Studio Compositions

These are compositions that were written and produced in the DAW. They tend to follow more linear and loop-based styles of composition and showcase a diverse compositional ability.

Finnbot (Original Video Game Soundtrack)

This is the soundtrack for an original iOS PacMan-style game called Finnbot. We establish different musical and environmental themes for every set of 10 levels, and then level 40, the final level, incorporates all the themes transitioning between each seamlessly. The music was all composed, mixed, and mastered by me.

 

Alien World EP

Alien World was a pet project I made for myself to allow for experimentation with different composition and production ideas including guided improvisation, creative gating, and the use of samples and sound design. Through this project, I discovered my love for the products of plugin manufacturer Unfiltered Audio.

 

Self-Isolation EP

This EP was written at the outset of the COVID-19 lockdowns in April of 2020 in response to the numbing monotony of isolation. It employs synth drones and loops as well as eerie voices drawing inspiration from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.

 

Piano Works

This EP is a short collection of some of my piano pieces, old and new. The first two tracks are live recordings of classical pieces of mine performed by Hyunjin Wang, while the second two tracks are improvisations performed by myself.

 

Shiageoz

This piece began as an experiment with Spitfire LABS choir VSTi. I ran it through nearly every distortion plugin I own and then filtered out many of the higher frequencies. A lo-fi drum beat, bass, and lead follow. The title has no meaning, and was simply a collection of letters whose look appealed to me.

 

River Daze

This was one of the earliest original songs I recorded. I had just acquired my first analog synthesizer, the Korg MS-20 Mini, and wrote this song to try it out. I created many lead textures with it, layering takes to get the harmonies as the MS-20 is monophonic. The crisp bass was done in Retrologue by Steinberg.

 

3 Interludes

These are short experiments or ideas that I have entertained. The overwhelming need to create music manifests itself in many ways, at many times, and when inspiration strikes, no matter how small, I try to capture it. These 3 interludes stood out as varied and intriguing.

 

Shoreline

Shoreline is a piece written and recorded on the piano of an AirBnb host I stayed with. It is a musical collection of meditative, cyclical musical patterns evoking the waves on the Pacific shoreline.

 

Your First Time Growing Up

This song was written as a gift for my mother. It was created entirely using VST instruments. The bass solo after the first instance of the melody was improvised by myself.