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Versions is a collaborative project between electronic musician Chris Child (synths & production) and classical pianist Angelica Olstad. 

Creating innovative arrangements by combining Olstad’s anachronistic piano parts with Child’s deeply nuanced and orchestral-like production, the two have crafted an unprecedented electroacoustic body of work informed by classical forms such as concerti and chamber music blended with minimalism and electronic music. Tonally and stylistically, Child’s production brings a deeply emotional and cinematic quality to the project. 

Olstad first began her journey in interactive composition as a music student in graduate school. Frustrated by the limitations of formal training and an inability to improvise, she began to experiment with a deconstructed technique of taking small motivic passages from classical repertoire and reworking the music to create new compositions. Influenced by Ravel, Debussy to the likes of Nicolas Jaar, Bjork, Nils Frahm and the minimalism of Philip Glass, Olstad uses a combination of layering, repetition, and rhythmic manipulation to create original pieces. Her intention is to re-contextualize classical music for a modern audience by collaborating with new media artists.

For Child, one of the most challenging aspects of the project was keeping the piano parts as transparent as possible, all the while honing in on an aesthetic direction that captured the mood and feeling in them. Working with a pallet of synths, field recordings, and noises, Child’s aim was to feature the piano and create a unique sonic environment for each of the pieces. 

Both artists have a shared love for classical music and worked closely together for over a year to create a body of work that was inspired by the notion of taking something old and revered in a new direction. “Versions” presents this exploration

Versions

Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassum

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Brooklyn based musicians Child and Olstad had known each other for years before “Versions” was conceived. After another producer was unable to play at one of Olstad’s performances, Child generously agreed to step in last minute as a personal favor. The two enjoyed working together so much that they decided to collaborate for an EP.

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