A little improvised duet with my delay pedal.

Delay Duet

Homage to my father for electric guitar and loop pedal. This piece is a musical representation of certain memories with my father. The main section is framed by an uncertain and amorphous chord progression and improvised melody. The body of the piece is made up of guitar riffs that I recall playing when I was young and proud that my father was proud of my playing.

Homage to my father

Improvisation for electric and Whammy pedal.

Whammy

Doctor One is an improvised piece for guitar and various effects. It uses an ebow laid on my guitar to generate a tone which I then manipulate in the pedal chain. The piece is inspired by performance practices of electronic improvisers, and the techniques and textures of musique concrete.

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Doctor One

I ponder some memories deeply. Like most people, I get into thought-loops where I go over and over a memory in my mind. This piece represents my experience of trying to distract myself from some memories, but cannot seem to completely exit the thought-loop.

Nostalgia and Distraction

This is an improv based electro-acoustic composition. The heart of the work is an electronic track made from a recorded phrase (the phrase being the last three words that my father spoke to me) which I stretched out to varying lengths to create a glitchy/buzzing/humming texture which outlines the phrase in its original form. The electronic track resembles the process of remembering years later the moment those words were spoken and the ways in which my ever-changing emotions have influenced that memory. The electric guitar part is meant to color the mood of the piece and symbolizes my physical and emotional response at the time when the memory is occurring.

Last Three Words

Micro-sonata for electric guitar in three movements:
I. Isorhythm no. 1
II. Isorhythm no. 2
III. Harmonies

written by Aaron Myers-Brooks, performed live by Devin Sherman. Check out Aaron's music here: https://soundcloud.com/aaronbrookscomposer

Micro-Sonata for Electric Guitar by Aaron Myers-Brooks

funk-inspired groove music by the as of yet unnamed band of:

Noah Rectenwald - synth
Devin Sherman - guitar
Cory Rectenwald - drums

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