Third Coast!

I’m at the Third Coast International Audio Festival in Chicago.

Come track me down and say “hi!”

Also, please take a listen to my experimental submission to the Book Odds ShortDocs challenge and tell me what you think.

El Pajaro Volador (The Flying Bird)

I composed all the music in this piece using samples provided by the band, The Books, manipulated in various ways along with other sounds from my interview tape. My goal was to try to help augment the excitement and enthusiasm that Rosalia Roio, my interviewee, expresses as she plays her instrument. I also wanted the music to creep into the interview bit by bit, eventually overtaking the dialogue.  (I’m not sure how well this worked, in retrospect.)

I added a lot of textural layers and sonic gestures that are difficult to hear in my final “radio” mix.  So for anyone who’s interested, here’s a special “music only” version:

El Pajaro Volador Music Only Mix