Other Projects

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State-driven compositional framework for narrative structure in music

The Locked Gravity Density Generation (LGDG) framework offers an innovative, state-driven compositional approach to narrative structure in music, employing experimental music tuning principles. By translating the Hero’s Journey into a musical framework, LGDG maps story states—equilibrium, emergence, tension, action, consequence, and dissolution or legacy—onto controlled changes in harmonic density, motion, and tonal gravity. Moving away from traditional song forms and cinematic clichés, this Medium-Mapped Harmonic System utilizes density (xN30), vector states (intensity, emotion, motion), and constraint-driven orchestration to convey narrative progression directly through sound. Each movement encapsulates a distinct phase of the journey, evoking a felt state rather than a literal story, enabling music to parallel the narrative arc of literature, from stillness through transformation to final dissolution, all without the need for words.

Physics-based harmonic framework mapping sound across acoustic media

The Medium-Mapped Harmonic System is a physics-anchored musical framework that treats acoustic propagation medium as a core compositional parameter, making it particularly relevant for experimental music tuning. Instead of defining pitch solely within a fixed tuning system, this innovative approach maps harmonic structures through the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and propagation velocity (λ = v / f). This allows the same tone to assume different spatial and structural identities across various media, such as air, helium, hydrogen, or water. By projecting harmonic and subharmonic families into medium-specific wavelength spaces—or deriving frequency from chosen physical lengths—the system creates a multi-dimensional harmonic field grounded in measurable acoustics. This method not only supports Locked Gravity Density Generation but also expands composition beyond traditional tonal frameworks, enabling music to be generated from physical constraints and spatial relationships while maintaining mathematical stability and cross-representation coherence.