Rehearsal track for 'Only A Hobo'

Forgiveness
Corn Productions
2014, January

REHEARSAL TRACK - Only A Hobo

Rehearsal track for "500 Drinks (Reprise)"

Off-The-Paddy-Wagon: A Drinking Game Performance
Corn Productions
2014, March

REHEARSAL TRACK - 500 Drinks Reprise

In an effort to embrace this "one song a month" goal, I tackled a song that I've loved for yeeeaaarrrssss. It's a fairly high key, so it's pitchy in spots. Side note: listening to my own voice is just about the most terrifying thing I can think of. Don't tell anyone, okay?

SONG - Everlong

TITLE: Selma Triptych
TYPE: SOUND SAMPLE
SHOW: Outside Agitators
COMPANY: 20% Theatre Company
YEAR: 2014

The opening audio during a blackout. A montage-esque audio compilation of the events surrounding the civil rights march in Alabama following the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson. Audio includes excerpts from LBJ's speech following Bloody Sunday and actual audio from the protestors and police force on the day of the march. Underscored with Max Roach's "Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace." Incorporates harsh cut-off at the end for dramatic effect leading into the first scene.

"Selma Triptych" (Outside Agitators, 20% Theatre)

TITLE: Dream Montage!
TYPE: SOUND SAMPLE
SHOW: Nightmares 666: The Exorcism of Rose Mary's Omen
COMPANY: Corn Productions
YEAR: 2014

Music for a short montage scene in which the characters perform a series of strange vignettes centered around a baby that might or might not be the child of Satan.

"Dream Montage!" (Nightmares 666, Corn Productions)

A sneak peek into the "opening credits" for the Chicago premiere of 'Angry Fags', as part of the Steppenwolf Garage Rep. for 2015.

'Angry Fags' - Opening Credits

A sample from my recent sound design of the Chicago premiere of "Target Behavior" with 20% Theatre Productions (www.twentypercentchicago.com).

TARGET BEHAVIOR - Act One, Scene One intro into psych ward

I wrote a song called 'Seasons of Booze' (a parody of RENT's 'Seasons of Love'). It is featured in Season 11 of DRINK! The Sketch Comedy Drinking Game: Power Hour!, currently playing at Corn Productions (http://cornservatory.org/drink/). This is the rough rehearsal track we used to learn the song. I recorded approximately 8 versions of me singing the various vocals and then layered them all together. One of these days, I'll try to reach those high notes at the end.

REHEARSAL TRACK: 'Seasons of Booze'

Opening theme song to 'My Girlfriend is the Devil!', a viciously dark comedy that pays tribute to sit-coms, rom-coms and relationships from Hell. MGD runs June 5th - July 11th. Purchase tickets here: http://cornservatory.org/on-stage/my-girlfriend-is-the-devil/

music and lead vocals by Daniel Polonka
lyrics and backup vocals by Kallie Rolison

My Girlfriend is the Devil! (Theme Song)

A cover of one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs. I recorded my vocals and then layered them with a sound I've been obsessed with lately - it's a musically distorted version of a generator. This song holds a significant place in my heart and my head so if you think it's about you, you're probably right or wrong. Also, I gender-switched the lyrics (sorry to those purists out there). Enjoy this very odd cover.

Most Of The Time [generator Edition]

This is a mash-up of songs I created for the Halloween show I wrote this year, 'Nightmares On Lincoln Avenue Se7en: I SAW What You Did Last Summer." The play is inspired by a ton of music from my favourite band, Linkin Park, so I paid tribute to them in the script with this song (plus a few other classics). This is the rehearsal copy I gave to the cast. It is by no means polished or professionally recorded. Just me singing into my laptop microphone. Enjoy! Also, the play is a dark comedy so this song, within the context of the play, is meant to be a hair on the creepy side.

The Song

Once boring night, I stayed up late googling headlines and trending topics and eventually I made a 2015 year-in-review parody of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'. This was the rehearsal track used for the NYE Cornstravaganza. Enjoy!

K-Ro Syrrup

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