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<p>
The following links lead to music I've recorded. These recordings originate from
one of two pianos: my 1903 Bechstein parlor grand or my Casio PX-S3000 digital piano.
My digital piano can record MIDI, so I use a DAW to customize and assign a piano sound afterwards.
However, I don't edit the MIDI data at all. It's all exactly as-played.
For my acoustic piano, I either use my phone's voice memo app or my MXL990 microphone,
depending on how lazy I feel.
Any editing is done in Audacity or Ableton, though most of my recordings are posted raw.
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I have given a great deal of consideration to both the theory and philosophy of music.
I feel broadly dissatisfied with the current state of musical education and appreciation
in Western society. I initially pursued a classical education, but found myself
unwilling to engage in the rote practice that was expected to memorize pieces.
After taking a break from the piano, a good friend of mine introduced me to the
possibility of improvisational playing. In my improv, I attempt to integrate elements
of different time periods, especially baroque, impressionism, ragtime, and jazz.
I find myself unengaged by most baroque and classical music, largely due to a systemic
unwillingness to push the boundaries of harmony. On the other hand, I find jazz too
hesitant to accept the establishment of a tonic, and in many ways I still feel too restricted
by certain rhythmic constraints. So I attempt to find some hybrid of all these things that
satisfies my possibly atypical taste.
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<p>
I've only played music since 2021, so I am very much an amateur! I enjoy some of my music
and hope you will too, but I don't want to imply that I am in any way an expert. Recently
I've gotten into singing and songwriting, so some recordings of that may appear here in the near future.
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<h3><a href="angelfish.mp3">Angelfish - Anne Gaudet</a></h3>
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<h3><a href="101622.mp3">10/16/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3>
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<h3><a href="101722.mp3">10/17/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3>
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<h3><a href="creep.mp3">Creep - Radiohead</a></h3>
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<h3><a href="mind_independent.mp3">Mind Independent - Kai Stevenson</a></h3>
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<h3><a href="12322.mp3">12/3/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3>
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<li>
<h3><a href="122422.mp3">12/24/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3>
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