Piano Tracking / Arranging at Third Story Recording ♫

I have had several sessions this summer during which I have collaborated as a songwriter / arranger / performer with Diandra Gore on her upcoming (debut) album. Today we tracked two new original songs; she sang, and I accompanied on piano. Jack Marron tracked drums for songs as well! [We recorded at Third Story Recording.]

Check out my Discography to read more about this and other upcoming recordings in which I have played a part (literally, and figuratively).

Diandra and I are having way too much fun, and she’s got way too much vocal talent, so please stay tuned for announcements regarding her album’s release!

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“Ophelia’s Song – EP” Announcements

Announcement #1: TRACK LISTING is here:

Track 1 – Dear Danny (S.W.A.K.)

Track 2 – Means to an End

Track 3 – Election Day in New York City

Track 4 – 10,000 Times

Track 5 – Ophelia’s Song

Announcement #2:  DRUMS / GUITAR / BASS overdubs are scheduled!

Announcement #3: COVER ART designs are underway!

…stay tuned for previews and more information!

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Original Album, “Ophelia’s Song – EP,” will be released this summer!

I am in production to release an EP of original songs by the end of the summer. Vocal, piano, and string tracking are done; drums + bass + guitar will be added by the end of the month.

Thrilled to be working with Michael Harmon at Studio Crash on this project, and with a great team of musicians. Songs feature all original music, arrangements, piano/keys/vocals by me; and original lyrics by me (plus one song each featuring lyrics by Harry Van Sciver and Hannah Van Sciver).

Track listing TBA! Stay tuned for more updates. The album wil be:

  • available digitally on iTunes, Amazon, Facebook, CD Baby…
  • available (physical CD copy) directly from me…
  • playable on Spotify, Rhapsody… and…
  • released by the end of the summer.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

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My Music is Being Used in an Upcoming Theatre Production

My Music is Being Used in an Upcoming Theatre Production

CURTAIN CALL

– a great theatre company serving Fairfield County, CT –

is using some of my music in their upcoming production of OTHELLO. 

The show is playing 

July 11,12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 & 20

Evenings at 7:30 PM, Park opens at 6:00 PM

FREE PERFORMANCE.

Please spread the word!

“Dear Danny” was awarded a Runner Up songwriting award

“Dear Danny” was awarded a Runner Up in the songwriting category of an International Songwriting Competition!!

About the Contest: here

My award page: here

Listen to the song: here

Thank you to everyone at Song of the Year who supported my song!

And a huge congratulations to all of the winners and finalists.

New Piece! A Road Tripping Country Song

this rural highway road trip ends badly, but I hope you enjoy the piece just the same.

the piece was inspired by a friend recounting finding a pair of crosses along the highway bearing the names “Mitch” and “Hog.” Consider this song these characters’ final highway adventure.

the song features tambourine, drums, guitars, mandolin, and pedal steel guitar.

Listen, HERE.

Bells on College Green – a Sound Design Project

This is the second of my two final projects for “Sonic Measures,” a Sound Design course I took this spring with Professor Terry Adkins and Marc Blumthal.

The assignment was to take some video footage which was primarily visual in nature (and natural – not a performance) and to use sound design to enhance the raw footage. In Logic, to enhance the audio already present from the video (which was full of ringing church bells which inspired the sound design,) I used raw waveforms generated in Audacity and used time, pitch, and layering effects and reverberation to create a soundscape full of sounds that are evocative of bells or otherwise mimic bells’ characteristics.

The video footage was taken on College Green at Penn, and between 36th & 34th Streets // between Locust Walk and Walnut Street over the course of several afternoons at around the same time, thus having clock bells tolling in all of my footage.

the Wading Bird – a Sound Design project

This is one of my two final projects for “Sonic Measures,” a Sound Design course I took this spring with Professor Terry Adkins and Marc Blumthal.
The assignment was to take some video footage which was primarily visual in nature (and natural – not a performance) and to use sound design to enhance the raw footage. In Logic, to enhance the audio already present from the video (which was very distorted,) I used percussion, foley water sounds, and other effects and reverberation to create a soundscape to highlight this bird, stalking prey along the shoreline.

The video footage was taken on my Droid cellphone in Sarasota, Florida.

New Movie: PRE-MEDitation // Sound Editing and Film Scoring

“PRE-MEDitation”

*FEATURING*
Jon Lee Andrade …as… JON
Sarah Elizabeth Zerod …as… SARAH
Thalia Stanberry …as… PROFESSOR STANBERRY, PARTY-GOER #1
Tyler Altenhofen …as… PARTY-GOER #2, himself
Sarah Van Sciver …as… PARTY-GOER #3, herself
Chadwick Prichard …as… himself

*WITH*
STORY, SCRIPT, CAMERA WORK …by… Chadwick Prichard, Sarah Van Sciver, and Tyler Altenhofen
VIDEO EDITING and VISUAL EFFECTS …by… Chadwick Prichard and Tyler Altenhofen
SOUND EDITING and ORIGINAL MUSIC …by… Sarah Van Sciver

*SPECIAL THANKS TO*
Professor Ellen Reynolds,
the DV Lab and its staff,
the Rodin Cafe and its staff,
Final Cut Pro 7,
Logic Pro 9,
Finale 2012,
…and…
everyone at the Equipment Cage and Addams Fine Arts Building.

Hope you enjoy this final project for Penn’s Video 1 course.