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Live Electro-Acoustic Works
AstuAria for 2 Voices - Sound (Collaboration with Lisa B. Kelley) (2010)
For 2 Voices, Piano, 2 Computers, 3 mics, 16 Channels
A mixture of classical repertoire, improvisation and computer music. Starting with Austuriana by Manuel deFalla (1876-1946) with Piano/Voice Performed by Jaclyn Heyen that changes to an improvisation/meditation of the lyrics of Austuriana with Voice Performed by Lisa B. Kelley and Piano Performed by Jaclyn Heyen. With a haunting yet intriguing transition to electronics combining both versions of the piece to create an emotional,
thought provoking meditation.
The Things We Are - Sounding (Collaboration with Lisa B. Kelley) (2010)
For Voices, 2 Computers, 3 mics, 16 Channels
Based off the piece The Things We Do by Jaclyn Heyen this piece is a meditation on who we are and the sounds we make. The Things We Are starts with an invitation to the audience to meditate on who they are and to freely vocalize this realization. The voices of the audience and words of the invitation are recycled through 16 speakers to create a sounding meditation.
Light Snacking (Collaboration with Lisa B. Kelley) (2010)
For Voices, Snacks, 2 Computers, 3 mics, 16 Channels
This is the only time it is appropriate to eat with your mouth opened. Light Snacking uses the sounds of snacking from biting, chewing, drinking, shaking bottles and opening bags along with dinner conversation to create an entertaining, funny, interactive piece.
Bandalore (2009)
For 4 LED Yo-Yos and Computer (8.1)
An enchanting meditation of a visual performance by FLEA (FIU Laptop and Electronic Arts) Ensemble tracking light emitting yo-yos to create a sonic meditation.
The Things We Do (2009)
For 2 computers, 2 mics and any sound making objects within the given space (4 speakers, 5.1 or 8.1)
An improvisational piece performed by FLEA (FIU Laptop and Electronic Arts) Ensemble that incorporates recording live sounds of objects and people within the space and manipulating the feedback of that material to create this composition.
Gotta Love Judy (2007)
For amplified Wood and Computer (5.1 or 8.1)
The idea for this piece came from my admiration for Judy Garland, and in particular her role in The Wizard of Oz. I was struck by how defining this movie was in her career, and how she defined herself both as part and apart from it. . I approach this piece from a personal perspective, reflecting on the demons Judy Garland faced professionally and personally in dealing with expectations of gender and their mediation by the media.
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Recorded Electro-Acoustic Works
Moto Meditation (2009)
This piece was created using a sound file I recorded while driving my motorcycle. The idea behind the piece is to create the meditation one can get from the constant sound of the motorcycle. I used some filters and manipulation of the sound files in Logic and Digital Performer to create different frequencies and on occasion you can hear a pulse or rhythm. Some may not consider the sound of a motorcycle a type of meditation but one who rides can appreciate the sights and sounds of the motorcycle environment.
Untitled (2009)
This piece uses a feedback type patch I created in Max/MSP. The original sound is playing a few chords on a Mandolin. With this patch and some editing in Logic I created this distant look into the past with a little spark of the present in a calming piece that is suited to stay Untitled.
All In the Bottle (2009)
This piece uses a feedback type patch I created in Max/MSP. The original sound is the shaking and opening of a 2-liter bottle of pop. With the patch these sounds became All in the Bottle a one-minute electro-acoustic work.
Static String (2009)
This piece uses a feedback type patch I created in Max/MSP. The original sound is plucking a couple strings on a cello and with the patch those couple of strings became Static String a one-minute electro-acoustic work.
IPA (2006)
This piece is about the International Phonetic Alphabet. I recorded a diction class at Florida International University where they were going over the French IPA symbols and Patricia Mitjans speaking "IPA, International Phonetic Alphabet." I used the different sounds from this class and put it in Digital Performer and Sound Hack. I learned from this piece that the more focused the sound the more interesting sounds you can get when using different filters and other processes. I put reverb and other effects on the sounds to get the chorus like sound throughout the piece. I also used parts of words and the actual IPA sounds to give the listener an idea of what exactly is IPA.
Madness 2.0 (2006)
This piece was the first piece I put together with Digital Performer. I used the sounds of a didgeridoo and parts of a poem I had written called Moving On. The idea for this piece came to me when I was having one of those days where every little noise about drives you nuts. The sound of the didgeridoo with some distortion made the sound of the bee or bug that goes throughout the piece and also the other annoying sounds in the piece. Also I used words from the poem and put them backwards throughout the piece as if you were trying to say something but it seemed no one was understanding you causing more frustration as the piece moves on. The piece gradually gets more intense and louder until it comes to a complete stop and it says "the past is the past." As if to leave all your worries and frustrations behind and then the piece is in rewind. It is doubled up, sped up and turned backwards until it gradually fades out at the end.
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Installations
Tinny Scoots (2009)
A sound installation created with an old scooter transformed into a musical controller.
This installation recreates 3 different types of soundwalls-- a constant sound that isolates the listener from the environment. The term soundwall was first coined by R. Murray Schafer as part of The World Soundscape Project. I have explored the boundaries of this concept and have further classified 3 types of sound walls: inclusive soundwall, seclusive soundwall, and intrusive soundwall.
I am examining the interrelationship between these three soundwalls in order to gain appreciation of all sounds. The installation invokes these soundwalls by audio samples of what would be categorized in the above soundwalls. This will also be demonstrated through the spatialization and the manipulation of the sounds.
Free Lot 5 (Collaboration with Angelica Agostini and Daniel Brigham) (2008)
For Parking Garage, 2-4 speakers, contact mics, 2 microphones, pre-recorded sounds, live sounds, pre-recorded video.
Faculty, students and staff were interviewed about their thoughts and feelings of the parking situation during the fair. Video was captured of the fair, the traffic and the parking. Both forms of media were then used within the installation.
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Papers
Women Innovators: Technology-Based Music Therapy (2008)
Theorizing Soundwalls: Listening Within The Noise (2010)
Published Articles
Heyen, J. (2009). Women Innovators: Technology-Based Music Therapy. In Proceedings of International Computer Music Conference.
Heyen, J. (2009). Women Innovators: Technology-Based Music Therapy. In Making Waves Journal.
Recordings
Feast Appetizers Compact Disc, FEASt (Florida Electro-Acoustic Student Festival) 2009.
Journey to Worthy Compact Disc, original songs April 2007.
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