Hi, my name is Andrew Huang. I’m a senior in Arts & Sciences majoring in China & Asia-Pacific Studies. I’m taking this course because I’d like to learn more about the techniques and software involved behind the art of creating music with computers. Not much of a music background other than a few years of piano lessons as a kid (which I suppose might be another reason why I’m interested in pursuing the computer as an instrument instead), but I have had many experiences with audio editing for projects and other assignments.
I’m a big fan of electronic / house music and enjoy songs with heavy sampling and mashups if they’re done right. I also enjoy listening to hip hop / jazz and my creative agenda for this class is to try to understand and recreate the sounds from some of my favorite artists.
I also need this course to fulfill a Literature & Arts requirement to graduate, so that’s a plus.