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Audio engineering and production
MIT-Wellesley Toons: “Feelin‘ Groovy (30th Reunion Edition)”
(
music video)
Performed remotely in Spring 2020 by current and past members of the
MIT-Wellesley Toons, an a cappella
group. I produced the recording; Brooke Bryant produced the video; music
arranged by Kim (Knowles) Nico and Susanna Smith, 1996–97; orig.
Simon & Garfunkel, 1966. Check out other videos on the
Toons
YouTube
channel, featuring some awesome voices! (I was a Toons member from
2018 to 2020, singing tenor.)
Joonho Ko: “a year in pink”
(
mp3)
Written, composed, and performed by
Joonho Ko. I recorded this with Joon in
Fall 2019 at MIT and produced it in Dec. 2020. Also available on
Joon’s
soundcloud.
Impulse-Response Soundscape of MIT
(
pdf,
materials)
Final project for 21M.080 Introduction to Music Technology, Spring 2019.
The materials are meant to be used with the electronic music software
Max. Email me if you
need help setting things up!
POch3lbel’s Cannon in D (For The Most Part)
(
mp3)
Arr. mjuvekar & shardulc (2000–), orig. Johann Pachelbel
(1653–1706).
“We set out with one goal—to combine the elegance and intricacy of
Baroque music with the flexibility and experimentalism afforded by
modern electronic instruments. Upon much research, we found that among
the vast, rich Baroque repertoire, Pachelbel’s Canon in
D offered the most fertile grounds for further development, due to
its recognizability, versatility, centuries of history, and solid
foundations in the cello line. Drawing inspiration from classics such as
Pachelbel’s
Chicken and Hlavní nadraží Praha
- znělka 02 (Dlouhá verze), we embarked on the bold quest of
arranging this iconic piece for the humble Pocket Operator
(PO-33).
The first step was to obtain the perfect audio samples: we tried a
creaking door, we tried a garbage disposal, we tried a running faucet,
but finally what really clicked was the sound of a groan from shardulc’s
mucus-lined throat. Then we took a look or two at the score (an
authentic source) and let the creative juices flow. One thing led to
another, and in time, the fruit of our labor was ripe. We are proud to
present a work that we believe is truly representative of today’s age.
We hope you enjoy (?) it.”
MIT-Wellesley Toons: “Just the Girl”
(
mp3)
Performed in Spring 2019 by the
MIT-Wellesley Toons, an a cappella
group. Recorded in Studio L at MIT; music arr. Vera Ko, 2017; orig. The
Click Five, 2005. There are also live concert recordings from
Spring 2019 and
Fall 2015.
Performances
Fire-spinning performance
(
video)
Performed in Fall 2019 in the MIT Spinning Arts Club’s REX show. Music
is
"I Warned
Myself" by Charlie Puth.
MIT-Wellesley Toons: “Honey Bunny”
(
video)
Performed at the Toons’ Fall 2019 concert at Wellesley College, with
Vienna Thomas as the second soloist. Music arranged by me, orig.
a commercial by
Idea Cellular.
Raag Nand
(
video)
Performed in 2014 at a guru poornima event in Pune, India, while
I was studying under my late guru Anand Gadgil.
MIT Life On Stage Theatre: “Arcadia”
Fall 2021 production at MIT of this Tom Stoppard classic. I played
Valentine, a postdoc in mathematical biology, which is to say, I
basically played myself.
Review
by
The Tech, MIT’s student newspaper.