On this page, you can find the Culminating Experience (CE) Projects for all graduate students from the Berklee College of Music master’s program Music Production, Technology, and Innovation (MPTI) from 2015 – present. Click on any title for more information and access to the full paper and other deliverables (if available).
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Dawn of the Wylde
Eugenio Moleiro
2015Dawn of the Wylde is a compilation of electronic music tracks. These tracks use elements from traditional styles of music such as classical, jazz, tango, and latin rock. These are fused with the darker, dance-oriented genres of trap and dubstep. Some experimental sounds are thrown into the mix when appropriate in order to complement the blend as well.
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Holy Heart Punctured Lung EP
Emily Newton
2015For the music portion of ‘Holy Heart Punctured Lung’, I wrote, arranged, recorded, and produced nine original songs, and I arranged, recorded and produced one cover, ‘Video Games’ written by Lana Del Rey. My goals for this LP also titled, ‘Holy Heart Punctured Lung’, were to improve upon my recording, arranging, and producing to better communicate my musical ideas in a cohesive and innovative way by reimagining any sound as an instrument.
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In My Defense
Will Pailen
2015My culminating experience is a live performance incorporating theater and music. I have weaved a short story based on the life and death of my brother. The performance is three original fully developed a cappella compositions and three short stories celebrating his life. The ideas for a lot of my sounds are influenced by experiences I have had in Egypt in 2010.
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Rebecca Pek Ga Chan
Rebecca Pek Ga Chan
2015The Culminating Experience Project is three out of the five movements. Apart from playing music with body movement, it is also a hybrid of everything I have learned in the Music Technology Innovation Program, including Composition, Programming, Sound Design, Controller building, Live Performance, Real time Arts and Logo Design. I use Max/ MSP/ Jitter to generate real time visuals and control information from motion sensor and send information to Ableton and Arduino. Ableton Live is mainly used to build back up tracks, triggering clips, loops and sound samples, manipulate sound in real time and send transport information to Max using Rewire mode. I also designed sound using Massive, Z3ta+2 and Stutter Edit, built LED Table by Arduino, and used Leap Motion, Hot hand and Orbit as performance tools.
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CE Project
Francisco Rafart
2015My Culminating experience project is a band live performance that features custom made technology and visuals. The musical style is electronic rock and the band features drums, electric guitar, Stick and electronic backing tracks. My purpose with this multi dimensional project was to think of the creation of technology and its use at the same time. This was for a simple reason: Applicability. Whenever we think of innovation we must start from the problem, not the solution. Starting with the need or problem we try to solve is a must for building something useful others can relate to. If we start from the product or a beautiful idea, and then try to find its use, it is much more likely we end up building a gadget or technology that is useless for others.
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Artist Tech Development in the Latin American Music Market
Jonathan Ruiz
2015The work contains three major concepts in research: Recording, Promoting and Live Performance. The application of this work is applied to the Music Project FERRER, a Latin American Rock & Pop project where my tasks are: Singer – Songwriter, Lead Performer and Creative Director.
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Blocks: The Journey to Becoming An Artist
Andrew Sweet
2015During this past year at Berklee College of Music Valencia, I have been working on my thesis project, also known as my Culminating Experience. As a producer and DJ, I wanted to tie both of these elements together within the project. Therefore, I chose to do a live performance, as well as compose, produce, and engineer an EP. The third component of my C.E. is a documentary, which highlights the creation process that went on throughout the year as I developed both of these projects.
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Culture, An E.P.
Mykal Wolfe
2015Culture, a debut EP, consists of 5 tracks and is approximately 20 minutes in total. Each track represents a different era or influence that has shaped my musical influence.
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Chudan-Dojo
Benjamin Zuiderweg
2015For my Culminating Experience, I will be completing my first EP under the moniker Chudan, which translates to middle ground or center of balance. The EP is titled Dojo and contains four tracks. A Dojo is a martial arts training hall dedicated to refinement of the spirit. The EP will be completed on the 28th of June and was presented on June 27th at Club 76. Although not a part of the thesis, I will also release a remix EP shortly after graduation.