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- About
For the first time in the 28-year
history of California
Institute of the Arts, women of
the School
of Music have produced a CD of
original compositions by women performers.
Finding no established outlet at CalArts
for female musicians to record and produce
a cross-genre album, students
Hillary
Maroon and Sandra
Velasquez were inspired to
produce _XX 1998: CalArts Women's CD_.
With the intention of promoting women
musicians, the producers secured funding
from the Institute to create this 100%
student-made compilation.
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- The eclectic album features twelve
original compositions in styles including
avant jazz, _roc en español_ and R
& B.
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- Instruments range from the bassoon
and sitar to frame drum and Fender Rhodes.
The artists come from a variety of
discliplines
within the School of Music,
such as chamber
music, instrumental
jazz, classical
Indian, and Ghanian
music.
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- The CD was recorded, mixed and
mastered in the CalArts
Digital Recording Studio,
engineered by music technology majors
Henry
Benjamin and Niels
Muller. Graphic design student
Tracy
Hopcus created the hip artwork
for the album cover and CD.
Producers Hillary Maroon and Sandra
Velasquez intend to make XX an annual
tradition at the CalArts School of Music.
Preparations are are already under way for
the 1999 CD.
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