Compositions
Level Inflation (2014), chamber orchestra
Premiered by University of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Nicolas Waldvogel, director | November 7, 2015 | Faye Spanos Recital Hall, Stockton, CA
Somewhere (2012), jazz orchestra
Premiered by CSUEB Jazz Orchestra; Johannes Wallmann, director | June 2012 | CSUEB University Theatre, Hayward, CA
Jelly Bean Hunt (2012), mixed ensemble (6 or more players)
Premiered by CSUEB Orchestre dB New Music Ensemble | June 2012 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
When the Smoke Cleared, Civilization Emerged (2009), symphonic band
Premiered by CSUEB Symphonic Band; Wesley Broadnax, director | June 2009 | CSUEB University Theatre, Hayward, CA
Commissioned by Dr. Wesley Broadnax for the CSUEB Symphonic Band
Commissioned by Dr. Wesley Broadnax for the CSUEB Symphonic Band
Transfigured Delays (2007/2008), trombone ensemble
*2008 Leadership Fund Award for Music Composition
Premiered by CSUEB Trombone Ensemble; David Ridge, director. | June 2008 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
Premiered by CSUEB Trombone Ensemble; David Ridge, director. | June 2008 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
The Lights (2016), flute trio
Premiered by Areon Flutes | April 15, 2016 | Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
Commissioned by Guerrilla Composers Guild & Areon Flutes.
Commissioned by Guerrilla Composers Guild & Areon Flutes.
A Few Weeks (2015), electric guitar with electronics and percussion
Premiered by The Living Earth Show | May 9, 2016 | First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA
Commissioned by Composers, Inc. for !BAMM! 2015
Commissioned by Composers, Inc. for !BAMM! 2015
Loose Debris (2015), flute with electronics and alto sax
Premiered by Meerenai Shim and David Wegehaupt | May 8, 2015 | Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
Commissioned by Meerenai Shim for Switchboard Presents
Program Note:
As a guitarist, I played around with all kinds of effects pedals. It comes with the territory of being an electric guitarist. I would go through various pedal phases, from massive pedal acquisitions to epic quests to find the perfect overdrive. Regardless of where I ended up, I would always return to pedals featuring repetition (like loopers, delays, and reverb). I'm always drawn to the continuously stacking and shifting layers that result.
I have written music with this layering effect in mind, but this is the first time I have included live looping as an essential part of a composition. As the piece progresses, the looped layers get more and more dense, creating an atmosphere of sustained sound. The mechanical and technical aspects of delay are also taken into account within the piece. There is a level of unpredictable imperfection with the way a phrase will loop. The slightly out-of-phase repetition becomes intriguing in the way it lines up with the live performance.
Along with the electronic loops that play throughout the piece, there are also repeated patterns performed by the players. Many of these phrases emulate the effects of looping by periodically getting out-of-sync. The patterns gradually drift away from each other until they are pulled back into unified moments. These effects ebb and flow throughout the piece.
Commissioned by Meerenai Shim for Switchboard Presents
Program Note:
As a guitarist, I played around with all kinds of effects pedals. It comes with the territory of being an electric guitarist. I would go through various pedal phases, from massive pedal acquisitions to epic quests to find the perfect overdrive. Regardless of where I ended up, I would always return to pedals featuring repetition (like loopers, delays, and reverb). I'm always drawn to the continuously stacking and shifting layers that result.
I have written music with this layering effect in mind, but this is the first time I have included live looping as an essential part of a composition. As the piece progresses, the looped layers get more and more dense, creating an atmosphere of sustained sound. The mechanical and technical aspects of delay are also taken into account within the piece. There is a level of unpredictable imperfection with the way a phrase will loop. The slightly out-of-phase repetition becomes intriguing in the way it lines up with the live performance.
Along with the electronic loops that play throughout the piece, there are also repeated patterns performed by the players. Many of these phrases emulate the effects of looping by periodically getting out-of-sync. The patterns gradually drift away from each other until they are pulled back into unified moments. These effects ebb and flow throughout the piece.
