Will	
  Clark	
  
Culminating	
  Experience	
  
1/7/2014	
  

Slamtronix:	
  the	
  Octopus	
  Show	
  
	
  
	
  

I	
  have	
  been	
  working	
  on	
  a	
  project	
  called	
  Slamtronix	
  for	
  a	
  number	
  of	
  years	
  

now,	
   and	
   my	
   goal	
   here	
   at	
   Berklee	
   College	
   of	
   music	
   in	
   Valencia,	
   Spain	
   was	
   to	
   help	
  
this	
  project	
  flourish.	
  	
  I	
  wanted	
  to	
  explore	
  the	
  best	
  sound-­‐design,	
  visual	
  arts	
  and	
  
performance	
   techniques	
   to	
   get	
   this	
   project	
   ready	
   for	
   the	
   big	
   stage.	
   	
   Slamtronix	
   is	
  
an	
  interactive	
  collaboration	
  between	
  electronic	
  music	
  and	
  live	
  musicians.	
  	
  It	
  fits	
  
into	
   a	
   genre	
   of	
   music	
   dubbed	
   ‘jamtronica’.	
   	
   I	
   believe	
   my	
   unique	
   and	
   very	
   diverse	
  
musical	
   background	
   is	
   perfect	
   for	
   coming	
   up	
   with	
   new,	
   innovative	
   ways	
   to	
  
capitalize	
  on	
  this	
  niche,	
  musical	
  genre.	
  	
  
	
  

In	
  creating	
  and	
  presenting	
  my	
  musical	
  ideas	
  about	
  electronic	
  music,	
  and	
  

performance	
  in	
  general,	
  I	
  recognize	
  that	
  a	
  huge	
  part	
  of	
  this	
  lays	
  in	
  having	
  great	
  
project	
   management	
   skills.	
   	
   	
   From	
   organizing	
   the	
   musicians,	
   to	
   stage	
   design,	
   to	
  
getting	
  people	
  to	
  support	
  this	
  music,	
  there	
  is	
  a	
  lot	
  to	
  organize	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  present	
  
my	
  concepts	
  in	
  a	
  unique	
  and	
  digestible	
  manner.	
  	
  To	
  create	
  successful	
  music	
  you	
  
must	
  develop	
  your	
  skills	
  and	
  knowledge	
  about	
  music	
  to	
  the	
  farthest	
  complexities	
  
and	
   intellectual	
   idealism,	
   to	
   be	
   able	
   to	
   make	
   it	
   understandable	
   to	
   people	
   who	
  
have	
  not	
  opened	
  the	
  first	
  page	
  of	
  this	
  book.	
  
	
  
	
  
The	
  Octopus	
  Party	
  
	
  
	
  

Using	
  all	
  of	
  the	
  work	
  I	
  have	
  done	
  and	
  things	
  I	
  have	
  learned	
  over	
  this	
  year	
  I	
  

organized	
  a	
  party	
  at	
  a	
  local	
  venue	
  in	
  Valencia,	
  Spain	
  called	
  Radio	
  City	
  to	
  present	
  
my	
   music,	
   stage	
   design	
   and	
   project	
   management	
   skills.	
   	
   I	
   chose	
   this	
   venue	
  
because	
  it	
  is	
  a	
  very	
  well	
  known	
  venue	
  in	
  Valencia,	
  Spain	
  and	
  has	
  a	
  unique	
  setup	
  
that	
  lends	
  itself	
  very	
  well	
  to	
  my	
  music.	
  	
  There	
  is	
  a	
  live	
  stage	
  for	
  the	
  live	
  acts	
  in	
  
addition	
  to	
  a	
  DJ	
  booth	
  for	
  the	
  DJs.	
  	
  I	
  secured	
  the	
  venue	
  by	
  playing	
  at	
  the	
  open	
  mic.	
  	
  
They	
  really	
  liked	
  my	
  singing	
  and	
  so	
  I	
  asked	
  to	
  meet	
  the	
  owner	
  of	
  the	
  venue	
  to	
  try	
  
and	
  book	
  a	
  show.	
  	
  They	
  agreed	
  and	
  so	
  the	
  planning	
  began.	
  	
  

	
  

The	
   night	
   included	
   a	
   lot	
   of	
   things	
   that	
   I	
   thought	
   to	
   be	
   innovative	
   in	
  

throwing	
  a	
  party	
  at	
  a	
  small	
  club	
  like	
  Radio	
  City.	
  	
