This week was another exciting week for your hosts, James and James. We were able to get our hands on another "bootleg" CD of a past Student Composer's Concert back from 2010. There were some familiar names on the CD, but for the most part it was all fresh material for The Sound. Back in the day, the Student Composer Concerts were more than just compositions; they also … [Read more...] about CIA “The Sound” Feb 12th
CIA “The Sound” Jan. 29th
This week the CIA played an hour long piece by Manuel Gottsching, titled E2-E4. The piece is very minimalist, and shows off Manuel's guitar skills. The constant driving pulse of the piece is very similar to Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich. The reason why we played such a piece is because we wanted to give the listener a very ambient feel for a long duration of time, … [Read more...] about CIA “The Sound” Jan. 29th
CIA “The Sound” Jan. 22, 2017
Hello golden hawks, here is a recap of this weeks episode of the CIA Radio Show The Sound, brought to you by Radio Laurier. This weeks show featured two Laurier composers, Drew Hewitt and a recent grad, Michael Paolucci. We listened to three of Drew's pieces, titled Chestnut Irises, The Nest I Used to Know, and Industrial Obama. Drew is a fourth year composition student … [Read more...] about CIA “The Sound” Jan. 22, 2017
CIA Radio Show Jan 15th, 2017
This week, the CIA radio show covered music that the hosts composed themselves, as we dove deep into different composition techniques, as well as discussing some history of mixing and mastering within electronic music. One of the James' wasn't able to make it yesterday, so we had our back up host, Dirty Hil join us in the studio for a bit. The show featured three of her … [Read more...] about CIA Radio Show Jan 15th, 2017
CIA “The Sound” Nov. 20
Another great show has come and gone, but if you missed it here is a quick overview of the sounds we were talking about: This year's second Laurier Student Composers Concert was held in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall and saw a diverse range of styles on display. The program went as follows: West Side Theory by the Seagram Synth Ensemble (AKA your hosts James & … [Read more...] about CIA “The Sound” Nov. 20