Douglas McCauslandOct 28, 20193 min"Black Amnesia"; a self-portraitAbout five years ago now I started dedicating some of my creative efforts to making visual accompaniments for each of my pieces. While these have taken vario...
Douglas McCauslandMar 31, 20192 minBlack Amnesia (2019) // ReleaseIn early February, I had the fantastic opportunity to write a new piece entitled "Black Amnesia" for the TAK ensemble during their residency at Stanford. Aft...
Douglas McCauslandFeb 13, 20191 minBusy Weekend and the TAK EnsembleWow, I just finished one incredible weekend... First, I performed on Stanford KZSU Radio's "Day of Noise", then had a premiere with the incredible TAK Ensem...
Douglas McCauslandSep 27, 20187 minWebsite Re-Structuring!Hello! After making extensive use of the "blog formatting" system during my MSc final project work at the University of Edinburgh, I've decided to make a sl...
Douglas McCauslandAug 22, 20181 minMSc Thesis Project: SubmittedI had hoped to get another blog post or two in here somewhere before the due-date for this project, but it seems that wasn't in the cards. However, I am ver...
Douglas McCauslandAug 1, 20185 minGlossolalia, NYCEMF, and the expansion of an MSc Thesis // Impulse ResponsesI wanted to make this post another one to cover multiple topics. I have kept up fairly well with my original goal for posts here, though my irregularity as ...
Douglas McCauslandJul 9, 201818 min[re]Glossolalia // Complete PerformanceI am somewhat late on this post, which is a result of taking some time to rest / recover following the complete performance of [re]Glossolalia that took plac...
Douglas McCauslandJun 14, 20181 minJune 12, Evening Recording SessionOver the evening of June 12, for about six hours, I brought equipment over to the installation site at the Talbot Rice Gallery for a recording session. I re...
Douglas McCauslandJun 14, 20184 minNotes / Thoughts on Future DevelopmentsI was prompted in a meeting with Martin Parker, to start working occasionally on a kind of "brain dump" of all the thoughts and content related to this proje...
Douglas McCauslandMay 30, 20185 min[re]Glossolalia // Wave 1 (Released) // Thoughts on Speech and SpaceThe opening for the Trading Zone Exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery took place on the evening of May 25, and was very successful! In the days immediately...
Douglas McCauslandMay 25, 20183 minDigital Content for Performance and Installation BeginningI have a list of posts in regards to composition concepts I will be sharing in the coming week, once the first wave of material is released - and the first p...
Douglas McCauslandMay 24, 20181 minSetup at Talbot Rice (Continued) // Preview EventWork is almost complete with the physical installation of the speakers and equipment into the space at the Talbot Rice Gallery! Six speakers, PIRs, and medi...
Douglas McCauslandMay 21, 20181 minSetup at Talbot Rice // First WaveI'm currently working at the Talbot Rice Gallery in order to set up the physical aspects of the installation, including speakers, motion-detectors, cable run...
Douglas McCauslandMay 18, 20183 minAudio Demo #2 // Exploring the extremes of gesture and fragmentationAs I continue to develop the fixed-media for this installation, I've been asking myself a number of questions in regards to the compositional development of ...
Douglas McCauslandMay 12, 20181 minAudio Demo #1 // Instrument ProgressI have been working extensively on the first stage of completing this project: creating the fixed-media components that need to be installed in the gallery....
Douglas McCauslandMay 12, 20183 minWelcome // Project OverviewHello, and thanks for stumbling across my blog - the newest section of my website. The primary purpose of this section, at least for the time being, is to d...