The Process: a podcast about creativity and experimental music.

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This podcast aims to understand the creative process by listening to new works and discussing them with their creators. Each episode focuses on one composer and their music. By understanding how and why they create can inform aspiring composers and help audiences better understand contemporary classical music.

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    • Dec 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Eric Salazar - CRP (East Coast Remix)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 33:20


    This episode features guest host Eric Salazar and the track "CRP (East Coast Remix)" from Music for Billionaires on New Focus Recordings We talk about performance, mixing and production, and "Hooked on Classics"

    Rodney DuPlessis - Throwaway Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 27:27


    This episode features guest host Rodney Duplessis and the track "Throwaway Culture" from #music4billionaires - Releasing 10/27/23. @newfocusrecordings @bandcamp We talk about tension in music, Morton Subotnick, and teaching.

    Michael Drews - Slowdance84

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 29:13


    This episode features guest host Michael Drews and the track "Slowdance84" from  Music for Billionaires: Releasing 10/27/23.  https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-billionaires We talk about translating studio ideas into engaging and meaningful live performances.

    Heather Stebbins - Widow's Mite

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 30:31


    This episode features guest host Heather Stebbins and the track "Widow's Mite" from Music for Billionaires: Releasing 10/27/23.  https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-billionaires We talk about BGM, Long walks with music, and the role of live performance and improvisation in the creative process.  

    Erin Rogers - Burning Old Man Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 46:10


    This episode features guest host Erin Rogers and the track "Burning Old man Summer" from Music for Billionaires: Releasing 10/27/23.  https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-billionaires We talk about Erin's new and upcoming projects.  We listen to BOMS and discuss how the recording and mixing process is part of my compositional process. You can also WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE with video and audio of Erin and myself at: https://youtu.be/_r52dBNmKHo?feature=shared

    Unheard-of Ensemble - Corporate Responsibility Pledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 33:39


    This episode features guest hosts Ford Fourqurean and Daniel Anastasio and the track "Corporate Responsibility Pledge" from Music for Billionaires: Releasing 10/27/23. We talk about the mission of the Unheard-of Ensemble, their yearly summer composer workshop (CCI), and their Cultural Ecologies Series.  We listen to CRP and discuss the mix of aleatoric and precisely composed sections.

    Joseph Bohigian - Wells, ME

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 31:34


    This episode features guest host Joseph Bohigian and the track "Wells, ME" from Music for Billionaires: Releasing 10/27/23. We listen to Wells, ME and talk about bad algorithms, great collaborations, and the studio as part of the compositional process.

    Allison Tanenhaus - Music for Billionaires

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 29:51


    This episode features Allison Tanenhaus and our collaboration "Corporate Responsibility Pledge(CRP)" from Music for Billionaires: Releasing 10/27/23. We listen to excerpts of CRP and talk sound and visuals. Allison shares about her on-going gallery event "GlitchKraft" (9/5–10/20) @ Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons University.

    Violet Nox - Vortex and Voices

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 29:55


    This episode features Violet Nox. We listen to excerpts from their new album "Vortex and Voices" on Some Where Cold Records. We talk writing music for an event, approaches to vocals, and King Kong/Godzilla.

    Eric Salazar - Sali

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 32:46


    This episode features Eric Salazar. We listen to excerpts from his new album "Sali" on the Sheva Collection and Halidon Classical. We talk Improvisation, Identity, and daily creative routines.

    Lei Liang - Hearing Icescapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 33:28


    This episode features Lei Liang. We listen to excerpts from “Hearing Landscape. Hearing Icescapes” on New Focus Recordings. We talk Listening, whales, and his amazing cross-disciplinary work.

    Ryan Suleiman - Fireflies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 30:16


    This episode features Ryan Sulieman. We listen to excerpts from "Fireflies" for two violins performed by Sharan Leventhal & Clara Mazo. We talk meaning, theatrics, and experience in music.

    Erin Rogers/Alec Goldfarb - Earth's Precisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 30:09


    This episode features Erin Rogers and Alec Goldfarb. We listen to excerpts from their new album “Earth's Precisions” recorded by @rhythmbeard @bloominglightways studio, mastered by @elliott_sharp, available from @infrequent_seams on @bandcamp.

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    Noah Wall - Speech Patterns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 29:05


    This episode features Noah Wall. We listen to excerpts from his new album "Speech Patterns" ( Full album available on Chaikin Records). We talk about Oration, Melodyne, and the "truth" about bird songs.

    Jordan Munson - Imposters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 30:00


    This episode features Jordan Munson. We listen to excerpts from his new EP "Imposters" and talk about the iterative creative process, AI prompts, and expression.

    Jay Sorce - Beyond Shoegaze

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 28:51


    This episode features Jay Sorce. We listen to excerpts from "Copper" and talk about the art of using FX pedals and guitar in performance.

    Rodney Duplessis - Musical Science and Scientific Music

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 27:17


    This episode features Rodney Duplessis. We listen to excerpts from "Psi" and talk the about the intersection of science and music.

