Hi everyone,

 My name is Jackie. I'm a sophomore Fine Arts major in the college of Architecture, Art and Planning.

 I'm really excited about this class, because I've been writing and recording my own music for a few years now with really basic methods (one mic, messing around on protools, logic, reason and garageband). I play the piano, guitar and sing.

Lately I've been really interested in wanting to venture into the digital realm. A lot of music that I listen to has inspired me to take this course, (To name a few: The Knife, Matmos, The Blow, Gorillaz, Xiu Xiu, Squarepusher) and I can't wait to expand my knowledge base by getting to know how to use programs and get to making some weird stuff.

 I've never really been into using the computer to create things, but somehow I've ended up in Introduction to digital art and music classes simultaneously. So far, it has been incredible how much they relate. Our lecture yesterday was exactly like my digital art class later that day, only instead of bits, we talked about pixels.  I've never heard the word dither until yesterday, but apparently both sound and color do it. I think it'll be a really fantastic juxtaposition of courses.

 I'm really excited to get to work and to hear what everyone does!

 

Hey!

I'm Matt, a senior Information Science, Systems, and Technology major in the Engineering school here at Cornell.  This is my first music class at Cornell, but i've been in an a cappella group since my freshman year (The Key Elements, www.keyelementsrock.com).  I also played in a rock band during my sophomore year -- we've since broken up, but our music is still alive on out myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/wlrn)

I sang a lot in high school, both in choirs and in musicals.  I learned classical piano at a young age, but i picked up jazz and rock on my own.  I also taught myself drums, bass, and guitar during high school. I'm also well trained in music theory and a lot of the concepts behind how digital music works.

I've always been interested in learning more about digital music and creating some myself, and this class seems like the perfect place to do that.  I don't have too many ideas for my final project, but i definitely want to try and integrate acoustic instrument sounds into something cool.

I'm really looking forward to working with all of you!

Hey All!

I'm Marisa Duncan, a senior in Biological Engineering. I'm probably the last one to write my introduction because for some reason I was looking for a confirmation for the administrator to approve my account, and I just tried to login this morning and it worked...

I heard about Music 120 my freshman year from two friends that were taking the class and I had been trying to get in ever since! I've been playing classical piano since elementary and that's where my formal training began. Since as far as I can remember I have been singing- R&B, Gospel, Jazz, reggae, and Pop genres have been my musical influences. I started songwriting in about my 3rd year of highschool. I also direct the Gospel Choir on campus and am part of an all female gospel a cappella... If you're interested in the gospel choir let me know, there are no auditions!

I have always been interested in producing music digitally but the closest thing to production that i have done is tapping on a textbook as a subsititute for a drum machine then playing piano and clarinet, recording over it with my piano coach's CD recorder- and then singing to it. The quality of the production was undeniably terrible (Lol) but I was proud of and satisfied with it. That was until my friend Crystal invited me into the studio in b25 to record some vocals for one of her projects for a digital music class.

So here I am, ready and willing to learn anything about putting sounds together digitally. I think I'm pretty computer savvy so I'm not too nervous about software even though I have very little experience. Either way I'm way too excited for this class

Marisa

Hello everyone,

My name is Eddy Kim from Montreal, Canada. I am currently a 5th year student in the B. Arch program. I am an amateur DJ constantly looking for new ways to mix, remix, and compose electronic music. I have absolutely no background in music or musical instruments.

I look forward to not only learning the technical aspects of electronic music production but also contributing my understanding of music and how it influences people in the modern world.

In terms of the style of music, I am interested in progressive/deep house mainly for its deep and moving beats. One of the DJs that I think does a spectacular job is Deadmau5 from Toronto, Canada.

Hi, my name is Michael Spanier, and I'm a sophomore in Engineering Physics.

a little about me:

I've played piano for many years, but I haven't been practicing as much as I'd like. I love using a keyboard as a synthesizer, though, and I've started played around with FL studio a few years ago. More recently, I bought a Presonus Inspire that came with a copy of Cubase LE, which then allowed me to do my own recordings and those with friends who sing. I'm currently collaborating with a friend of mine who plays guitar and has great song ideas. While I've tried many attempts at songwriting, recording and synthesizing, I'm hoping this class will allow me to understand the software better and to learn more about music creation.

(I also have a few years of French Horn and other brass instruments, but I mostly like to incorporate my singing with my work.)

