AES Student Recording Competition - Glass Air

This song was born out of inspiration from research for the game Dead Pixel. Details on this can be found on the Sound Design page. In short, I ended up listening to a lot of Drum&Bass and Jungle from 2000's Japanese racing games like Ridge Racer and Jet Set Radio. I enjoyed the rhythm and energy they provided and went to try it myself. I started this track with the airy pad heard in the drop. I then found a suitable drum sample for the breakbeat. When I added the bass the song began to take shape. I could have stopped producing with the simple ingredients, but I continued adding ear candy and other elements to give the track personality and character. I describe the track as if Aphex Twin tried to make Drum&Bass, consisting of a variety of evolving synth sounds coupled with, at times, frantic syncopated rhythms. Fortunately, I was given the opportunity to present this mix to a panel of judges at the Audio Engineering Society's New York City convention as part of the student recording competition (Modern Studio Recording and Electronic Music Subdivision) 

Studio Recording - Bakar: Hell N Back (Cover)

This was likely my favorite project thus far. As the project lead for the recording, this was my opportunity to practice leadership and creative decision making in a team setting. Tracking into Pro Tools was difficult as I was also the drummer performing. Overdubs were recorded for sax, whistling, and vocals.
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Credit: John S. Beasley (Drums, Producer, Engineer)
            David Hodgman (Guitar, Vocals),
            Aidan Conrade (Bass Guitar, Saxophone)

Ambience Recording - Podcast Episode

As one of the first projects as an audio student, our task was to record a variety of ambiences around Houghton, Michigan. This was my first experience with not only field recording, but recording in general. The project forced me to apply field recording techniques and consideration of sonic obstacles such as wind and unwanted chatter. 
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Credit: John S. Beasley (Recording)