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This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 21, 2011.
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A custom, one-of-a-kind Kaleidoscope Music MP3. For each individual who contributes at this level, I will hand-generate a unique rendering of the piece, unlike any other! Duration will be at least 1 minute, but the algorithm ultimately decides.
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A custom, signed Kaleidoscope Music CD. Each CD is an absolutely unique rendering of the piece, a one-of-a-kind art object in an individually hand-assembled package. No two are alike! Duration of the CD will be around 30 minutes.
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A signed, limited edition print from my series 29 Giraffes, which algorithmically reconfigures photographs of neon lights on Shanghai's East Nanjing Road pedestrian corridor. For more information, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/7286111@N07/sets/72157623756785236/. Prints are 16" x 16" (including a 4" border).
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A one-on-one 3 hour composition class with me. We can talk about Max/MSP, video game music, aleatoric scores, sound art, the kinds of things I cover in my classes at Boston University CDIA and (starting later this summer) the Berklee College of Music. I can provide feedback on your work and walk you through some of my Max/MSP patches for projects like Kaleidoscope Music and the EndWar music system.
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The algorithmic techniques that drive Kaleidoscope Music are drawn from my work designing audio for the inherently non-linear medium of video games over the past 15 years. I've contributed to a range of projects, including Tom Clancy's EndWar, Arcanum, Leisure Suit Larry 7, and Half-Life: Opposing Force, at companies including Sierra, Microsoft, and Ubisoft. I studied classical music composition and digital media at St. Olaf College (BA) and the University of Washington (MM), and now I teach game audio at Boston University CDIA and the Berklee College of Music. I've spent about 1/3 of my life living outside of the US, and I find this international perspective very helpful in developing art that crosses boundaries and finds connections between different genres, practices, and people. Recent performances and exhibitions include Boston Cyberarts, e4c in Seattle, and the True Color Museum in Suzhou.