  I	
  organized	
  a	
  few	
  groups	
  to	
  play	
  
throughout	
  the	
  night	
  and	
  had	
  a	
  lot	
  of	
  people	
  helped	
  run	
  the	
  event.	
  	
  I	
  organized	
  
acts	
  to	
  go	
  on	
  before	
  and	
  after	
  my	
  group	
  Slamtronix,	
  and	
  had	
  DJs	
  ready	
  to	
  fill	
  the	
  
silence	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  play	
  to	
  make	
  the	
  crowd	
  dance	
  after	
  the	
  live	
  acts.	
  	
  During	
  setup	
  I	
  
had	
  help	
  hanging	
  the	
  projectors	
  and	
  even	
  blowing	
  up	
  funny	
  balloon	
  hats	
  for	
  the	
  
crowd.	
  	
  Interactive	
  things	
  like	
  the	
  balloons	
  I	
  feel	
  add	
  a	
  lot	
  to	
  the	
  experience	
  of	
  the	
  
people	
  going	
  to	
  the	
  show.	
  	
  	
  
	
  

In	
  order	
  to	
  present	
  my	
  music	
  I	
  organized	
  a	
  band	
  with	
  a	
  drummer,	
  singer	
  

and	
  guitarist	
  and	
  rehearsed	
  them	
  relentlessly.	
  	
  I	
  have	
  been	
  using	
  Ableton	
  Live	
  for	
  
a	
   number	
   of	
   years	
   and	
   have	
   accumulated	
   a	
   lot	
   of	
   musical	
   ideas	
   and	
   full	
  
productions.	
   	
   I	
   then	
   took	
   these	
   songs	
   and	
   put	
   them	
   into	
   one	
   big	
   DJ	
   set	
   to	
   be	
   able	
  
to	
   rehearse	
   and	
   come	
   up	
   with	
   the	
   other	
   parts	
   in	
   collaboration	
   with	
   the	
  
musicians.	
  	
  My	
  goal	
  was	
  to	
  make	
  a	
  live	
  band	
  feel	
  for	
  the	
  electronic	
  music	
  I	
  have	
  
created	
  over	
  the	
  years.	
  	
  
	
  

The	
  concept	
  for	
  the	
  show	
  came	
  out	
  of	
  a	
  night	
  out	
  with	
  my	
  friends	
  during	
  

Fallahs	
   here	
   in	
   Valencia.	
   	
   We	
   like	
   coming	
   up	
   with	
   very	
   inane	
   ideas	
   and	
   have	
  
estimated	
   our	
   ratio	
   of	
   stupid	
   ideas	
   to	
   great	
   ideas	
   20:1.	
   	
   We	
   liked	
   the	
   idea	
   of	
  
having	
   a	
   theme	
   for	
   the	
   show	
   and	
   therefore	
   dubbed	
   the	
   show	
   ‘The	
   Octopus	
  
Garden	
  Party’.	
  	
  We	
  used	
  the	
  octopus	
  for	
  many	
  things	
  including	
  promotions	
  and	
  
even	
   built	
   a	
   giant	
   octopus	
   for	
   the	
   show	
   that	
   I	
   projection	
   mapped	
   onto.	
   	
   I	
   thought	
  
the	
  octopus	
  might	
  inspire	
  interest	
  and	
  a	
  certain	
  level	
  of	
  mystery	
  to	
  the	
  show.	
  	
  	
  I	
  
thought	
  people	
  might	
  have	
  more	
  interest	
  in	
  coming	
  to	
  the	
  show	
  if	
  I	
  could	
  evoke	
  
their	
  curiosity	
  about	
  where	
  the	
  octopus	
  might	
  come	
  into	
  play	
  with	
  the	
  concert.	
  	
  
	
  

I	
   created	
   out	
   of	
   foam	
   a	
   large	
   octopus.	
   	
   I	
   gave	
   him	
   a	
   bowtie	
   and	
   hat	
   and	
  

then	
  projection	
  mapped	
  onto	
  the	
  different	
  parts	
  of	
  the	
  octopus.	
  	
  I	
  gave	
  him	
  two	
  
large	
   eyes,	
   which	
   worked	
   very	
   well	
   with	
   the	
   projections.	
   	
