An "Abstract Sound Collage" using samples from collaborative DJ-ing in class

(A remastered version of a Sound 1 Project 3) I wanted to try something different with this one. The album is so packed with digital-sounding songs that I just needed to mix things up.

Playing around with instruments, mainly piano and guitar. I really had fun trying out different distortion on the guitar parts to give it that warm fuzzy feeling. I kind of envision someone walking through freshly mown grass on a sunny day.

The title comes from a fear of the car wash as a little kid - my parents used to give it that name. I had fun with the distortion, especially on the drums, which I tried to add some variety to.

This one's more danceable than a lot of my music, although it's the shortest of the bunch. I tried to give it a sci-fi feel.

Very systematic, but still one of my favorites. What started as a practice in progression ended with something I'm quite happy with.

Pure blasting digi-rock.

My first "lyrical" track on the album. The voice is philosopher Alan Watts. This was probably the most fun to make, especially once I stopped worrying about the measure structure. I think it's appropriate to the subject matter to chop up the…

A very electronic piece, with just a synth and a drum.

This one's got a solid beat and some wailing guitars - just jammin' out.

Because of its structural simplicity, I put this one first. It's kind of a playful electronic piece that eventually builds to something more powerful.

The assignment was to create a musical score for a spoken narrative. I chose an excerpt from the book Catch-22.

A practice in looping and sampling using ProTools

An exercise in simulating space (near and far) through sound.

an exercise in field recording and basic use of Pro Tools