Projects
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Recipes & Reflections from NYC’s Asian Communities
Working as part of Send Chinatown Love and a team of talented writers, photographers, artists, and designers we made a cookbook! It features recipes, photos and in-depth stories from 43 restaurants featuring 18+ Cuisines in 24 NYC neighborhoods. I helped edit many of the recipes and even wrote a piece on many of the bottles of soy sauce, vinegars, and cooking wines you may need for an asian pantry. Check it out here.
EasySampler
EasySampler is simple iPad performance tool for the playback of audio samples and music loops. Load custom audio files through iTunes File sharing and use them in the app. You can assign samples and loops to any button you choose.
Flake N' Wake
Flake N’ Wake is a smart phone application that can be utilized to monitor your favorite resorts wherever you live in North America. The app allows you to pick the resorts to monitor, set snow depths you want to be alerted to, select a time you want to be alerted and the app will do its magic. You will also be alerted to local deals at shops, restaurants and bars. It is available for iOS and Android.
LiveNote: Orchestral Performance Companion
I am continuing further development on the iNotes Project in collaboration with the Philadelphia Orchestra. We have developed a system that helps users by guiding them through the performance using a handheld application (iPhone app) in real-time. Using audio features, we attempt to align the live performance audio with that of a previously annotated reference recording. The aligned position is transmitted to users’ handheld devices and pre-annotated information about the piece is displayed synchronously. [website]
Many people enjoy live orchestral performances, but those without musical training may find it hard to relate to the music. We have developed a system that helps users by guiding them through the performance using a handheld application in real-time.
LiveNote™,The Philadelphia Orchestra's concert hall application for mobile devices, allows audiences to access information about the works they are hearing, following the music with real-time musical, emotional, and historical highlights. The application will be available for use only on specially-selected concerts over the course of the 2014-15 season.
The Science of Jazz
This unique performance allows attendees to experience the science behind the music, augmented with large-screen visuals and an interactive iPhone app illustrating the principles of frequency, harmony, and acoustics. In 2012, acclaimed keyboardist Marc Cary lead his Focus Trio along with featured soloist and Grammy-Award winning percussionist Will Calhoun and other special guests in a tour de force of virtuoso jazz.
This signature event of the 2012 Philadelphia Science Festival was a collaboration between Drexel's Music & Entertainment Technology Laboratory (MET-lab) and a world-class quartet featuring Will Calhoun (percussion), Marc Cary (keyboards), John Benitez (bass), and Stephon Alexander (saxophone). The performance explored the science behind music through visualizations of timbre, harmony, rhythm, and acoustics through large projections and an iOS app.
The Hubos Music Video
Four of Drexel’s HUBO robots perform the Beatles’ “Come Together.” The HUBOs movements are directed by software in order to perform the gestures necessary to produce the appropriate notes and beats as dictated by a musical score. I created the musical arrangement for drum kit and three ”Hubophones”, novel percussion instruments designed and constructed for specifically for this performance.
Four of Drexel's HUBO robots perform the Beatles' "Come Together" in a demonstration that combines cutting-edge engineering technology and research with creative expression, produced by the Music & Entertainment Technology Laboratory (MET-lab). The HUBOs are operating autonomously (not human-controlled).
The AppLab @ ExCITe
Open to all students across the university the APP Lab will serve as a resource for those interested in mobile app development, whether novice or advanced. The APP Lab will also sponsor periodic apps-related public events, University panels and demonstrations, student research and development projects throughout the year.
Remix Interactive
I worked with a class of high school students as a mentor to develop interactive mobile and web applications to accompany live music performance. [website]
A large scale project in partnership with Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School, Drexel University Excite Center, and Play on Philly! Students worked together to remix music for performance by Play on Philly! for the 2014 Philadelphia Science Festival.
interactive activities for "STEAM" EDUCATION
Through the lens of music tech-nology that we use every day, we can motivate and illustrate science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) concepts in K-12 curricula. [website]
Multi-touch Technology
I worked worked with a self-built multi-touch display, and focused creating applications and SDK's to enhance and streamline the user experience. I worked with pathologists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to create a multi-touch medical image slide viewer. Additionally, we worked towards creating a simple SDK for allowing non-technical developers to incorporate multi-touch into Adobe FLASH applications.