   I	
   recreated	
   the	
  
spherical	
  eyes	
  in	
  the	
  3D	
  animation	
  program	
  Cinema	
  4D.	
  	
  I	
  gave	
  the	
  eyes	
  detail,	
  
color	
   and	
   movement	
   and	
   bounced	
   them	
   to	
   video	
   which	
   I	
   played	
   through	
  
Resolume’s	
  Arena.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  

Innovation	
  
	
  
	
  

There	
   are	
   many	
   things	
   I	
   put	
   into	
   the	
   show	
   that	
   I	
   think	
   not	
   widely	
  

practiced	
   yet	
   in	
   the	
   music	
   world.	
   	
   The	
   music	
   itself	
   is	
   a	
   combination	
   of	
   many	
  
sound-­‐design	
   and	
   electronic	
   music	
   techniques	
   with	
   live	
   musicians.	
   	
   My	
  
experience	
  comes	
  from	
  many	
  years	
  of	
  creating	
  music	
  in	
  Ableton	
  Live,	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  
the	
   countless	
   rock	
   bands,	
   jazz	
   groups	
   and	
   other	
   live	
   music	
   groups	
   I	
   have	
   been	
   in	
  
throughout	
   my	
   musical	
   career.	
   	
   I	
   have	
   had	
   a	
   lot	
   of	
   musical	
   opportunities	
   in	
  
contemporary	
   music	
   because	
   of	
   my	
   standup	
   bass	
   studies.	
   	
   I	
   have	
   been	
   playing	
  
standup	
   bass	
   for	
   almost	
   15	
   years	
   now	
   and	
   it	
   has	
   taken	
   me	
   on	
   some	
   incredible	
  
musical	
  endeavors.	
  	
  	
  
The	
  most	
  valuable	
  training	
  I	
  believe	
  I	
  have	
  received	
   has	
  been	
  my	
  classical	
  
music	
   studies.	
   	
   Throughout	
   high	
   school	
   and	
   undergraduate	
   studies	
   I	
   played	
   in	
  
countless	
   youth	
   and	
   professional	
   orchestras	
   and	
   had	
   an	
   extremely	
   demanding	
  
training	
  with	
  some	
  of	
  the	
  best	
  bass	
  players	
  in	
  the	
  world,	
  with	
  the	
  support	
  of	
  the	
  
San	
   Francisco	
   Conservatory	
   of	
   Music	
   and	
   San	
   Francisco	
   Symphony.	
   	
   I	
   have	
   taken	
  
many	
   of	
   the	
   techniques	
   I	
   learned	
   in	
   this	
   world	
   to	
   my	
   contemporary	
   and	
  
electronic	
   music.	
   	
   Not	
   the	
   least	
  of	
  which	
  is	
   the	
   extreme	
   discipline	
   I	
   have.	
   	
  I	
   use	
  
the	
  concepts	
  I	
  have	
  learned	
  from	
  conductors	
  and	
  musical	
  directors	
  in	
  rehearsing	
  
my	
   musicians	
   and	
   conducting	
   the	
   electronic	
   music.	
   	
   I	
   use	
   cutoffs	
   and	
   hand	
  
gestures	
  to	
  communicate	
  with	
  the	
  musicians	
  on	
  stage.	
  	
  I	
  also	
  hold	
  very	
  close	
  the	
  
concept	
   of	
   stamina	
   when	
   rehearsing	
   the	
   musicians,	
   and	
   how	
   effective	
   taking	
  
breaks	
  can	
  be.	
  	
  
There	
   are	
   many	
   innovative	
   and	
   technological	
   advances	
   in	
   live	
  
performance	
   developing	
   nowadays	
   and	
   I	
   think	
   taking	
   advantage	
   of	
   as	
   many	
   of	
  
these	
  technologies	
  as	
  possible	
  will	
  greatly	
  advantage	
  my	
  career	
  in	
  performance.	
  	
  
In	
   the	
   performance	
   at	
   Radio	
   City	
   I	
   combined	
   live	
   music,	
   electronics,	
   creative	
  
projection	
  art,	
  stage	
  lighting	
  and	
  audience	
  interaction	
  to	
  create	
  an	
  experience	
  for	
  
everyone	
   involved.	
   	
   To	
   top	
   off	
   all	
   of	
   the	
   lighting	
   installation,	
   I	
   handed	
   out	
  
diffraction-­‐lenses	
  glasses	
  to	
  the	
  first	
  50	
  people	
  to	
  arrive.	
  	
