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recent
solo work
These are various
pieces I've done since moving to Seattle. I have a variety of
half-finished projects, and so far I'm only putting up the ones I
think are ready for consumption. They include "Supergirl,"
a love/tribute song from early 2003, a cover of "L-O-V-E" by Nat
King Cole (early 2005) made for a very special
someone, which is probably the best example of my
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supatash
This is a jamming group
I worked with during the summer of 2004, with
Ashish Kapoor and
Patrick Baudisch - Ashish and Patrick played guitar, and I sang (and
sometimes played a third guitar, badly). We wrote a number of
very interesting pieces, none of which we completely finished, but
still I think are quite good beginnings. My favorites are
"Picture On the Wall," "Michaelangelo," and of
course, "Talking Rain." |
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deepoceanblue
This is the most
"finished" incarnation of my solo work. I released
an 8-song album in 2000 on mp3.com (before it
died)
and called 08:29:06. This was my first attempt at going through the
entire creation process - writing, playing, recording, re-recording,
mastering, and publishing. My favorites are
"Jackie" and "Pretty
Pretty," though
"Condom in My Pocket" is a lot of fun, and "Promise Me" has a
depressing sort of charm. |
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sonovar/bodybeat
An ongoing project with Brian Clarkson to
make the ultimate loop box. Two main objectives: (1) create mechanisms
allowing the composer to sketch out a multi-layer loop idea quickly
and easily, and (2) making it portable so that you can compose and
perform loops anywhere. And when we say portable, we mean wearable
- not just something you can put in a briefcase and carry around.
Some early samples: 1, 2,
3, 4,
5. |
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payne's grey
A band I was in during winter 2000-spring
2001, with my good friends Tracie Lee, Stepha Krynytzky, Aditi Rao,
and Anindita Basu (no relation). We spent a 4-6 hours per week writing/practicing,
wrote eight or ten songs, had a gig at Molly's
Pub, and then everyone got too busy to continue. We have recordings
of all of our songs, but my personal favorite is a chatty version
of "Waiting for Tracie"
from two weeks before our gig. Very nostalgic. |
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MIT Songwriting Club
A great group of people with
a common interest in making great music. We meet about once a month
to have an open mic, a movie night, or just work on pieces together.
If you're interested, check out the webpage
and get on our mailing list - everybody is welcome, regardless of
experience. I'm currently publicity chair; other members are Brian
Clarkson, Rego Sen, Fred Choi, Ibrahim (from the Flobots), and others. |
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Older Music Projects
A variety of pieces I've written
in the past. There's the "Galvactivator
Theme Song," written for a 50's style commerical in 1999;
"Minuet," a classical
piece from 1996; "Elaine"
(1998), a piece about the Dawn story
(1994), "Winter's Cold,"
which was the first piece I wrote (1992) using MIDI sequencing/layers.
Most of this older stuff was written with my trusty Yamaha PSR-410
shown to the left.I now play with roland/studiologic/fender. |
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