Curtis Macdonald – Composition
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