  These	
  glasses	
  contain	
  
microscopic	
   prisms	
   in	
   the	
   lenses	
   that	
   greatly	
   enhance	
   the	
   visuals	
   in	
   the	
   show.	
  	
  
Combining	
  all	
  of	
  these	
  aspects	
  of	
  performance	
  and	
  lighting	
  arts	
  is	
  what	
  I	
  believe	
  
made	
  the	
  performance	
  truly	
  innovative.	
  	
  	
  
	
  

New	
  Skills	
  Acquired	
  
	
  
Throughout	
  my	
  year	
  here	
  at	
  Berklee	
  Valencia	
  I	
  acquired	
  many	
  new	
  skills	
  
in	
   the	
   field	
   of	
   electronic	
   music	
   production	
   and	
   feel	
   very	
   technologically	
  
empowered	
   when	
   it	
   comes	
   to	
   production	
   and	
   studio	
   technique.	
   	
   This	
   has	
   helped	
  
me	
  a	
  lot	
  in	
  producing	
  the	
  Octopus	
  show	
  because	
  it	
  has	
  allowed	
  me	
  to	
  cover	
  all	
  
the	
  bases	
  in	
  terms	
  of	
  media,	
  promotion	
  and	
  setup	
  before	
  the	
  show.	
  	
  	
  The	
  sound	
  at	
  
the	
  venue	
  was	
  very	
  terrible	
  but	
  I	
  was	
  able	
  to	
  help	
  the	
  soundman	
  a	
  lot	
  in	
  terms	
  of	
  
gain	
   staging	
   and	
   setup	
   for	
   all	
   of	
   our	
   equipment.	
   	
   Having	
   gained	
   the	
   discipline	
  
from	
   my	
   classical	
   training,	
   the	
   ideology	
   of	
   interactive	
   performance	
   from	
   the	
  
circus	
   and	
   now	
   the	
   contemporary,	
   technical	
   training	
   from	
   Berklee,	
   I	
   believe	
   I	
  
have	
  a	
  very	
  powerful	
  skill	
  set	
  to	
  help	
  innovate	
  live	
  performance	
  in	
  the	
  future.	
  
My	
   main	
   goal	
   in	
   doing	
   this	
   performance	
   was	
   to	
   enhance	
   my	
   project	
  
management	
  skills.	
  	
  For	
  about	
  two	
  years	
  before	
  coming	
  here	
  to	
  Berklee	
  I	
  worked	
  
in	
   a	
   circus	
   and	
   entertainment	
   company	
   called	
   Velocity	
   Entertainment	
   in	
   San	
  
Francisco.	
  	
  At	
  this	
  company	
  I	
  was	
  a	
  part	
  of	
  many	
  big	
  events	
  and	
  parties.	
  	
  I	
  had	
  
many	
   rolls	
   in	
   this	
   company	
   from	
   clown,	
   to	
   musician,	
   to	
   artist	
   management,	
   to	
  
building	
  and	
  maintaining	
  many	
  large	
  scale	
  installations	
  and	
  art	
  pieces.	
  	
  Working	
  
in	
  this	
  professional	
  environment	
  gave	
  me	
  a	
  very	
  good	
  idea	
  of	
  the	
  many	
  aspects	
  of	
  
project	
   management.	
   	
   The	
   main	
   thing	
   I	
   learned	
   is	
   that	
   it	
   takes	
   a	
   lot	
   of	
  
organization	
   and	
   help	
   from	
   other	
   people.	
   	
   You	
   really	
   cannot	
   do	
   everything	
  
yourself.	
  	
  	
  
	
  
Challenges	
  
	
  
	
  

This	
  subject	
  of	
  my	
  paper	
  should	
  absolutely	
  be	
  the	
  longest	
  section.	
  	
  I	
  had	
  

many	
   problems	
   both	
   expected	
   and	
   not	
   expected.	
   	
   The	
   biggest	
   problem	
   I	
   had	
   was	
  
in	
   getting	
   people	
   to	
   commit	
   to	
   helping	
   with	
   something,	
   and	
   actually	
   following	
  
through.	
  	
  I	
  had	
  a	
  lot	
  of	
  people	
  not	
  show	
  up	
  for	
  certain	
  responsibilities	
  or	
  flake	
  on	
  
my	
  very	
  last	
  second.	
  	
