Sun, Jun 16 at 8:00 AM

Functions of Time: Delay Effects as a Compositional Technique

Portland, Oregon
Free - $22.46 (includes all fees)

Functions of Time: Delay Effects as a Compositional Technique

Portland based artist and educator Casual Decay demonstrates delay / looping based composition techniques in electronic music. Casual Decay is the experimental ambient project of self-taught multimedia designer Jon Nasrallah. Equipped with a biochemistry degree and a background in STEM Education and perceptual studies, Nasrallah approaches his art with the curiosity and discipline of a true sonic scientist.

The lecture will start with a brief history of the pioneering use of tape delay systems by composers including Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Pauline Oliveros. Afterwards Jon will demonstrate how he uses delay in his own compositions with his eurorack modular system using the 4MS Dual Looping Delay and the Make Noise Mimeophon.

Outline:
1. History of tape systems (cover Terry Riley + Time Lag Accumlation, Steve Reich + phasing , Pauline Oliveros + drone delays, Brian Eno + Frippertronics)
2. Basics of delay w/ Mimeophon (mix, time, feedback, color)
3. Introducing the pulse (sync'd vs unsync'd delay, The Edge's guitar tone)
4. Harmony, chords, counterpoint
5. Chance, randomness and generative techniques
6. Getting weirder w/ the Mimeophon + DLD (modulating delay time, color, random freezes, etc)

NOTE: This is a presentation rather than workshop, so no hands-on component will be offered.
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Date: Sunday June 16th, 2024
Time: 12 PM to 2 PM
Location: Synth Library Portland
1256 Lloyd Center
Lloyd Center Mall, 2nd Floor, near NAACP

$20 general admission
$10-19 sliding scale
Tickets are required to attend. No one is turned away for lack of funds, so email info@synthlibraryportland.com for lower/no-cost tickets.
All Synth Library Portland workshops and presentations are open to the public, no membership necessary.


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