Category Studio Project: SoundScape
As you listen to Stroll Among the Trees you hear the rustling of branches and leaves and the booming footsteps of walking through the forest. It transports you to the sounds of the woods where the chaoticness of the outside… Continue Reading →
This recording is inspired by a family trip to Puerto Rico, being from Ecuador it didn’t feel much different from home but somehow magical. I remember the sound of the late-night humid rains, the sound of the coquí (or frogs),… Continue Reading →
The essence of a dog’s playtime, with the rhythmic panting and the soft thuds of paws against the ground painting a vivid picture of activity. The subsequent sounds of eating signify a well-earned rest and the replenishment of spent energy…. Continue Reading →
Full Time Student gives in insight into what every student hears on the daily. This piece allows the audience to imagine that. Sitting at a desk, with the ruffling of pages and writing, while typing down notes as well. Though… Continue Reading →
This soundscape is an ode to my childhood memories in Japan, scrambling to catch the Shinkansen while the hot sun beats on my back. Sounds of cicadas and the slapping of flip-flops on the molten pavement to get back to… Continue Reading →
Approximately 6 randomly selected seconds from each of the first US theatrical trailer of nine films I consider formative to my life. Some clips are widely and easily identifiable, such as Belle (of Beauty and the Beast fame) singing the song by the same name, and may evoke memories of childhood or a trip to Disneyland. Others, like a conversation between the villains of _The Chipmunk Adventure_ as they discuss their plans to trick Alvin and the Chipmunks to smuggle diamonds, likely mean nothing to anyone but me (who happily watched the film over and over) or my immediate family (who less-happily watched the film over and over).
This is a recording on campus. It is me walking from the map room inside the library outside to the bike racks by the VU. Alongside this recording you will hear people talking as well as the encampment going outside of the library.
A short soundscape using the sounds I hear while making a morning snack in the dorms. It’s always a peaceful time where every sound (the fridge humming, the birds whistling outside, and the obnoxiously loud beep of the rice cooker)… Continue Reading →