  I	
  went	
  through	
  three	
  drummers	
  before	
  I	
  found	
  one	
  that	
  was	
  
actually	
   able	
   to	
   commit.	
   	
   The	
   circus	
   act	
   that	
   I	
   hired	
   to	
   perform	
   at	
   the	
   event	
  
turned	
   their	
   phone	
   of	
   the	
   day	
   of	
   the	
   event	
   and	
   didn’t	
   show	
   up	
   at	
   all.	
   	
   We	
   had	
  
many	
   other	
   problems	
   from	
   securing	
   equipment,	
   to	
   setting	
   up	
   at	
   the	
   venue	
   as	
  
well	
  as	
  keeping	
  the	
  venue	
  owners	
  happy	
  throughout	
  the	
  night.	
  	
  

We	
   had	
   a	
   first	
   trial	
   show	
   about	
   a	
   month	
   before	
   the	
   final	
   show,	
   and	
   the	
  
drummer	
  I	
  had	
  lined	
  up	
  called	
  me	
  the	
  day	
  before	
  to	
  say	
  he	
  couldn’t	
  make	
  it.	
  	
  The	
  
second	
  drummer	
  I	
  had	
  for	
  the	
  big	
  show	
  gave	
  me	
  a	
  little	
  more	
  of	
  a	
  heads	
  up	
  but	
  
still	
  had	
  to	
  cancel	
  on	
  me.	
  	
  I	
  luckily	
  found	
  another	
  drummer	
  that	
  was	
  part	
  of	
  the	
  
summer	
  program	
  at	
  Berklee.	
  	
  The	
  sound-­‐check	
  we	
  had	
  before	
  the	
  event	
  was	
  an	
  
absolute	
   disaster.	
   	
   Barley	
   anyone	
   actually	
   showed	
   up	
   for	
   the	
   times	
   I	
   had	
  
requested.	
   	
   I	
   had	
   been	
   there	
   for	
   hours	
   beforehand	
   setting	
   up	
   the	
   projectors,	
  
octopus	
  and	
  rest	
  of	
  the	
  equipment	
  but	
  when	
  it	
  came	
  time	
  to	
  do	
  the	
  sound-­‐check	
  
it	
   took	
   twice	
   as	
   long	
   because	
   we	
   had	
   to	
   wait	
   for	
   people	
   to	
   arrive	
   over	
   an	
   hour	
  
late	
  to	
  get	
  the	
  gain	
  staging	
  correct.	
  	
  The	
  sound-­‐check	
  went	
  an	
  hour	
  over	
  the	
  time	
  
we	
  scheduled	
  and	
  I	
  was	
  in	
  a	
  major	
  rush	
  to	
  eat	
  something	
  before	
  the	
  show.	
  	
  In	
  the	
  
future	
  I	
  will	
  always	
  make	
  sure	
  to	
  plan	
  ahead	
  all	
  of	
  my	
  meals	
  the	
  day	
  of	
  an	
  event.	
  
There	
   a	
   lot	
   of	
   problems	
   during	
   the	
   event	
   itself.	
   	
   We	
   ended	
   up	
   being	
   an	
  
hour	
  late	
  on	
  the	
  acts	
  by	
  the	
  end	
  of	
  the	
  night.	
  	
  This	
  was	
  detrimental	
  in	
  keeping	
  the	
  
venue	
  owners	
  happy.	
  	
  DJ	
  Encanti	
  was	
  originally	
  scheduled	
  to	
  go	
  on	
  at	
  1:30	
  but	
  
ended	
  up	
  starting	
  at	
  2:30.	
  	
  A	
  lot	
  of	
  people	
  had	
  shown	
  up	
  to	
  dance	
  around	
  2:00	
  
and	
   ended	
   up	
   leaving	
   because	
   the	
   music	
   was	
   too	
   slow	
   and	
   the	
   venue	
   owners	
  
were	
  not	
  very	
  happy	
  about	
  this.	
  	
  	
  In	
  a	
  real	
  world	
  situation	
  acts	
  would	
  have	
  gotten	
  
cut	
   to	
   be	
   able	
   to	
   make	
   up	
   the	
   time	
   difference.	
   	
