Monthly Archives: September 2019

Hi everyone, I’m Nick, I’m from LA, and I’m a freshman planning to major in Information Science. I’ve been playing piano for 11 years or so, and I’ve used GarageBand a few times, but other than that I have very little experience in music composition.

I’m excited to be in this class and to gain skills in digital music production which I can use to explore various creative ventures. I’ve heard really good things about MUSIC 1421; I’m interested in collaboration with others, and am looking forward to seeing what everyone makes!

Hi all. My name is Daryl Choi and I am a senior, majoring in Chemical Engineering. I am taking this class because I want to be able to express myself artistically and, for this reason, learn how to use audio software. I played tuba and jazz trombone in high school and continue to play piano today. In terms of my music taste, I try to keep an open mind. I enjoy 1600s baroque to 1930s big band jazz to 1990s grunge rock. One thing I’ve noticed, however, is that I go through genre phases — I will cycle between genres over long periods of time.

In terms of my favorite artists, I would choose John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Daniel Caesar, Travis Scott, Mac DeMarco, and Joji.

In terms of my favorite genres, I would choose Jazz, R&B, and Hip Hop.

I look forward to this class and seeing what everyone comes up with.

Hi I’m Juliette. I’m a senior studying mechanical engineering interested in robotics, design, and how machines interact with environmental problems. Besides classes I teach for COE, play on the club ice hockey team, and am part of the mechanical team for CUAUV where I design and build autonomous submarines.

I wanted to take this class since I’ve loved music my whole life, but I haven’t been able to do as much here at Cornell. I mostly play piano and sing, but I also dabble in ukulele and used to play classical trumpet. At Cornell I was in Chorale for two years but had to drop due to time. I’m definitely interested in collaborating since I don’t have too much experience on the technical side of music, but I’ve done some music theory and have done a little improv work.

Hello everyone, my name is John Correa. I am a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Statistics and minoring in Business. I have had a love and appreciation for music for as long as I can remember. I played the piano from 1st grade until senior year of high school. In late middle school, I quit piano lesson for a year because I was becoming burned out from my classical training, but soon realized how much I missed playing music and quickly restarted my piano lessons. I also played the cello throughout middle school and was apart of the St. Louis County Middle School Symphony for a year. Most of my earliest musical influences came from my older brothers hand-me-down iPod in the likes of Kid Cudi and early Kanye West. I have no previous experience in producing music, so I am very excited to be able to learn and explore all the tools and resources that this class has to offer. It is my goal to create music that I enjoy listening to and that I can share with those who have similar musical tastes.

Hey everyone, my name is Daniel Kozek and I am a senior majoring in ILR. Though I haven’t played in a few years, I played the trumpet from the age of ten through my senior year of high school. During that time I was a member of my school’s wind ensemble for eight years, jazz band for six years, and a brass quartet for two years. In high school I also started to become interested in EDM, a genre which I have only become more passionate about in college. But while I invest hours of my time each week finding new songs, updating playlists, and discovering artists, I know relatively very little about production. This lack in knowledge and absence of experience is what drew me to this class. Over the course of this semester, I hope to both gain proficiency in software and learn from the diverse expertise of my peers in order to enrich my appreciation for the music I love.

Hi, my name is Simran Malhotra. I am a senior majoring in Global and Public Health Sciences, and minoring in Creative Writing and Healthy Futures. Music has always been a huge part of my life growing up. I was an avid clarinetist for 9 years and did some music theory in high school. One of my biggest regrets is not doing music in college, and I am hoping to change that in my final year at Cornell. MUSIC 1421 has been a class I have wanted to take since my freshman year, and I am excited to be a part of it! I have dabbled in very basic GarageBand production, and some composition in my spare time; but I am looking forward to actually gaining concrete skills in digital music composition and software in this class.

Hey Guys! My name is Phil, and I’m a senior in ILR from New York. I started out singing and playing the piano when I was young, but have since moved on to managing a few rappers/indie artists. I have a little experience with basic aspects of DAWS (Garageband since it’s on my computer), but I’m really excited to take this class to learn more about the technical aspects of digital music making and let that help my creative process.