-LAGMonster was originally created to be a group improvisation between the LAG Laptop Quartet and the Montana State University Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble. It consists of a single group instrument which all performers jointly play. The number of performers trying to do the same thing at once varies the character of the sound.

-Sonus Ex Machina is a network game piece for any number of performers. Each player is assigned a unique sound which is heard any time a ball bounces off of a line they drew on the screen. The goal is to create a sequence of interlocking rhythms by causing various balls to ricochet around the screen.

-For The End Of Space is a quartet of virtual instruments being performed by four players each on their own computer.

-CodePool is both a specific piece as well as a system for group live coding performance. Users compile blocks of code on demand which then run on both their own machine and the machines of all other users in the group. Everyone can thus see everyone's code and hear the result. The piece asks performers to both use their own code and modify the code from other players as a group improvisation. Due to the networking aspect of the piece, it can and has been rehearsed and performed with the performers in separate physical spaces by way of the internet.

-Pong for One or Two Musicians (2008) is an audio/visual performance for any solo or duo of pitched instruments. For a more detailed description, please click here.

-Stargazing (2008) is a piece for solo performer and computer audio/visual elements. Derived from the basic idea of my installation Squares and Rectangles the piece uses pitch and amplitude information from the performer to alter elements of the computer’s output. Projected onto a screen is the image of various fictional constellations which the performer uses as a score. A transparent shape is overlaid which changes shape as the performer plays different pitches and dynamics. Elements of the electronic sound are influenced by the shape of the overlay and how similar (or dissimilar) it is to the other constellations.

play excerpt of Stargazing:

-Expansion (2008) grew out of an interest I have in creating sounds which have their own inherent character. Through a rather unconventional system of oscillators modulating each other, I constructed a sound which could be controlled only on a very limited scale. The result is a sound which has a life of its own and refuses to be “played” like a traditional synthesized sound. This sixty second rendering was realized by slowly changing frequency spread of the sound to gradually bring out its inherent qualities.

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-Abyss (2006) is a live performance computer piece created in Max/MSP. While performing the piece, I add a visual element by appearing to be possessed. This is done to emphasize the live performance aspect of the piece.

-From Within (2006) is a tape piece of various flute and violin sounds and techniques, the goal of which is to give the impression of being inside the instruments. It was created using Pro Tools.