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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Technology in Live Performance: Redefining the Role of the Controller
Misty Jones
2014We live in a time where wearable and mobile technology is on the rise, yet we still see many musicians stuck behind their laptops on stage using more and more pre-produced music. I wanted to innovate something that would inspire musicians to step out from behind their laptops and be mobile and creative in real-time. I built something I've called "The Orbit Suit," which is made out of four Numark Orbit MIDI controllers with the intention of using the suit to perform a song live, while "remixing" an electric guitar as well during the performance.
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EP: Finding Colors
Yohahn Jo
2014The proposed project includes eight tracks in genres of Pop/R&B/Electro. As a producer and a songwriter, I collaborated with nine musicians to create these tracks.
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APP-LICATION OF WHAT I’VE LEARNED IN MTI
Alek Palmersmith
2014My culminating experience is the intersection between iOS app development and music. I have focused on learning to program and design applications, experiencing first-hand what it takes to create an app that looks and feels professional. I will break down my learning process into the main areas of focus, with a particular emphasis on the rapid prototyping of specific features, creating an app-a-day. Although my focus has been more on the learning process, rather than the final product, I do have a number of functional prototypes, with each representing a separate initial exploration of a concept to be further explored. I also explored potential for collaboration with app development through my work with Gerami Groover.
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Sonic Scenery: Interactive Storytelling through Sound and Music
Beth Schofield
2014Sonic Scenery is a project exploring interactive storytelling through sound. I am producing a hybrid installation-live performance piece that uses music and technology to take listeners on a journey through emotion from different points of view. Thanks to an invitation to join the Walk to Fisterra team, I took on the Camino de Santiago where I was able to encourage other ‘pilgrims’ to share their experiences. I have produced a 3 movement audiovisual work with the possibility of live performance.
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Service, Sacrifice, Salvation
Randy Schroeder
2014Service, Sacrifice, Salvation is a project I created to help bring awareness to issues that directly and indirectly affect United States Veterans. For this project I created an audio visual DJ set that speaks from the point of view of the veterans’. My overall goal is to create a fund generating campaign, that when reached will be used to shoot a movie that directly correlates with the DJ set’s music. Once completed I hope to then sell the movie to help raise money for Veteran’s charities.
