Saturday, February 02, 2013

Hearing, Listening, Openness

Sounds the listener can anticipate or "follow" are the norm for most musical arrangements.


The experience of sounds in the form of auditory imagery is expansive, deep, and, more often than not, asymmetrical in nature. Much of my work in composition and sound design intentionally moves away from establishing and directing expectations to reflect both the continuous aural activity and surprising sonic events of real, yet non-musical, environments.

Surrounding atmospheres rich with subtle beauty and intensely interesting sounds may go unnoticed when perception is dulled by the routine and mundane.  I want my compositions to be catalysts for elevating that awareness.