As a composer, most of the music I have written up until
this point has been solely for live acoustic instruments. Lately though, I have
been trying to do more with electronic production using Ableton. This track is
entirely electronic, with a lot of ‘trip-hop’ influence, and includes both
unaltered and processed audio clips that I covertly recorded during takeoff/landing
on a recent flight to Texas.
I really enjoy the live electronics aspect of the performance below – you can clearly see the ‘music technologist’ interacting with his
program to alter the sounds that are being created, which vary wildly. I would
like to explore creating both improvisatory and predetermined textures using Ableton
and Max/MSP (or Max4Live) in real-time, alongside other acoustic and/or electric
instruments. The textures could be created through a combination of various midi
controllers, as well as through live processing of the other instruments within
the ensemble.
Wow both these pieces are amazing. I really enjoy the first one for its use of beats but with very granule sounds. Ever mess with the "Granulator" plug-in in Ableton? Definitely recommend.
ReplyDeleteAirhead feels like a whole experience rather than just another electronic track. I really felt like I was on a flight, I swear my ears popped mid-way through listening!
ReplyDeleteI really dig the development of the airline samples! Starts off familiar and comforting then grows into something very disorienting, achieving sort of the antithesis of what those airline talks are originally supposed to do. Excited to see where this semester takes your music as you get familiar and more comfy with Max/MSP!
ReplyDeleteCorey, I love your music! It is very engaging and tells a story. The second video is neat exploring all the possible sounds of a single source and electronics. I would love to explore the possibilities with percussion and electronics
ReplyDeleteI love when spoken text samples are incorporated into music like this, where you can glean a little of what's going on but it blends into the texture and becomes almost completely separated from the words. The rhythmic build up around 3:00 is awesome.
ReplyDelete(also, Sam Pluta is a huge inspiration to me and I've listened to this exact piece before I love it!!!)