CMI/IUPUI Speaker Restoration Project: Update II

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As you may know, one of the final goals of our speaker restoration project is to show-off the speaker’s capabilities in a small-scale performance downtown. The performers are the remainder of the collaborators associated with the project on the IUPUI side, students and faculty who are experienced with gigs of this nature.

Christian Rangel is a senior Music Technology student at IUPUI and oversees the musical content being presented for the project. He plans for a very chill, ambient experience where the audience is free to listen as they admire the speaker. I’ve had the opportunity to hear a bit of it, and I can say with confidence that it’ll be a very enjoyable evening for everyone involved.

Our second collaborator on this final performance is our very own faculty advisor, Dr. Doug Bielmeier. Dr. Doug is an Assistant Professor of Music Technology at IUPUI and has many years of experience working as a recording engineer in Nashville and Washington D.C. His specialty is utilizing music to pursue creative projects with students, other musicians, and artists, so it’s no surprise that he and Christian are working together to bring something special through these antique speakers.

We'll also be featuring the talents of Eric Salazar, an emerging artist with international press attention. Dubbed a super-human clarinet hero (Big Car, 2015), Salazar pioneers the indie-classical genre. He takes his classical training and fuses together modern electronics with classical instruments, blending ancient styles with present musical trends. Salazar’s connective approach to performing wins the hearts of audiences as he guides them through explorations of raw emotion. Eric’s purpose for writing music is to create art that challenges standards, unites audiences of uncommon backgrounds, and connects souls through creative understanding. Salazar was a 2017 recipient of the Robert D. Beckmann Jr. Emerging Artist fellowship by the Arts Council of Indianapolis. When not writing and performing new music, Salazar enjoys drinking tea, playing video games, reading comics, enjoying the nightlife, and making people laugh. Eric Salazar is a Pereira 3D Artist. He plays on a Pereira 3D printed barrel and bell, and 3D printed ligature.




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