Turning Pages (2014), clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Premiered by REDSHIFT Ensemble | May, 2014 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
Commissioned by REDSHIFT Ensemble
Commissioned by REDSHIFT Ensemble
Tangerine Van (2013), 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello
Commissioned by Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Intersection Workshop
Harlequin Mantis (2013), flute, clarinet, and piano
Commissioned by Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Intersection Workshop
Hydrating Fibers (2013), 3 snare and kick drums
Premiered 2013 | Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
Commissioned by Guerrilla Composers Guild Percussion Project
Commissioned by Guerrilla Composers Guild Percussion Project
Somewhere (2012), jazz combo
Fuschian Haze (2012), clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
*2012 Glenn Glasow Memorial Concert Selection
*2014 Editor’s Pick, Sheet Music Plus Digital Print Publishing Contest
Premiered by REDSHIFT Ensemble | May 2012 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
*2014 Editor’s Pick, Sheet Music Plus Digital Print Publishing Contest
Premiered by REDSHIFT Ensemble | May 2012 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
Tetraminillos (2011), string quartet
Written for 2011 CSU Summer Arts Festival | Fresno, CA
Shaped By A Burr Grinder (2010), Woodwind Quintet
*2009 Glenn Glasow Fellowship Commission
Premiered May 2010 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
Premiered May 2010 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
A slumber did my spirit seal (2008), baritone and double bass
Premiered by Rodrigo Cortes | 2009 | CSU East Bay Recital Hall, Hayward, CA
Commissioned by Rodrigo Cortes
Text by William Wordsworth
Commissioned by Rodrigo Cortes
Text by William Wordsworth
Tetraminuetoes (2011), violin and electronic delay
Premiered by Stefan Poetzsch | June 2011 | CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, CA
Memory 47 (2011), violin and electronic delay
Premiered by Stefan Poetzsch | June 2011 | CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, CA
Small Steps (2011), piano and wind-up toy
Premiered by Guy Livingston | June 2011 | CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, CA
Film & Media
The Lion, The Deer, and the Elephant (2016), short
Entertainment Distilled (2015), podcast theme Song
Andrew Hellesen, Director
Wallah’s Corner Store (2013), Documentary
Amina Waheed, Director
Thank you of saving our students (2012), CSUEB PSA
Bacon Tent Production
CLASS Promo (2011), CSUEB PSA
Bacon Tent Production
HP Trim Testimonial (2010), Hewlett-Packard Promo
Jeremy Castillo, Director
Liquor Store Cactus (2009), Feature Film
Dirty Shoe Productions | Eugene Kim, Director
IMDb
IMDb
All About Dad (2009), Feature Film
Emptytea Films | Mark Tran, Director
IMDb
IMDb
Hungry (2009), short
Dirty Shoe Productions | Eugene Kim, Director
IMDb
IMDb
Singer/Songwriter
Electronic
Weekly Beats 2016
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WeeklyBeats is a 52 week long music project in which artists compose and publicly release 1 song a week for the entire year.
Inspiration and influences come from a variety of sources ranging from concert music to heavy metal, as well as visual media like film and videogames. For WeeklyBeats, I tend to begin with a single pattern/idea and manipulate it over many layers, tweaking it hear-and-there for that human touch. Reason 4.0 has been my software of choice for most tracks. Occasionally, I mix in some found/field recordings. |
Weekly Beats 2014
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Bands
The Mineral Kingdom (Chiptune Ensemble)
The Mineral Kingdom is the domain of Matthew Joseph Payne and his comrades-in-arms; a little bit jazz, a little bit doom metal, a little bit bluegrass, a little bit chamber music and a whole lotta chiptune make up the soundtrack of these lands. Matt plugs away at his banjo and accordion, Ryan Rey rips the guitar, Michael Booker and Meerenai Shim weave a tapestry of woodwinds and VCO Vault provides the kingdom’s visual landscape with his own custom GifSlap software while a legion of GameBoys, PSPs and other gizmos hold down the backbone. Join us by the fire, and be mesmerized by the storytelling, the wild beats, the lurid virtuosity. Or, just dance.
Michael Booker - saxophones
Matthew Joseph Payne - vocals, banjo, accordion, trombone, Gameboys, etc.
Ryan Rey - guitar, vocals, trombone
Meerenai Shim - flute
VCO Vault - live visuals
Michael Booker - saxophones
Matthew Joseph Payne - vocals, banjo, accordion, trombone, Gameboys, etc.
Ryan Rey - guitar, vocals, trombone
Meerenai Shim - flute
VCO Vault - live visuals
Antagony (Death Metal)
Antagony was an American extreme metal band from the Bay Area of California, formed in 1999 and disbanded in 2009. Antagony has released three albums, each on a different record label. Members of Antagony have gone on to form bands such as Oblivion, All Shall Perish, Hacksaw to the Throat, The Zenith Passage, and Connoisseur.
