<p>Compmom, </p>
<p>Analog synthesis is really just the act of creating sounds using analog circuits by taking a wave and manipulating various properties. Digital circuits can do the similar things e.g. inside of a computer. On some level they can produce the same sounds but he is drawn to vintage modular analog synthesizers all the way down to circuit bent toys and home built circuits that he solders together. Handmade instruments is along the same lines but can also include various controllers that can control signals or midi in addition to things that make their own noise.</p>
<p>Noise art is kinda along the lines of what TIMARA does as well as programs like School of the Art Institute of Chicago and CalArts. He doesn’t really want to study that at the UG level. He would like to get a stronger foundation in Composition first. He is drawn to that area but is thinking of waiting until grad school for that kind of specialization. </p>
<p>He is self-taught for a lot of things including being drawn to various types of Avant Garde music. His composition teacher has helped, too. Looking at his Spotify playlists I see people like Olivier Messiaen, Iannis Xenakis, Gyorgy Ligeti, Luigi Nono, George Crumb, Wolfgang Rihm.</p>