Words is a sound art piece that was worked on at Columbia College Chicago during the spring of 2015. It was presented at Columbia's Manifest that year. 

Words

This is the 1st example of the non-linear composition "ChipMod", which was recorded during its presentation in "The Sonic Experience" class. 

ChipMod_Example1

This is the 2nd example of the non-linear composition "ChipMod", which was recorded at my home.

ChipMod_Example2

Homicidata is a sonification of the homicide data collected in the city of Chicago the last 15 years. . The only context that is given is that every note that is heard is one homicide within those 15 years.


"Homicidata" Excerpt

Reading of "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe.

TheRaven Master Final

Live performance that was composed and performed for The Sonic Experience class at Columbia College Chicago. I performed on a custom Pure Data patch I created with a Novation LaunchPad and Korg NanoKontrol.

Live Performance

This is a live sound installation that I created using a pure data patch to be played in a highly reverberant enclosed environment. The sounds are all dry and have no effects on them. The recording was done inside a reverb chamber with a Tascam  DR-40.

Christopher Chraca