   	
   The	
   reasons	
   for	
   getting	
   late	
   were	
  
because	
   of	
   the	
   technical	
   difficulties	
   during	
   Sean000’s	
   performance	
   and	
   the	
  
rappers	
   took	
   about	
   30	
   minutes	
   longer	
   than	
   they	
   were	
   being	
   aloud.	
   	
   	
   Anytime	
  
there	
   was	
   silence	
   from	
   the	
   speakers	
   the	
   venue	
   manager	
   would	
   come	
   up	
   to	
   me	
  
and	
  would	
  chew	
  me	
  out.	
  	
  This	
  was	
  a	
  very	
  stressful	
  environment	
  and	
  I	
  ended	
  up	
  
passing	
  my	
  stress	
  onto	
  the	
  other	
  performers.	
  	
  In	
  the	
  future	
  I	
  need	
  to	
  make	
  sure	
  
this	
  doesn’t	
  happen.	
  	
  	
  
	
  
The	
  Future	
  of	
  Slamtronix	
  
	
  
	
  

This	
   music	
   is	
   something	
   that	
   I	
   plan	
   to	
   take	
   with	
   me	
   for	
   as	
   long	
   as	
   I	
   can.	
  	
  

The	
  fusion	
  of	
  electronic	
  music	
  and	
  our	
  conception	
  of	
  music	
  now	
  is	
  a	
  huge	
  step	
  in	
  
the	
   history	
   of	
   music	
   on	
   this	
   planet.	
   	
   For	
   hundreds	
   of	
   years	
   musicians	
   and	
  
composers	
  have	
  come	
  up	
  with	
  the	
  theory	
  and	
  practice	
  that	
  has	
  made	
  our	
  music	
  
so	
   great,	
   only	
   to	
   have	
   everything	
   change	
   starting	
   with	
   the	
   advent	
   of	
   recording.	
  	
  	
  
Electronic	
   music	
   is	
   only	
   in	
   its	
   infancy	
   and	
   I	
   can	
   see	
   many	
   innovations	
   to	
   come	
   in	
  

the	
   near	
   and	
   far	
   future.	
   	
   I	
   want	
   to	
   make	
   sure	
   I	
   play	
   a	
   roll	
   in	
   helping	
   everyone	
  
understand	
  the	
  possibilities	
  that	
  these	
  new	
  technologies	
  are	
  allowing	
  us.	
  
	
  

After	
   graduation	
   I	
   do	
   not	
   have	
   a	
   plan	
   set	
   in	
   stone.	
   	
   I	
   will	
   return	
   to	
  

California	
   for	
   a	
   while	
   to	
   find	
   job	
   opportunities	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   try	
   and	
   find	
   the	
   next	
  
phase	
  in	
  my	
  musical	
  education.	
  	
  San	
  Francisco	
  is	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  fastest	
  growing	
  cities	
  
in	
   the	
   United	
   States	
   and	
   with	
   the	
   technology	
   industry	
   in	
   the	
   San	
   Francisco	
   Bay	
  
Area,	
  is	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  most	
  influential	
  cities	
  in	
  technology	
  and	
  arts.	
  	
  In	
  the	
  past	
  San	
  
Francisco	
   has	
   played	
   a	
   major	
   roll	
   in	
   changing	
   the	
   way	
   we	
   understand	
   music,	
  
technology	
  and	
  the	
  modern	
  condition.	
  	
  However,	
  San	
  Francisco	
  has	
  also	
  become	
  
one	
  of	
  the	
  most	
  expensive	
  cities	
  to	
  live	
  in.	
  	
  I	
  am	
  at	
  an	
  advantage	
  however	
  because	
  
on	
   my	
   knowledge	
   of	
   the	
   area.	
   	
   The	
   music	
   and	
   arts	
   scene	
   in	
   Oakland,	
   California	
   is	
  
growing	
   very	
   rapidly	
   and	
   is	
   in	
   the	
   perfect	
   situation	
   to	
   breed	
   a	
   new	
   genre	
   of	
  
electronic	
   music.	
   	
   I	
   hope	
   to	
   use	
   my	
   connections	
   there	
   to	
   start	
   playing	
   shows	
   and	
  
promoting	
  my	
  style	
  of	
  live	
  electronic	
  music.	
  	
  	
  Hopefully	
  I	
  can	
  take	
  Slamtronix	
  on	
  
the	
  road	
  as	
  soon	
  as	
  possible	
  to	
  start	
  growing	
  a	
  fan	
  base.	
  	
