Since early January 2012 I have been working with libpd, which is an embedded library allowing developers to use Pure Data as a sound engine in their applications. If you have not used Pure Data it is a patcher language for audio synthesis and MIDI developed by Miller Puckette many years ago. It’s sister language, …
An avant-garde buffet of intensity and grace. We played the following: For a Large Open Space by James Tenney Three Songs from Mad Coyote by Peter Garland Critical Band by James Tenney Workers’ Union by Louis Andriessen Fireflies by Eric Schultz (X32ST band member) In C by Terry Riley This photo includes Simone Mancuso, Myself, …
Groovolgy is a skill-based game where people compete against themselves, and others, to test and analyze their groove-abilities. The game is inspired by a post-Guitar Hero world where good grooves can defeat evil. Groovology is in it’s very early stages and will eventually evolve into an immersive game experience where beats battle and music is …
A sample of a recent work composed and produced for the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix. Four Scenes from the Urban Southwest (composed by Robert Esler and Lisa Tolentino)