As promised, my recordings of Munich, Germany have taken shape in the newest edition of Echolocation. The city has a million stories and facets to dive into, and despite having spent quite a bit of time here over the years I feel like I’m still barely scratching its surface. The[…]
I’m incredibly proud of Chernobyl, a viciously interesting new documentary I’ve scored by Drew Scanlon over at Cloth Map. Drew took a trip to the ruined, post-apocalyptic remains of Chernobyl to explore the irradiated wastes and see firsthand what this once-vibrant place has become since the nuclear meltdown over 20 years ago.[…]
So excited to announce that I’ll be taking part in Codame’s 3D Webfest on June 30th, a film-festival style showcase of Art/Tech taking place at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of web-based technology in a film-festival style showcase. I’ll be performing a new piece of music alongside tech wizard Juan Miguel[…]
On Sat Mar 4th, Elevate Ensemble brought their program After Dark to Fort Mason’s Southside Theater in San Francisco. Director Chad Goodman premiered a new piece of mine written specifically for Elevate called Crépuscule, and they did an incredible job performing it. The program was a musical exploration of the night, and he chose to[…]
Navigation Without Numbers, my record on Innova Recordings, has been put in the running for ballot consideration on the 2017 Grammy Awards. The ballot process for the Grammys is a long and complicated one to say the least, but even being considered for nomination is a complete honor.
I’m happy to announce that The Hurd Ensemble is the recipient of a 2017 Shenson Award, a grant from the San Francisco Community Music Center that is given to musicians and ensembles to fund a free performance of their work. The end result is a concert on Jan 27, 2017 where we’ll be[…]
It’s finally here. Echolocation is a new project of mine focusing on the two things I love most in this world: travel and music. About a year ago I had the innocent idea to write some pieces of music based on places I had traveled. It evolved into the most incredible experience[…]
On Oct 27th, New York pianist Tania Stavreva is performing the East Coast premiere of Hurd’s Vivarium for piano and electronics at the National Opera Center in New York. The program will also includes works by Federico Mompou, Erik Satie, Mason Bates, Gil Shohat and Tania Stavreva. Tickets and info available HERE or[…]
The Kennedy Center show with The Hurd Ensemble was hands-down the most exciting performance of my life. Walking out on stage in the gloriousness that is the Grand Foyer and seeing not just a packed house, but people standing by the dozens in the back and spilling down the staircases[…]
I’m happy to announce the release of Nightmare Light, an all-electronic EP written with my friend, collaborator and out-of-this-world composer Joel St. Julien. I’m as much an electronic musician as a composer and have been wanting to put out a purely electronic record for ages. Joel and I have been working on this for a bit now – piecing it together[…]