Fortifying Echoes
trombone and live electronics
Fortifying Echoes was written for and in collaboration with trombonist Li Kuang. The electronics part features densely layered samples and fixed media cues, focusing on the timbral qualities of pseudo-pitched metals and wooden flutes, complementing the trombone's fusion of metal and air. The cues are combined with live processing, live synthesis based on the trombone's fundamental pitch, and performance of synthesized timbres on a launchpad controller. The electronics are performed with Ableton / custom Max for Live plugins.