SynthBits: Nahre Sol Improvising Over an Irregular Pulse
Written by Blake Angelos on . Posted in Uncategorized.
In her latest video, Nahre Sol explores improvising over a musical sequence she recorded generated from Andrew Huang’s modular system. She transcribes it, analyzes it and breaks it down into several different thematic components. Then she develops an improvisation on the CP88 Stage Piano based on her analysis (complete with humorous descriptions of her melodic and chordal discoveries).
This video is wonderful: It highlights the creative journey of a remarkably talented pianist and composer through world of modular synthesis. Check it out below, and subscribe to Nahre Sol’s YouTube channel for more engaging videos:
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Yamaha Synthesizer Product Specialist Blake Angelos has over thirty years of experience with music hardware and software. An expert in music technology, Blake has conducted numerous clinics, master classes and presentations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. In his role as Product Specialist for the Synthesizer Department Blake appears in many product videos and artist interviews, writes many articles for YamahaSynth.com and co-hosts a regular Podcast called “Behind the Synth”.Before his work with Yamaha, he taught music theory and jazz studies courses at Arizona State University; managed a technology-focused music store in Seattle and was a production supervisor at Microsoft, where he led a team that developed groundbreaking interactive music content for the Microsoft Network. Blake holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. Blake currently resides in Bellingham, Washington with his family, and between his travels around the world for Yamaha, he performs as much as possible with several jazz and creative music groups in Bellingham, Seattle and other places in the Pacific Northwest.
