Category: BA Second year

For the WIP show at LCC, I installed a stereo version of my unfolding rose album, on loop, with screenshots of the voice notes used in the album, circled around the headphones that the album is playing through. This was like a middle piece between the two portfolio pieces (the album and the installation). it… Continue reading unfolding rose installation

I’ve decided now instead of using my short film idea for this unit I will do that outside of uni so that it doesn’t need to be restricted into being made knowing it will be graded through an academic sound arts lens with criteria that I feel will be limiting to the piece. I have… Continue reading portfolio piece #2 update

My second portfolio piece was planned to be a short film I would score about subconscious expression through facial expressions, however I am now thinking to just do that idea outside of uni, and instead for my portfolio piece 2, to do an installation piece, based on a project I have been working on about… Continue reading Portfolio piece #2

the project 1 piece ‘what the end sound like {in all directions}’ is developing, after creating 3 tracks on each end of the spectrum of intensity and peaceful ambience, and cutting them together I have created a 15 minute bases of the project, however upon doing this I’ve realised its a bit too binary in… Continue reading portfolio project 1 updates/ reflections on our course

I have decided to call the portfolio project ‘what the end sound like’ to represent to ends of the hypothetical field of my taste that I will be exploring in this project. I was originally going to call the project yin yang or taijitu (the original word for yin yang), since its like the oppositional… Continue reading prototype of project: ‘what the end sound like’

My improvisation practice has been ongoing & developing increasingly, it is something I have always had interest and enjoyment in, and has been part of my method of musical creation through a number of my musical projects. My first straight improvised performance was a few months ago with a cello player I often collaborate with… Continue reading improvisation praxis

Milford Graves was a pioneering free jazz drummer, and was very influential in the use of the drums as an instrument rather than just a backing rhythm, as Graves utilised the full capabilities of all of the drums on a drum kit, and did not stick to conventional meters & rhythms, rather he chose to… Continue reading Musical influence 4: Milford Graves

one of the challenges ive faced has been deciding whether something is as simple/ minimalist as I could like it being, given that im sticking to my idea of finding the furthest out points on a certain axis. After dwelling on this issue, I realised that the axis does not necessarily need to be a… Continue reading challenges in process of creation

This group was introduced to me by Milo, I had heard their name around before but hadn’t listened to their music yet, and Milo showed me ‘Theme de yoyo’, which has a very interesting part in its structure where there are these horn sweeps that seem to glide through almost every note in a seemingly… Continue reading musical influence 3: The Art Ensemble of Chicago

This album ‘Green’ by Hiroshi Yoshimura has been very impactful on me in its simplicity and beauty in the tones and notes used, and the minimalistic yet still interesting and satisfying sounds. Yoshimura was part of the environmental music movement of the 80’s that drew large inspiration from the ambient music pioneered by Brian Eno… Continue reading musical influence 2: Hiroshi Yoshimura