Asgardian Song. Singing in 3 part harmony. Ambient Mixer used for background sounds, and a digital shruti box. https://other-atmospheres.ambient-mixer.com/medieval-festival-camping

JSMG

This is the first draft of a song that I'm working on. Syllabic singing instead of words.

AhHuEh

I composed this song in the summer of 2006 when I began singing with OneVoice CircleSingers in Oakland, California. OneVoice CircleSingers is a community based improvisational choir facilitated primarily by members of the wonderful and talented a capella group SoVoSo. 

http://circlesing.net

This song was recorded on a Boss Micro BR, a digital 4-track recorder. All of the voices are by me. I was honored to have the opportunity to share this song with the circlesinging community in Oakland on a day that about 80 people were there. It sounded amazing with that many voices!

dun weh circlesong

This is a vocal soundscape that I composed for a video project in a digital media art class at San Jose State University in 2009. Inspired by the circlesinging tradition that began with Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra. 

http://bobbymcferrin.com/bobby-projects/bobby-voicestra

mahe circlesong

This soundscape is part of a multimedia project that I created during my senior year at San Jose State University (2011-2012). The theme is inspiration. I interviewed about twenty people and asked them the following questions: 

What Inspires you? What motivates you to make art or music or any other creative project? What engages you with people? What do you want to share with the world? 

This project celebrates the individual and collective muse. Additionally, I created a crystalline shaped sculpture that represents the multifaceted and organic process of inspiration. The sculpture was made with laser cut wood and rice paper (about 3 feet wide and 2 feet tall). It glows with colorful light. My intention was to make a larger installation with more crystal forms and more voices. So, in a way, this is just the beginning.  

The sculpture made it’s debut at the 2012 Maker Faire. The whole project with sound and light will be shown at the 2012 Sing For Your Life event in Oakland California. 

http://www.circlesing.net/sfyl_history.html

If you would like to support or participate in future manifestations of this project please send me an email and tell me what inspires you! 

Gratitude and Love, 

Jillian Strahler
spatialandtemporalart@gmail.com

