¿Cuántos Colores Ves En Mis Ojos?
For sextet and film.
c 30 min
2021
Music piece developed for a VR environment.
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In early 2020 I began to write my dissertation project. As the events of that year unfolded and conventional concerts were unviable, I decided to rethink the piece for a new context. This is the result.
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Mixing languages from Contemporary Free Jazz and Contemporary Classical music, this work articulates itself with an intimate look at the way a character builds their identity showing us a link between their inner monologue and the outer world.
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There were several factors that encouraged me to develop this project. On the one hand, a growing concern about understanding the idea of “identity”; reality occurs through screens with polyform narratives, how do we build ourselves out from imaginary spaces? As these concerns were developing, I began to think of music as part of “something else”, and I began to prioritize sound over music as well as the ritual over the sound. I began to think of a work of art as a living ritual that shapes us while we shape it.
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¿Cuántos Colores Ves En Mis Ojos? is a collective effort that was developed in a totally independent way. I can only deeply thank all the people who gave their invaluable support, time, enthusiasm, and dedication.
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Glitching organic forms,
I can't feel my face.
Hyperreality & irregular shapes
tearing up my senses.
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Instrumentation: voice, tenor saxophone, electric guitar, piano, double bass, drums.
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The nature of this piece allows it to be performed (or exhibited) either in a live format or on the virtual stage; in live performance, it is also needed a Film and Soundtrack player (from a laptop), as well as a projection screen.
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WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Fernando Feria
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ENSEMBLE
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Voice - Fernanda Cabral
Tenor Saxophone - Ernesto Hevia del Puerto
Electric Guitar - Emiliano Cruz
Piano - Bernardo Moctezuma
Double Bass - Josué de la Cruz
Drums - Dalí Sánchez
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AUDIO PRODUCTION
One Love Studios
Recorded - Ricardo Ramirez y Juan Cubas
Mixed - Yuko Cornale
Mastered - Carlos Duvignau
Recorded at Cubetta Records
DIGITAL PRODUCTION
Software Developer - Victor Piña
3D Modeling - Shirley Elizabeth Chávez Pérez
Concept Design - Aldo Favián Carrasco Lefranc
VIDEO PRODUCTION
Magnolia Orozco
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Photography of Short Film - Romina Aguilar
Edition of Short Film - Magnolia Orozco
Art Design - Patricio Ybarra
Photography of Performance - Oskar Calderón
Edition of Performance - Oskar Calderón & Fernando Feria
Production Assistants - Mar Ferrer, Frida Olvera Martinez, Alejandra Saldaña, & Favián Carrasco
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DOCUMENTATION
Direction and Edition of Documentation - Diana Martínez
Photography of Documentation - Samuel Suarez Nava y Victor Lázaro