Resume

Jesse Harlin

300 36th Ave SW

Norman Oklahoma, OK 73072

(405)501-0315

harlinjesse@gmail.com

http://students.ou.edu/H/Jesse.C.Harlin-1/

www.theshadowobservatory.com

online: ( contact me here)

Sound has always been the focus of my studies and I always look for more ways I can apply myself in that capacity. Thus far, I am proud of my accomplishments. I have written music for movies, played bassoon in orchestras, invented a bizarre live performance device called the cube, ran sound for an eighties hair metal band, build my own recording studio, written music for video games, played before audiences in an industrial band, achieved a high degree of understanding in the field of sound design, did sound work at an international art convention, and mastered nearly all sound applications currently on the market. I am a sound ninja.

If there is anything I have learned about the role of sound in media thus far, it is that sound is best used in combination with other media. Any sound artist will invariably brush shoulders with video, installation, programming, and a multitude of other forms of human expression if they stick with it long enough. Therefore, much how sound is intrinsically married to all the other senses, I am learning that my efforts are best applied in areas where more than just sound is happening. It is obvious then, that the next step is to study other forms of digital media.

I had begun to branch out into other fields already; I had completed multiple websites and learned applications such as Flash, After Effects and Final Cut. Other applications, such as Max/Msp already had very integrated video and sound functions and were luring me to experiment with more than just sound and music.

It was when Adam Brown invited me to help with the latest chapter of the Upgrade! International that I first got a taste of the international art community, and how I could contribute to it. I knew that someone who had collaborated with a computer scientist would be able to help me in my own personal quest to expand my palette as an artist.

So far I am achieving my goals. I am advancing rapidly in my programming skills, and have gained greater abilities in microprocessor programming.

Professional Experience

Professional Audio Consultant (freelance) 2005-present

Professional Live Audio Engineer (freelance/) 2004-present

- over 100 gigs

- runs live sound at least once a week, usually more often than that

Professional Audio Sales Associate (2004-2006)

top salesman

- “A” level certified Audio Engineer

- designed a $60,000 studio

- wrote 3 recording product reviews

- did 4 audio software presentations

Studio Engineer (2005-present)

- operates and maintains personal studio “The Shadow Observatory”

www.theShadowObservatory.com

 

Performance was given on an invented instrument called “The Cube”. The Cube can simultaneously process vocals, guitar, synth guitar, and synthesizer as well as record other members of the ensemble, process video, generate lighting effects, process video and record. Delegates from Portugal, Istanbul, Mastedonia, Canada, United States, and other countries attended.

Performers played an open ended piece composed by Jesse Harlin in which algorithmic music was generated live by the rolling of multisided dice to algorithmically generate musical forms, structures, pitch information and instrumentation.

The Automaton: (6:00)

Merge Form (7:30)

Fugue on Theme: LensHelix (2:30)

Fanfare and Procession (4:00)

Self/ Antiself (7:00)

Color Spray

The Limbic System (6:00)

States of Mind

13 Ostinatos for Piano

Continuum

The Conqueror Worm (7:30)

Harpbot is an interactive harp-playing robot that uses accelerometers to control 8 motors that pluck strings and 24 Led’s that give user feedback.

Growth is an interacrtive installation that features a 2 hacked video game controllers that generate music algorithmically and control a wall-sized leaf-growing animation.

This work features a Hacked USB joystick that the user wields to generate visual art as well as musical information.