Well...actually the client chose another song for their 40th Anniversary campaign, but this was only my second tv commercial submission, so hopefully soon!

I had 48 hours notice to create something, so I'm quite proud of it.  Thanks to Zoe (Deschanel) Worrell for loaning her beautiful voice.

Starbucks - "You Make My Day"

Check out the music video I made, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syr5k4PWUgk&hd=1

This is a remix of Daft Punk's "Derezzed" from the TRON soundtrack, which I did for an Indaba remix contest.
I explored the idea of digital communication in the context of the original meaning behind Derezzed in the film. It's a big rap/club song with lots of sound design elements. Some of the coolest sounds were made by placing my cell phone next to guitar pickups and running it through my amp while pressing buttons and making calls. The dissonant droning sound that starts with the drums is simply two recordings of my phone vibrating, each with a different mic position; the two slowly go out of phase. The soundscape at the beginning is meant to give the impression of being sucked into the digital world. The droning tone at the end is the tone you hear when a landline phone is off the hook.

"Off the Hook" (Daft Punk 'Derezzed' remix) ft. Brian Brubaker

Odd Soul (Mutemath remix) ft. Brian Brubaker

Cover for Copilot's 2011 Christmas season ad package.

Little Drummer Boy

Feliz Navidad

Starbucks Labor Day spot

This project involved creating an audio representation of a piece of visual art (limited to 90 seconds).

Link to image:   http://www.oceansbridge.com/paintings/artists/b/bierstadt_albert_new/big/Autumn_in_America,_Oneida_County,_New_York.jpg

        {My initial reaction to the image is a soft nostalgia, then vague sadness.The nostalgia stems from the similarities of the valley to that around the town of Cumberland in western Maryland, where my grandparents live, as well as locations nearby.I been there many times since my early childhood, and have travelled all over the area, often times in autumn.The feeling of sadness comes not simply from the fact that those times are largely over, but from the very strong sensation the image gives of encroaching darkness.

	My eye focuses first on the bright town and valley on the distance, then moves outward to the darker, yet much more immediate, forest.The progression of the piece should reflect this transition.There is the odd juxtaposition that the things farther away feel brighter and clearer, with more air, while the things that are closer are darker and enveloping.The green grass of the field is losing its green.The leaves on the closest tree are a very warm orange, making the image feel warm; yet, the darkness that is setting, as well as the knowledge that it is autumn, gives the feeling that it is getting colder.}

-T

Sonic version of Bierstadt's "Autumn in America"

This project involved recasting an existing song in a different genre.

The song I chose, "Say What You Will", is from some little-known grunge band.  Our class had previously done a mixing assignment with the raw tracks from it, and we had all become quite sick of it.  I decided to do this metalcore cover of it.  

I wrote everything except the hilariously lame lyrics.

Screaming by Will Killmer
Shout vocals by House of Pain
clean vox, guitar, bass, drum programming by me

"Say What You Will" (metalcore cover project)

My first paid audio work!  For use in podcasts and promotional videos.

Massive radio/podcast stager

Update: a shortened version was recently considered for an AT&T commercial--that aired during the Superbowl pregame show!!!...unfortunately they chose another piece.  Can't complain though!

A little experiment in a different genre.  Would like to do more with it eventually, like clean it up (and get someone who can actually drum  =)

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