    Julie Herndon & Davor Vincze - To Fight or Surrender

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 29:27


    This episode features Julie Herndon and Davor Vincze. We listen to excerpts from "To Fight or Surrender," a pair of audiovisual operas that question the nature of love and manipulation, out digitally April 29 2022 on Infrequent Seams. Featuring soloists Jess Aszodi and Nina Guo along with Decoder-Ensemble, the release will include full length videos of each opera directed by Heinrich Horwitz. https://julieherndon-davorvincze.bandcamp.com/album/to-fight-or-surrender-24bit-96khz

    Eli Fieldsteel - The (Light) Matrix

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 28:41


    This episode features Eli Fieldsteel. We Listen to "Impulse Curve" performed on his custom light-sensitive control surface. We talk about instrument design, talent, and being a magician/composer. *Video Performance of "Impulse Curve" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8N0iMYd9H8

    Violet Nox - Eris Wakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 29:19


    This episode features Violet Nox (Dez DeCarlo and Andrew Abrahamson). We Listen to "Eris" from their new album "Eris Wakes" on Infinity Vine Records (US) (IVR 11) and Aumega Project (Germany). We talk about virtual collaboration, Lyrics in music, and struggling with "finicky songs."

    Vessels to Motherland - Machine Lieder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 29:45


    This episode features Vessels to Motherland (Danica Borisavljevic and Nikita Morozov). We Listen to "Oiseau" from their debut album  Machine Lieder and talk about the primal urge to create, the world of new music, and creative freedom.

    Robert Dick - to Dream the Impossible Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 28:33


    This episode features Robert Dick. We listen to "Mitochondrial Ballet" from his Our Cells Know release on Tzadik Records and talk about improvisation, career perspectives, and staying in the moment.

    Heather Stebbins - The World Needs Another Composer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 29:55


    This episode features Heather Stebbins. We listen to Ursa Major (for saxophones, piano, percussion, and electronics) and talk about honesty, modular synths, and creative ownership.

    Philip Blackburn - The Song of the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 28:16


    This episode features Composer/Environmental Sound Artist Philip Blackburn of Neuma Records. We listen to Melody (The Song of the Earth) from percussionist Patti Cudd's album Still Motion released on Sideband Records. We talk about inspiration, complexity, and self promotion.

    Flute in the Wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 31:23


    This episode features the Flute in the Wild project with Jaye Marsh, Elizabeth Raum, and Robert DiVito. We listen to Elizabeth's, "Northern Lights" we talk about inspiration, the recording process, and the starving artist. Listen to the Album now at: https://music.apple.com/.../flute-in-the-wild/1591684228

    James Ilgenfritz, Brian Chase, and Robbie Lee - Loss and Gain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 28:31


    This episode features James Ilgenfritz, Brian Chase and Robbie Lee. We listen to their Infrequent Seams release "Loss and Gain." We talk about improvisation, musical communication, and why they create.

    Will Sol/Prana Crafter - Capturing that Fifth Element

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 31:40


    This episode features Musician/Improviser/Psychologist William Sol (Prana Crafter). We listen to "Crystal Sky Wooden Cloud" performed/recorded/produced by Will from his album "Bodhi Cheetah's Choice" on the label Beyond Beyond is Beyond. We talk about improvisation, perfection, and creating for the act of music making.

    Stephen Lilly & Michael Boyd - Clapping Between Movements

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 30:47


    This episode features composers Stephen Lilly and Michael Boyd. We listen to "Friday May 18 at a distance" performed by themselves and features Benjamin Levy, Stacey Mastrian, Kristian Twombly. We talk about indeterminacy, collaboration, and knowing when a piece is done.

    Jacob Cooper and Steven Bradshaw - Sunrise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 32:37


    This episode features the album "Sunrise" (Cold Blue Music) by collaborators Jacob Cooper and Steven Bradshaw. We talk about collaboration, forming ideas, and creating for outcomes.    

    Emily Koh - Everything is Composing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 29:36


    This episode features composer and performer Emily Koh. We listen to b(locked.orders) for soprano saxophone, electronics, and video: Michiko Saiki (video) and Noa Even (saxophone). Emily and I talk about voice, identity, and the business of composing.

    Adam Kennaugh - The Cost of Creativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 29:58


    This episode features composer Adam Kennaugh. We listen to the Bowling Green Saxophone quartet perform "Haumea." Adam and I talk about opportunities, funding creativity, and collaboration between composers and performers.

    Stephanie Lamprea - Done Being Perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 29:36


    "This episode features vocalist and new music superstar Stephanie Lamprea. We listen to her performance of "Love's Witness" by composer Addie Camsuzou. Stephanie and I talk about New Music, the "classical" voice, and true collaboration between composers and performers.

    Christopher Stark - Easy Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 30:00


    This episode features award winning composer Christopher Stark. We listen to his work "The Language of Landscapes" for cello, percussion, and electronics. commissioned by Chamber Music America for the duo New Morse Code (Hannah Collins and Michael Compitello).

    Into The Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 24:55


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with I talk with Bo Konigsmark, Jillian Carelli, and Rose Hegele of the "Into The Light" ensemble. We listen to their debut EP. We talk collaboration, finding inspiration, and the stereo type of the "starving Artist."

