Entropy is the natural and inevitable decline of all things from a state of order to a state of disorder. Negentropy is its opposite, a process of spontaneity to intentionality. In other words, negentropy is a creative force seldom found in a universe defined by destruction and decay. Taken by this idea, I set out to write a piece that begins in ambiguity and grows into focus, a piece that lacks direction at the start but finds it by the end. The result is this dark and dissonant fixed media work whose initial atonal ambiences evolve into a ferocious rhythmic motive by its climax.

This vaguely acoustic piece was inspired by a trip to Oklahoma's Arcadia Lake on a warm but windy December afternoon. I set an extremely slowed down version of "A Half Made Whole" from Cinematic Scenes to woodwind sextet, processed the performance through heavy reverb, then splashed woodwind breath sounds on top to mimic the lovely experience.

Really listening to any environment always reveals the never-ending sounds of motion. Nature provides by far some of the most diverse sounds out there, from the rustling of wind through trees to the chirping and scurrying of insects. In this brief study, the music of the outdoors was imitated by processing a few clips from a drum set / double bass recording session.

The massive 'braaam' sound that plays at the end of the trailer for the film 'Inception' inspired countless composers of trailers, video games, and films to utilize low brass and large percussion for large swaths of their music. With the exception of piano, this work is built solely on the 5-second clip to demonstrate a range of processing techniques.