In these projects, I used recorded audio as a tool for communicating ideas, from concrete, academic thoughts to more emotionally abstract notions. I enjoy using music as a flexible communicative tool because songs have the ability to stick within our heads and resonate viscerally with our bodies, impelling us to reflect on their meaning over and over. If you listen closely, you might notice that the second project lightly references the first…
“In Your Life You Have These Jars”
A philosophical argument in the form of song
I wrote and recorded a song detailing the argument, in Plato’s Gorgias, between Callicles and Socrates over the role of pleasure in the good life. It conveys the argument in an accurate, playful, and intriguing way, even utilizing in-text citations to track textual evidence for my lyrics, and can be used as a comprehension tool for future students learning about this classic dialogue. The final product was submitted to a philosophy blog, “The Daily Nous,” and lives there now for all to hear!
(Photo by on Felipe Pérez Lamana on Unsplash)
Why do you need music 2 feel love?
Original electronic music composition
I wrote and produced this song in Logic Pro X using my recorded voice, found sound samples, and Midi tracks I created digitally. I wanted to see what would happen when I introduced acoustic, folk-inspired vocal harmonies to a digitally molded soundscape. The song was my first exploration into digital production, and as such… it sounds better with headphones! (I’m not skilled enough to mix for shoddy computer speakers).
(Photo by Elijah Merrell on Unsplash)
