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10. Diego Stocco - Music From A Tree
4 months ago
In the garden of my house there's a tree with lots of randomly grown twigs. It looks odd and nice at the same time. One day I asked myself if I could create a piece of music with it.
To tune the tree I picked a fundamental note and tuned the twigs by trimming them with a pencil sharpener. I used two Røde NT6 and a NTG-2 as microphones, combined with a customized stethoscope.
I recorded the tracks live on a Pro Tools LE system. I didn't use any synthesizer or sampler to create or modify the sounds. All the sounds come from playing the tree, by bowing the twigs, shaking the leaves, playing rhythms on the cortex and so on.
At this link you can see some pictures with more detailed descriptions: behance.net/Gallery/Music-from-a-Tree/263872
I hope you'll like it.
UPDATE 10/24/09. If you'd like to connect on Twitter:
twitter.com/DiegoStocco
The track is also available as an high-quality download on my Bandcamp page: diegostocco.bandcamp.com/track/music-from-a-tree
To tune the tree I picked a fundamental note and tuned the twigs by trimming them with a pencil sharpener. I used two Røde NT6 and a NTG-2 as microphones, combined with a customized stethoscope.
I recorded the tracks live on a Pro Tools LE system. I didn't use any synthesizer or sampler to create or modify the sounds. All the sounds come from playing the tree, by bowing the twigs, shaking the leaves, playing rhythms on the cortex and so on.
At this link you can see some pictures with more detailed descriptions: behance.net/Gallery/Music-from-a-Tree/263872
I hope you'll like it.
UPDATE 10/24/09. If you'd like to connect on Twitter:
twitter.com/DiegoStocco
The track is also available as an high-quality download on my Bandcamp page: diegostocco.bandcamp.com/track/music-from-a-tree
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How sweet it sounds...
good work anyway
+1 like :) :)
Darn.
Why did you have to pick such a permanently placed instrument to be amazing at?
Great idea, great composition!
you are!
Nice idea !!!
Pleasure sound !!!
Good Luck !!!
Regards !!!
It's wonderfull :)
keep it up :)
Your tree is obviously not a classical music fan, otherwise it would only allow you to play Bach!
Great Idea !!!
Amazing! Bravo!
Have you heard about "music for one apartment an six drummers" you sould have a look on this short movie (selected in Cannes 2001).
vimeo.com/5537230
The same team are now making a musical thriller called "Sound of Noise". You should post this video on this page.
dailymotion.com/group/sound-of-noise/
At least, I'm sure you gonna be selcted to be published in the DVD bonus of this movie...
Thanks again Diego... We want more : )
Really, that's original.
(I myself make music including a lot of sampling... haven't thought of that... just great)