Created using trombone and RAV Vast tongue drum - modified in Garage Band - Soundtrack to the short-film, „Freaky Trio“.

Freaky Trio.wav

I asked Christian Grothe to send me one of his electro-acoustic compositions that I could then improvise to. Christian creates some really interesting atmospheres with his analog synthesizers and it was interesting to find a similar atmosphere with the trombone, with the help of Garage Band.

Impro zu Christian G.wav

„Helium Leadership“ is the soundtrack to the artwork of the same name by Caleb Speller. I like this type of work, taking time to see the details of a piece of art and then trying to find a way to express the art in a musical way. This is a duo with drummer, Jérôme Chevallier, recorded in Arzac, France with a Shure MV 88+ microphone.

Helium Leadership

A spontaneous composition of Jérôme Chevallier and mine, inspired by the „call of the wild“. The process of playing and recording one‘s improvisations is really an education. I like this piece for its musical tension and humor.

Nature‘s Call.wav

Here I‘ve experimented with the delay function in Garage Band. My inspiration for this piece was a little sailboat that stood in a large barn on a farmstead near Dettey, France. It was set up for a children‘s theatre project that was being rehearsed in the barn. When I heard that the actors were going to come and take it down I quickly decided to play something, while standing in it. In fact, as I started to play, I heard their van driving up, so I knew that I only had one chance to get something „on tape“.
I was impressed by the strength that adding the second voice brought to the piece.

Shawn Grocott