As I looked through older published papers of mine I realized that several went into depth on topics that I have only touched upon, if at all, in my recent blog posts. Most of these were done for scholarly conferences (and reflect a scholarly writing style required of this kind of work). This paper was…
PAPERS -3: Teaching Contemplative Listening in an Age of Sonic Overload
As I looked through older published papers of mine I realized that several went into depth on topics that I have only touched upon, if at all, in my recent blog posts. Most of these were done for scholarly conferences (and reflect a scholarly writing style required of this kind of work). This paper was…
PAPERS-1: Simultaneity and Polyphony in Speech Based Audio Art
As I looked through older published papers of mine I realized that several went into depth on topics that I have only touched upon, if at all, in my recent blog posts. Most of these were done for scholarly conferences (and reflect a scholarly writing style required of this kind of work) and were peer…
INTRODUCTION TO AMBISONICS
I have gotten behind in my blog posts recently because I have been very busy. One of the most interesting things keeping me busy is discovering ambisonic recording. As a recordist who often records live concerts (mostly classical), this is a near-ideal way to record without spending a huge amount of time on setup and…
ODYSSEY OF A SOUND COMPOSER — PT. 1 of 4
INTRODUCTION This is a four-part series about my own odyssey as a sound composer/designer. It is an expanded version of the topics I presented at Invisible Places 2017, held in Ponta Delgada, Azores in April 2017. PART 1. MUSIC FROM ELECTRICITY Electronic music as we know it was essentially created in the 1940s, though there…