Sandeep Das and Bleep Blop September 26, 2013 8PM David Friend Recital Hall

Tabla Maestro: Sandeep Das Composers/Sound Designers/Live Sound: Sandeep Das, Ramon Castillo, PoChun Wang, Daniel Galindo Gonzlez, Alfonso Peduto, Eden Rayz Synthesizer: Pei-Yeh Tsai Violin: Yoojin Jung Cello: Eden Rayz Video Designers: Ramon Castillo & Aseem Suri Program Re-Principia Re-principia is an audiovisual re-exploration of Newtons famous three Laws of Motion, first expressed in his Philosphi Naturalis Principia Mathematica in 1687. Daniel Galindo Gonzlez Alfonso Peduto Eden Rayz Aseem Suri

Law 1. F = 0 = k Every body perseveres in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly straight forward except insofar as it is compelled to change its state by forces impressed. Law 2. F = ma A change in motion is proportional to the motive force impressed and takes place along the straight line in which that force is impressed. Law 3. F1 = -F2 The common center of gravity of two or more bodies does not change its state whether of motion or of rest as a result of the actions of the bodies upon one another. Voltage Ramon Castillo Sandeep Das

We wanted to give Sandeep an opportunity to control some of the effects in our rig. However, we ran into the problem that his hands tend to be awfully busy. So with a little programming, a bit of screaming (for testing purposes) and pounding (also testing), Ramon managed to rig up a little something that allows Sandeep to control some effects with his tabla and his voice. Through a variety of processes, any sound Sandeep makes is converted into voltage, effectively controlling the knobs of the Moogerfoogers among other things. Down PoChun Wang is a dark, deep experience. An intense conversation between the tabla and the violin, the synthesis moderates what would otherwise be an argument. The piece begins with a slow, free melody on the violin. It evolves to an excited and heated exchange and at times can get quite violent. The timbre of the violin and the synthesizer is manipulated in real time using drum pads to control an analog filter.

Ohm is a fairly traditional work featuring a prominent melody and a drone partially generated by components of the melody. Tradition subsides, however, as the timbre of the acoustic instruments gradually shifts into unexpected territory. Mbira Loops/Bols+

Ramon Castillo

Ryan and Ramon have performed Mbira Loops on a number of occasions; we now combine the original piece with an offshoot for tabla. The underlying frameworks for these pieces are simple, but have the potential to unlock complicated rhythmic relationships and timbal shifts. We start with a blank slate, loops of various lengths are recorded, and various temporal transformations take place. It's different every time, and half the fun is exploring the unknown.

Ramon Castillo Sandeep Das Ryan Meyer

About us Performer/composer Sandeep Das, twice nominated for Grammy Awards, performs regularly with the Silk Road Ensemble and Yo-Yo Ma as well as several internationally renowned artists. Sandeep's very extensive bio can be read at sandeepdas.com. One of Bleep Blop's primary missions is to make music technology accessible to a wide variety of performers, composers and other artists. We are committed to the music of young and emerging composers, and we have premiered 13 works and performed countless others over the last 3 years. Bleep Blop was founded by Ramon Castillo, PoChun Wang and Pei-Yeh Tsai. More information at bleepblop.com. Videos at youtube.com/bleepblopensemble (please subscribe) Ramon Castillo is an Assistant Professor of Composition at the Berklee College of Music and artistic director of Bleep Blop. Visit theramon.com for more information. Daniel Galindo Gonzlez is a current Berklee student in Composition/ Electronic Production & Design. Yoojin Jun is a current Berklee student in Music Therapy. Ryan Meyer is a Berklee graduate (2013) in Composition. Alfonso Peduto is a current Berklee student in Electronic Production & Design / Composition: his works can be found at alfonsopeduto.com Eden Rayz is a Berklee graduate (2013) in Composition. Aseem Suri is a current Berklee student in Electronic Production & Design: his works can be found at aseemsuri.com Pei-Yeh Tsai is a freelance musician and manager of Bleep Blop. PoChun Wang is an instructor at Umass Lowell and director of Bleep Blop. Visit pochunwang.com for more inforatmion. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ For a free digital download, please sign our mailing list at mailinglist.bleepblop.com This concert would not have been possible without very generous donations from our supporters. We would like to thank Sean Conway, Pat Castillo, Reena Esmail, Stephen Miller, Michael Rohan, Stephen Miller, Daniel Wade, Po-Xin West and several anonymous supporters for your contributions.