mike's online thing exhibition

a novel synthesis method in which the singing sand dune phenomenon was simulated using the discrete element method (research article pending publishing)

extinguish is a piece composed entirely of white noise processed through a digital mixer and filters. the piece explores the development of feelings throughout a meditative session, beginning with relative chaos and ending with focus and acceptance of that chaos. evoking a sense of movement, automated filters dominate the piece, with spatialized mixer-processed noise samples providing a backdrop. this piece uses the limitations presented by noise and filters to its advantage, sculpting a form by subtracting from chaos, the purest form of information. extinguish presents the idea that by moving with randomness, one may find a way to harness it.

wren is a musique concrète piece written to mimic the pattern of birdsong. taking inspiration from Varèse’s idea of music as the organization of sound, the piece explores how exactly the form of a piece can be perceived from different timbres presented at different times through the use of limited production techniques in a modern setting. wren’s use of techniques in this way allows for an accentuation of the conversational nature of musical structure itself.