um...Carl Stone, Morton Feldman, Fred Frith, Depeche Mode, Alexander Calder, Serge Gainsbourg, John Cage, Harry Partch, Brian Eno, Paul Lansky, Earle Brown, Prince, Olivier Messiaen, Thomas Dolby, Wang Kar Wai, Tod Machover, Christian Wolff, Wayne Horvitz, Jay Chou, lots of people whose names I don't know, but who have pretty CD covers...
I live in Shanghai and do sound-related stuff, including designing audio for videogames, recording pop songs, installing sound installations, and performing experimental music. Most of my work uses Max/MSP to make generate and structure sound, often involving chance procedures and inspired by video games. I've performed quite a bit around China, at the Shanghai eArts Festival, the Zendai Museum, a couple of NOIShanghai shows, 2 Kolegas, D-22, Not Me, the 2Pi Festival in Hangzhou, Brainwave Communication, and RESO, with folks like Torturing Nurse, Yan Jun, Hong Qile, Walnut Room, and Wang Changcun.
Before moving to Shanghai in 2004, I lived in Seattle and did stuff with Seattle School (www.seattleschool.net) and Sound Currents (www.soundcurrents.org).
I've been doing videogame audio since 1996, including 7 years at Sierra, where one of my most fun projects was the soundtrack for Arcanum; I also worked on Leisure Suit Larry 7, King's Quest: Mask of Eternity, and Half-Life: Opposing Force, among others. I worked for Ubisoft Shanghai from 2004 to 2008 (which is what brought me to China in the first place), primarily as Audio Director of Tom Clancy's EndWar.
flood should be a) sung all in falsetto, b) have smatterings of timpanic and reverse symbol crescendos, and c) be cut down to 3 minutes. then you will claim the pop crown that you so vie for.
It was great listening to your music last weekend. Sorry for the delayed credit, but I'm sure you already knew my opinion. I'm holing up with DVD's - can I borrow your scary Japanese one's??
Thanks Ben!! Have you ever heard of Babes in Toyland?? Love the website... I have a couple items in mind now... only gotta win more at poker and I can save up for them! Whew -pricey!! Have fun in US, bring me back a butterfinger?? ;-)
good to hear from you ben. midi was a blast! i'd love to play in shanghai, and i am sure it'll happen someday. i am still trying to figure out how to get "She Huo" (the new comp for PCL performed in beijing) from my DV cam tape onto youtube. i'll keep you posted. hope you are having a good summer in SH. wu fei
i'm still listening arcanum soundtracks on my mp3player. they calm me down, i feel peaceful and happy. i'm waiting for more of strings compositions from you...
Ben is my coolest friend - which is impressive as I have a lot of cool friends...some of them are weird, which makes them cool, and some of them are on myspace, which means I can't speak ill...but he's cool - and you're cool for being on his site. I love him so much it hurts.