Some of my largest musical influences are: Daft Punk, No Doubt, Alanis Morisstte, Matchbox 20, Lanterna, Enya, Coldplay, Gorillaz and The Goo Goo Dolls as well as video game music (Notably, composer Koji Kondo [Mario, Zelda]). I love ambient, electronic, and some flavors of techno, as well as more classic rock songs and jazz. I will say I have quite eclectric interests. Give me a pair of headphones and enough time, and I can develop an appreciation for nearly any song. Nearly. :p

I'm always looking for new ways to incorporate my interests. This past summer, I worked on a project that interfaced a usb to midi out into a microcontroller that I programmed to read midi events. The microcontroller, in turn, then controlled two dozen light strings. The purpose is that when the project is finished, I will be able to program midi events on my computer and when I play it back, it will cause a holiday light show that will be synced to music. It's not entirely finished, but I hope to get it ready by this December.

I'm really looking forward to this class, and I'm hoping to learn a lot.

Hi my name is Howard Berman and I am a Senior in the College
of Engineering. I am majoring in Information Science, Systems, and Technology
(ISST) and Minoring in Operations Research and Management Science. There are
twovery important things to me in life beyond my family and they are Cornell
FSAE and Camp CHEN-A-WANDA.

0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds, 1.5g of lateral acceleration,
powered by an E-85 injected Yamaha YZF 600cc 4-cylinder, 4-stroke engine
coupled with a Borg-Warner KP-35 turbocharger to produce a monstrous three
hundred and fifty-seven horsepower per ton at the rear wheels. It might be hard
to fathom, but what is being described is a completely student designed,
fabricated, and tested race car developed by Cornell FSAE. Cornell Racing is a
team of approximately fifty-five undergraduate and graduate students who spend
an entire academic year dedicated to the goal of engineering a race car that
will win the Formula SAE Competition. Cornell Racing has been featured in
magazines such as Road and Track, Racetech, Autoweek, and Winding Road; decorated
with awards from the Society of Automotive Engineers, Road and Track, Goodyear,
Hoosier, Altair, Visteon, Bosch, and the US Department of Energy; not to
mention that it has won nine world championships! I have been on this
team/enrolled in the class since my freshman year. Last year I was the TA and
Electrical Team Leader and this year I am continuing my role as TA and am the
Overall Team Leader.

For the past 13 summers I have attended Camp CHEN-A-WANDA, a
sleep away camp for boys and girls ages 6-16. I was a camper from 1996-2002 and
have worked there since 2003. I manage all the computers at camp, take
photographs, video, and write software for camp-specific applications.

I guess I’ll talk a little bit about music, because that is
what this class is about. I listen to everything from jazz to country to
classical to pop. I played the Bb Clarinet from 4^th- 12^th
grade in Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and Pep Band. I had a lot of fun playing,
but my interest tapered off when I got to college. Anyway, I am really looking
forward to incorporating my interest of computers with music!

Heyy

 

My name is Cody Gault. I’m a sophomore English major, and I
hail from Toronto, Canada.
I have never had a day of formal music training, never learned to read music,
and certainly play no instruments.

 

However, about 3 years ago I downloaded Fruity Loops and
Cool Edit pro on a whim. Aided by countless hours of studying written and
youtube tutorials, as well as the history of hip hoop production, I taught
myself how to make hip hop beats.

 

My style is very much in the vein of traditional hip hop—sampling
loops, chopping samples, rearranging drum breaks, filtering bass lines etc.—but
I use FL studio and Cool Edit instead of the hardware (like the MPC) which has
traditionally been used.

I look forward to expanding my knowledge base in digital music, to being
inspired by new tools and new sounds, and to improving my craft.  

Hello, my name is Emmeline Park. I'm a freshman in the College of Engineering and planning to major in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I have little experience with flute and piano, and have participated in various wind orchestras.

I've always enjoyed listening to music of any genre, and I recently became interested in sound engineering--which is why I signed up for this course. I have no experience with digital music or studio works, but I am excited to take this class and see how technology and music can work together.

Hi, my name is Jaime Tupino and I am a senior in the College of Engineering, majoring in Information Science, Systems, and Technoloy (ISST). I played the piano for 9 years, and then stopped taking lessons in high school. I have been wanting to get back into music, and I figured it would be cool to combine music and technology. I don't have experience working with creating digital music, but I'm eager and ready to learn. I found out about this course and am taking it, because it was recommended to me by my advisor and I thought it would be a nice change from my typical engineering classes. I'm looking forward to exploring my musical interests again.