Waiting For My Bees

Made exclusively using ableton Live's Sampler and white noise, in 2008.

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Helter 212

"Childhood's End" is a very good book. It has stuck with me since I was young.

While Holding Karellen's Hand

This is a work that I built inspired by a utility that allowed me to generate African rhythms using geometric relationships. The plugin can be found here: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/VSTLINK/20081126/1227672029
The project came about from an increased interest in using music as a method for allegorical communication. Additionally, the following TED talk: http://blog.ted.com/2007/11/29/ron_eglash/ engaged led me to research African rhythms and how they ultimately influenced mathematics, culture, etc.

The name, Ellis Hollow, comes about from an affinity that I have with a particular system of roads making up the area just outside of Ithaca New York. Just as I imagine landscape and nature had an influence on the language, culture and art, from where these algorithmic methods generativity were conceived, this particular work and the manner with which it was carved out of noise, brings me back to a certain essence- a specific, idealized environment.

Ellis Hollow

This is an example of a song that was made available for visitors of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh to manipulate in realtime, by placing cutout pieces of construction paper on a canvas conveyor belt.

The name is a reference to the movie: "Hudsucker Proxy", by Joel and Ethan Cohen

You Know... For kids!

In 2009 Slinky got snowed-in at my old place in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh. It was a great excuse to throw together a track. 

Snow Globe

Relaxing track I made in 2010 to celebrate my acceptance into an MFA program

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Mashup from "Lawrenceville of Arabia" days (active 2005-2008)

Sucubus

Another Psychotic remix treasure from my 'Lawrenceville of Arabia' days, scavenged off the old iPod

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