Cast (in appearance order): The N.P.C. – Kelly Wright Bard – Charlie Malave Bard – Airan Wright
Kelly Wright: Costume Design, Wardrobe Airan Wright: Animation, Composition, Lyrics, Audio/Video Production
“The Ballad of the N.P.C.” Music and Lyrics by Airan Wright Performed by Kelly Wright (vocals), Charlie Malave (guitar), and Airan Wright (woodwinds, recorders) Available for purchase on Bandcamp: https://awright.bandcamp.com/track/the-ballad-of-the-n-p-c
A while back I had this idea for a composition that was loosely based on sprechstimme (“speech-voice” in German) and tone clusters. It was just a throw-away idea that ended up actually becoming a short little thing. Anyway, after many versions of me playing with it in Finale, a bunch of dear friends came over and helped track it all. Afterword I sat on it for a year and wondered what in the world to do with it. …and then along came this spectacular artist and she made this gorgeous piece of art that still gives me goosebumps whenever I see her wear it.
Please enjoy “The Magic Hour”, a music and art collaboration featuring just the best cast of characters you could imagine.
Airan Wright: Composition Kelly Wright: Textile Art David Keller: Cello, Bass Rachel Mossburg: Violin, Viola Lily Floeter: Flute Laura Perkett: Oboe Colleen Griggs: Clarinet Justin Amolsch: Horn Airan Wright: Soprano Sax, Bassoon Airan Wright: Audio/Video Production
“The Aqua Vitae Nebula” from “What Painted the Sky”. Alcohol Ink + Digital Media.
I’m having a lot of fun with creating these “5-Minute Stories: Stories for Busy People” over on Patreon. Some months I can post a lot. Some I can’t. But just having an outlet for writing + art + composition is really rewarding. The posts from June and July are available here:
I am also posting “Making Of” videos to TikTokwhen I have the opportunity.
As before, I’m going to keep posting these as publicly available, but if you want them delivered to your inbox, please consider signing up as a patron. Or telling someone who might like to. And as always, thank you for checking them out!
I have a couple more 5-minute stories from the month of May posted to Patreon. If you are interested in checking these out, there are at the links below. Each is complete with music, art, and writing:
As before, I’m going to keep posting these as publicly available, but if you want them delivered to your inbox, please consider signing up as a patron. Or telling someone who might like to. And as always, thank you for checking them out!
A quick update on art stuff…I’ve posted a couple more 5-minute stories over the last couple weeks to Patreon. If you are interested in checking these out, there are at the links below. Each is complete with music, art, and writing:
I’m going to keep posting these as publicly available, but if you want them delivered to your inbox, please consider signing up as a patron. Or telling someone who might like to. And as always, thank you for checking them out!
Sharing stories from the first couple of weeks of working on what it means to have a Patreon page. You are all on this journey with me so, for the time being, everything is free. Please enjoy these first six “5-Minute Stories”. Each is complete with music, art, writing, and a music score to follow along with if that’s your jam.
In my attempt to be a better all around storyteller, I have a daily goal to create several small 5-min pieces of art a day that both support each other to build a narrative and/or can stand on their own. For instance, I keep a “melody journal” where I compose something simple most days. A 16-bar melody or a groove with chords or, maybe, a longer piece if it’s the weekend and I have time. I also try to sketch or watercolor. And write a little bit. And maybe take a photo or two…all to keep me moving the ball forward instead of waiting for an hour or two to show up before I decide to practice creating things. Bite-sized art, if you will.
I’d like to make my Patreon a place to post these tiny morsels for your enjoyment. Maybe something bigger will come out of them. Will anyone know? The answer to that is yes! You will! Because you’ll see it here first. 😉
Anyway, I will work to post these at the end of each day and maybe they’ll be entertaining for you at the start of your following morning. Some days I just won’t be able to do it, but most days I will. Thank you for being here!
For today’s outing I started down a bright shiny Bob Ross path but, as the night got long, it sort of turned into a look at human failure. Or at least what could be if we don’t fight for something better. If you are seeing this first thing in the morning, my apologies. All I can say is that these won’t all be as sobering as this one.
Best, Airan
“Morning Dew” by Airan Wright
“Morning Dew” (View AUDIO | SCORE | PDF Image and Story) Composition: 1-min piece on electric piano (MIDI plus PDF Score) Art: watercolor and digital media Writing: microstory on the plight of mankind and the persistence of nature
