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Dance musicians should lead the way to the future of dance/music collaboration.
You have everything you need, in your body.
I mix sound reinforcement at Stanford Live’s Bing Concert Hall and Frost Amphitheater.
I play in a band called Droneyard
Some tips to make your metronome and cue tracks great.
Collaboration works best when everyone agrees on some basic principles.
I mixed monitors and worked as A2 for an opera premier
I’ve been making short audio training videos, starting with console and sound reinforcement system training. More topics to come soon!
Listen to examples of my audio engineering work.
My band Piedmont has a new record out!
Mixing audio is listening in action.
I love playing West African music.
I played percussion in the pit of Broadway By the Bay’s production of The Sound of Music.
I took advantage of slow times during Covid to work on a variety of drum and percussion projects.
A Covid project project many years in the making.
I made two half-height boom mic stands out of one straight stand. Here’s how I did it.
I designed and built a mobile, configurable sound system for a dance studio.
May 1-3, 2019, I designed sound and composed music for Dysphoric Interchange, choreographed by Josie Bettman.
I was the sound supervisor and system designer for Between Schematics choreographed by Olana Flynn.
I was the recording engineer for the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado for two seasons.
I designed and built a mobile, modular cart for sound design and show control.
I play drums in the band Piedmont, based in San Jose, California. We are currently working on our debut album, due out fall 2020!
I played timpani for the University of Illinois Bands reunion to celebrate 150 years of bands at the University of Illinois.
Playing with others is different than playing solo!
In the fall of 1999, I played in a 2 day festival of the music of minimalist composer Steve Reich.
Set yourself up for successful music/dance collaboration!
Different music connects and inspires different parts of us.