  My	
  experience	
  here	
  in	
  
Spain	
  has	
  been	
  invaluable	
  in	
  helping	
  me	
  understand	
  the	
  global	
  music	
  scene	
  and	
  
how	
  to	
  be	
  a	
  professional	
  in	
  any	
  musical	
  culture.	
  	
  	
  
	
  

I	
   have	
   also	
   been	
   in	
   contact	
   with	
   the	
   visual	
   artist	
   Zebbler,	
   in	
   hopes	
   of	
  

getting	
  an	
  internship	
  with	
  him.	
  	
  In	
  my	
  musical	
  education	
  this	
  would	
  be	
  huge	
  in	
  
helping	
   me	
   experience	
   and	
   learn	
   how	
   some	
   of	
   the	
   best	
   performers	
   in	
   the	
  
business	
  operate.	
  	
  My	
  knowledge	
  of	
  projection	
  arts	
  and	
  3D	
  graphics	
  has	
  only	
  just	
  
begun.	
   	
   I	
   can	
   see	
   myself	
   becoming	
   very	
   passionate	
   about	
   creating	
   visual	
   arts	
   and	
  
learning	
  from	
  Zebbler	
  would	
  be	
  ideal.	
  	
  At	
  this	
  point	
  my	
  plans	
  are	
  not	
  set	
  in	
  stone	
  
but	
  I	
  am	
  very	
  hopeful	
  for	
  the	
  future	
  of	
  my	
  performance	
  career.	
  	
  	
  The	
  skills	
  that	
  I	
  
have	
  gained	
  so	
  far	
  in	
  my	
  life	
  are	
  pointing	
  me	
  in	
  the	
  exact	
  direction	
  I	
  want	
  to	
  go	
  
with	
  my	
  career.	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  

Conclusion	
  
	
  
	
  

What	
   the	
   future	
   holds	
   for	
   me,	
   for	
   music	
   and	
   for	
   the	
   world	
   is	
   very	
  

uncertain	
  in	
  this	
  time	
  of	
  rapid	
  growth	
  and	
  technological	
  advancement.	
  	
  I	
  am	
  very	
  
uncertain	
  of	
  what	
  I	
  am	
  even	
  going	
  to	
  do	
  in	
  the	
  next	
  few	
  months	
  let	
  alone	
  where	
  
my	
  career	
  might	
  take	
  me.	
  	
  However,	
  I	
  am	
  very	
  hopeful	
  that	
  I	
  have	
  taken	
  all	
  the	
  
right	
  steps	
  to	
  secure	
  my	
  place	
  in	
  the	
  musical	
  world.	
  	
  At	
  this	
  point	
  I	
  have	
  a	
  lot	
  of	
  
knowledge	
  about	
  where	
  my	
  skills	
  can	
  take	
  me,	
  but	
  getting	
  there	
  is	
  going	
  to	
  take	
  
thousands	
  of	
  hours	
  of	
  hard	
  work,	
  sleepless	
  nights	
  and	
  hard-­‐core	
  dedication.	
  	
  	
  
	
  

I	
   hope	
   to	
   drastically	
   change	
   people’s	
   perception	
   of	
   music	
   in	
   many	
  

different	
   ways	
   throughout	
   my	
   career.	
   	
   I	
   want	
   to	
   convince	
   people	
   that	
   music	
   is	
   all	
  
the	
   same	
   and	
   can	
   be	
   loved	
   by	
   everyone	
  just	
  the	
  same.	
  	
  From	
  people	
  who	
  don’t	
  
understand	
   the	
   skills	
   needed	
   to	
   be	
   a	
   DJ	
   or	
   producer,	
   to	
   people	
   who	
   think	
   that	
  
classical	
  music	
  is	
  ‘boring’.	
  	
  I	
  believe	
  these	
  are	
  delusional	
  perceptions	
  of	
  people’s	
  
close-­‐minded	
   experiences.	
   I	
   want	
   to	
   change	
   this	
   common	
   ideology	
   that	
   only	
  
certain	
  music	
  can	
  be	
  valued	
  by	
  certain	
  people	
  by	
  demonstrating	
  the	
  diversity	
  of	
  
performance,	
  music	
  and	
  composition	
  in	
  a	
  way	
  that	
  all	
  people	
  can	
  understand.