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I was lucky enough to be asked back to serve as Music director for the Art Institute of Portland’s “Dressing Rooms” Fashion show.  Act 1 had designs inspired by various neighborhoods in Portland.  In between each scene I was able to create some soundscapes with found sounds from each neighborhood.  Also for the first time in the 6 years I’ve been doing this show we were able to break new ground by incorporating live musicians into different parts of the show.  Banjo Master Max Skewes was kind enough to write an original piece of music for the show, which he performed live on the runway.

For those interested here is the track listing for the show.

Sponsor dresses: Sasha - Magnetic North

Act 1: Local Flavor (Neighborhood - Music) 

City Center - Street Musician with Bucket Drums

- Transition: Police sirens and sounds from pioneer courthouse square

Hawthorne - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Bad Blood

- Transition: MAX train announcement, light rail sounds, ambient sounds from lloyd center mall

Irvington - David Arnold - Stepford Wives Theme

- Transition: Sounds from Portland Art Museum / Breaking Glass

Pearl District - Clams Casino - I’m God

- Transition: Bicycle bells / Bike riding Sounds

Seven Corners - The Cure - Just Like Heaven (Remix by TheSimple!)

- Transition: Movie theater ambient sounds / film projector loading and starting

Montavilla - Filmack Studios - Lets all go to the lobby (Extended mix)

- Transition: Film Reel flapping and machine shutting off

Mississippi - Live Banjo Performance by Max Skewes

- Transition: Crowds outside nightclub and people dinning

Chinatown - The Prodigy - Minefields

- Transition: Train rumbling, train horn, train crossing bells

Sellwood - Mumford and Sons - little Lion Man (Djabo Lorel Remix)

- Transition: Walking through the alberta street fair

Alberta - Sleigh Bells - You Lost Me

- Transition: Outside warehouse rave / walking into rave

SE Industrial - Jocelyn Enriquez - A Little Bit of Ecstacy

- Transition: NW Streetcar / Walking on NW 23rd

Nob Hill - Dave Matthews - The Space Between (Edit)

- Transition: Sounds from hospital lobby / OHSU

Pill Hill - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads will Roll (Edit)

- Transition: Wind in trees and water fountain

West Hills - Ellie Goulding - Lights (Dubstep remix)

Act 2: Senior Collections

Designers /  Music (song - artist)

Juniper Lunasri          - Live Drums

Christina Dye            - Blue Orchid - White Stripes

Courtni Tyrrell           - Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash (Phillip Steir remix)

Amelia Fuertes          - Santa Maria - Gotan Project(Tom Middleton’s Cosmos mix)

Sara Morris               - Transmission - Joy Division

Michelle Boyd            - Wonderland - Natalia Kills

Beth Mellone             - Take me Out - Franz Ferdinand

Samantha Duncan      - Crush on You - Nero

Ijeoma Okenwa          - Igbo Kwenu - Profingaz

Kacie Cross Roseboro  - Living it Out - Planningtorock

Shannon Welsh          - The Unwinding Hours - Knut

Carli Hanson              - Boys Want to be her - Peaches

Germaine Barnard       - Attaboy - Goat Rodeo Sessions

Devon Burrus            - Poem - Burrus / Nothin’ - Robert Plant

Lillian Whitehead        - Follow me There - 3rd Day

Rachael Kranick         - Take me There - Mudhoney

Taylor Durgan           - Breathe - Telepopmusik

Lindsay Chapel          - ID Engager - Of Montreal

Seth Noles               - I’ve had Enough - The Who

Becca Refvem           - Dandelion - Charlotte Gainsbourgh

Lydia Wagner            - Kiss Me - Sixpence None the Richer

Keaunna Hollins         - (Night Time is) The Right Time - Ray Charles

Tiffany Norman         - Care of Cell 44 - The Zombies

Amy Sim                  - Just the Way you are - Bruno Mars

http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/sold-out/Content?oid=6166073

Here’s a write up for the show this weekend, We’ve got some surprises up our sleeves. It’s gonna be great!