Butterflies in disguise
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Butterflies in Disguise is an album of original songs. It serves as an examination of our ever-growing dependency on technology, how the digital world brings about excessive noise and stifles room for wonder, and how we cope nostalgically, yearning for a simpler time. The title represents an interplay between nature and technology within the music, where acoustic elements become disguised by technology through digital transformation. The title references the opening lyric of the theme song from Reading Rainbow, an influential television show from my childhood. As part of the production process, I worked in the recording studio with musicians exploring various music production strategies such as live arranging, recording the outcome of musical games and structured improvisation, and placing musicians in custom designed virtual environments to influence musical responses. With the addition of many overdubs of vocals and multiple instruments from me and other musicians, the audio material was then digitally sculpted and transformed into an album of ten tracks.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2023; ©2023 |
| Publication date | 2023; 2023 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Estakhrian, Hassan Ali |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Applebaum, Mark |
| Thesis advisor | Applebaum, Mark |
| Thesis advisor | Chafe, Chris |
| Thesis advisor | Kapuscinski, Jaroslaw, 1964- |
| Thesis advisor | Ulman, Erik, 1969- |
| Degree committee member | Chafe, Chris |
| Degree committee member | Kapuscinski, Jaroslaw, 1964- |
| Degree committee member | Ulman, Erik, 1969- |
| Associated with | Stanford University, School of Humanities and Sciences |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Music |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Hassan Estakhrian. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Music. |
| Thesis | Thesis DMA Stanford University 2023. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/xx152pv0233 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2023 by Hassan Ali Estakhrian
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