Length: 8 minutes
Composed: 2011
Commission: Joseph Van Hassel
Premiere: April 9, 2011. Joseph Van Hassel, Hartt School of Music.

Program Note: fzzl fuses the acoustic and electronic through the use of a small transducer attached to the bottom of the snare drum, which resonates electronic sounds directly through the drum. A contact microphone allows the percussionist to trigger and interact with electronic modifications and extensions of the snare drum’s sound using custom software created with Max/MSP. The piece incorporates elements of West African dance-drumming, hip-hop, and experimental electronica.

Recent Performances

November 28, 2021 | Simone Beneventi. Fondazione Prometeo, Parma, Italy.

April 22, 2018 | Simone Beneventi. Two Days and Two Nights of New Music, Odessa, Ukraine.

January 20, 2018 | Matt Sharrock. Original Gravity Series, Button Factory, Boston, MA.

October 5, 2017 | Jonathan Sharp. Studio 300 Festival, Lexington, KY.

August 2, 2017 | Mckenzie Camp. Coda Mountain Academy, Fayetteville, WV.

May 6, 2017 | Simone Beneventi. Curva Minore, Palermo, Italy.

April 26, 2017 | Matt Sharrock. Music of Reality, Somerville, MA.

April 25, 2017 | Simone Beneventi. IGNM Bern, Switzerland.

April 8, 2017 | Matt Sharrock. Symposium on Reembodied Sound, Spectrum, New York.

September 16, 2016 | Nick Fox. Toledo Museum of Art, OH.