Black Page #3

Jake G.

• Artist Statement

  I composed this piece as an homage to one of my favorite modern composers, Frank Zappa and his compositions the Black Page #1 and 2. I utilized many of the same techniques as Zappa did including complicated tuplet rhythms, orchestral instruments along with traditional rock instruments, and his trademark sus2 chords. The instrumentation was recorded by hand through different patches on my JUNO DS keyboard fed into my DAW. I transcribed the music myself using MuseScore notation software.

• Creative Statement

  Exploring and expressing my creativity gives me a means by which to synthesize my musical inspirations and turn it into something that is uniquely my own work.