Radiohead, Bjork, Stereolab, Sufjan Stevens, the Eels, Modest Mouse, Neutral Milk Hotel, beck, the Beatles, Aphex Twin, Led Zeppelin, Tori Amos, bop artists like Coltraine and Parker, The Flaming Lips, CAN, the Beta Band, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, I could go on and on and on...
Sounds Like
ambient vocal textures, musically consonant layers of epic proportions
Carmen Caruso is a composer, vocalist, keyboardist and programmer. She creates sonic collages using electronics and her voice, and is interested exploring the grey area between pop, electronica, and computer music. Currently she is working on a suite of two pieces, entitled Roots, that explores the use of her voice as a sound object and creates a network of interconnected sound samples. This is strongly related to her own philosophy, beism, which is based around ideas of universal human connection. These compositions also incorporate her self-created instrument, the Carmenizor, which transforms her voice to create an electronic soundscapes and changes vocal parameters in performance. Some of her influences include indie music, ambient-techno, post-modern pop, experimental rock and minimalism.
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Carmen currently performs with Electrocab, a trio of performers/composers who combine subversive pop and sound art into a strange beast. Her compositions have been featured at the Chosen Vale Trumpet Seminar, the Festival of New Musics at Dartmouth College, the Boston CyberArts Festival, and more. Carmen is working a Master's in the Dartmouth Electroacoustic music program. She graduated from University of Puget Sound in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in vocal performance.
yo- it's about time yous gots a comment. whys i gots to do this from new zealand is crazy! yo yo to the carmen! i sent you a letter to sirensystems but it rejected me. what up with that? hope classes are stimulating your brain like a snakes ass in the middle of the desert in mid july. keep it real-
cheers