    Alan Theisen - A Healthy Kubrick/Duvall Method

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 23:06


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with Alan Theisen. We listen to "Ondes et Ombres" for violin, clarinet, and piano (2014), commissioned by and dedicated to the Argot Trio. We talk about collaborating with musicians, working with form, and the importance of the audience.        

    Cassie Wieland - A Hymn for Vicky Chow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 25:44


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with Cassie Wieland. We listen to "HYMN" (solo piano/ electronics) written for and performed by Vicky Chow as part of the Roulette/Jerome Foundation commission 2020. We talk about collaborating with musicians and the line in/around/between "getting paid" and "getting creative." 

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    Robert McClure - NOT the Simon Cowell of Judging Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 25:32


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with Robert McClure. We listen to Flora (2020) for alto and tenor saxophones. Written for and recorded by the Decho Ensemble. We talk about our favorite stage of the creative process and "picking yourself back up," when facing adversity.

    Forbes Graham - Form First

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 24:20


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with Forbes Graham. We listen to “Crossing” for String Quartet performed by The Overlook - String Quartet. We talk about starting with form in the creative process and sovereignty over ones creative work.

    Stefanie Lubkowski - Cicada Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 24:49


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with Boston-based composer Stefanie Lubkowski. We listen to "Right now, in a second" for bass clarinet, 5-octave marimba, and snare drum commissioned by Transient Canvas and recorded in 2019 for their 3rd album. Stefanie and I talk sonic relationships, silence, and horror films.

    Violet Nox - Whispering Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 24:10


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with Boston based, electronic-experimental, dark ambient, sonic cosmic, drone project Violet Nox. We listen to "Haumea" from their upcoming release 4/9/21 “Whispering Galaxy” on Infinity Vine Records. Dez, Andrew, Fen and I talk inspiration, creating as a collaborative member, and audience feedback.

    Steven Kemper - The Music of Passing Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 24:18


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with music technologist, composer, and instrument designer Steven Kemper.  we listen to "Boyle Heights (Rhythmanalysis II)" performed by percussionist Mike Truesdell. Steve and I talk sound walks, field recordings, and how the tools can inform the process and ones creative output.

    Erin Rogers - The View, Hall & Oats, and Creative Fertility

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 26:24


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with composer and saxophonist/performer Erin Rogers.  We listen to "On View" performed by the Kamratōn ensemble.  Erin and I talk improvisation, musical instincts, and maintaining the fertility of a creative idea.

    Lisa Neher - My Bonnie Lies Down by the Riverside

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 24:17


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with mezzo-soprano, composer, and actress Lisa Neher.  We listen to "American Waters" form the Of Wind and Waves EP. Lisa and I discuss identity, interpretation, and writing music for specific musicians/performers.

    Joseph Bohigian - The Journey of an Armenian/American Composer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 24:48


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with Armenian/American Composer Joseph Bohigian.  We listen to "The Water Has Found Its Crack." Joseph and I discuss Identity, isolation, and the importance of others in the creative process.

    Anthony Donofrio - Patience Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 24:08


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with Anthony Donofrio.  We listen to "XIII" performed at the BGSU New Music Festival, MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. Anthony and I discuss talent vs hard work, patience, and the perils of composition Icons.

    Anthony R. Green - True Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 23:00


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with composer, performer, and social justice artist Anthony R. Green. We listen to his work "The Gettysburg Address" performed by The Playground Ensemble at the University of Colorado Boulder. Anthony and I discuss making informed compositional responses, New Music stereotypes, and the need for "True Community" among new and experimental music creators and musicians. 

    Jessica Rudman - New Music Ninja

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 25:23


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with “new music ninja” Jessica Rudman. We listen to her work  "A Forest that is a Desert III" performed at the Choral Arts Initiative with text by Kendra Preston Leonard. Jessica and I discuss text setting, choral writing, and the importance of voice and perspective for aspiring creatives.

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    Dan VanHassel - Working with Noise

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 24:43


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with composer and multi-instrumentalist Dan VanHassel. We listen to his work  "Epidermis" from Transient Canvases' "Wired" album release. Dan and I discuss sampling, working with noise, and the magic of live performance.

    Tim Hall - a Composer, Musician, and Poet: Refining the creative process

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 25:50


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with composer/musician/poet Tim Hall. We listen to his work  "Dad Did" performed by Tim Hall, Chris Hamlin, Danny Moreno, at Sofar Boston. Tim and I discuss  systemic oppression, inspiration, and refining the creative process.

    Greg Nahabedian - Minor Threat & Tony Soprano in Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 24:55


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with composer Greg Nahabedian. We listen to their piece  "Feathers in My Spokes" performed by Hypercube. Greg and I discuss  Minor Threat, Tony Soprano in therapy, and the role of narrative and storytelling in the creative process.  

    Curtis K Hughes - Day Jobs, Performers, and Introverts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 24:35


    This episode on "The Process" I talk with composer Curtis K Hughes. We listen to his piece  "Merger" performed by Sentinent Robots (Ben Baker and Bri Tagliaferro). Curtis and I discuss Day Jobs, Introversion, and performers interpretation as an integral part of the create process.  

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