Please enjoy these selections from my recent graduate capstone project "Days of Blue-Light & Static."
Featuring musicians from the UNC Jazz Program in Northern Colorado. Recording and production by T.J. Audio.

All music composed by Dawson O'Dowd (Copyright 2021) 

Link to full album-stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtrdozFJRQg

Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise (Dawson O'Dowd Trio)

Epilogue

In a Field of Burning Blue (Dawson O'Dowd Trio)

Of Autumn Suite: IV - "A Cold Night Falls" (Ft. Lucas Deal)

Of Autumn Suite: III - "The Dance Of Samhain"

Of Autumn Suite: II - "The First Quarter-Day"

Of Autumn Suite: I - "As Leaves Turn Red"

The Complexity of Color

Sunset

Silentium is a fixed media composition constructed using only NASA sound files. This piece primarily draws upon the use of radio static, randomly interrupted transmissions, and sound bites taken from satellites in order to illustrate the remoteness of space, as well as the technological advancements and history of NASA. The goal was to create an ethereal and alien landscape that pays homage to both the history of the space agency and the harsh reality of exploring the vastness of creation itself. My maternal grandmother was a biologist at NASA throughout all of the Apollo missions, from the tragedy of Apollo 1, to the moon walk of Apollo 11, and the challenges of Apollo 13. As a young child, I remember listening to her stories about conducting experiments on the moon rocks and having to keep the astronauts in isolation for weeks after their return from a mission to make sure they were not infected with some type of lunar bacteria. I dedicate Silentium in memory of her indomitable explorer’s spirit.

Galactic Ep

Silentium

Dawson O'Dowd

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