Fused for Clarinet and Electronics is a fusion of multiple styles of music including EDM, contemporary classical, rock/ pop and the classical music of India. This idea was inspired by my conversations with the consortium lead, Dr. Kelsey Paquin, whose dissertation and research travels focused around the life and music career of Anglo-Indian composer John Mayer. I found his story and his unique approach to music to be particularly inspiring.

 

Not only does the title Fused represent this “fusion” of multiple genres of music, I found that it also appropriately describes the compositional process itself (using more traditional notation along with the use of a DAW to create the audio track), as well as the bringing together of the dozens of consortium members from around the country to support new music and have input into the creative process.

 

I thank the clarinet community for their wonderful support of this music and my work There and Back for Bass Clarinet, which has received dozens of performances around the world!