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Drew Schnurr is a composer, sound artist, and performer from Los Angeles whose work blurs traditional lines in music, media, and sound.

As a composer for media, Drew has produced music and sonic branding for numerous world brands and media conglomerates. He is also an active concert composer and sound artist with a diverse range of international commissions and exhibits.

Revered by his peers, industry professionals, and critics, his work has been called both “rare” and “remarkable.”

“This composer bends and stretches rules within his own aesthetic, weaving his musical ideas in harmonious waves that threaten to drown, yet gently tumble the listener forward with intrigue and anticipation.” -Adam Rosenthal review for Persee: Orchestrated Perception

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Hyperventilations

for Piano with Four Hands [cat. sc26]

Hyperventilations of a Fire Dragon harnesses music from my early career as a performer in latin bands, jazz ensembles, funk bands, and rock and metal bands. The underlying fervency of these influences is felt throughout the work, leveraged by the power and agility of the piano, driving the performance often to the edge of playability. This piece initiates a compositional renaissance, a drilling down into the musical cores of “fire” that constitute the music of my youth. It comes from the gut—quite literally, was breathed into life. The melodic and rhythmic motives are all derived from vocal inflections (and hyperventilations) improvised, recorded, transcribed and re-composed by the composer.

DREW SCHNURR (2015)

Premiered by Vicki Ray and Aaron Kallay — Hear Now Festival, Los Angeles, May 2015.
Video performance by pianists Kookhee Hong and Minji Noh.

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FALLING FAST

11/14/05

They say when it rains…

It is turning out to be a very busy and exciting fall season. I admit I have been a bit overwhelmed trying to keep up, while at the same time I am growing tired of hearing myself say how busy I am.

I presented a lecture to the UCLA D|MA department a few weeks ago. This was interesting for me. It required me to assess where I have been, where I am, and where I am going as an artist. It was timely in that these are questions I have been asking my self as of late. It seems the lecture was well received. The department has asked me to return next quarter to teach an additional sound class.

I was contracted by Apple Computer last weekend to teach some classes on Logic Pro, Apple’s pro-audio application. The classes were offered as a part of the “Remix Hotel” at the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood. It was great to meet all of the terrific people on the Apple team. Saturday night marked the first meeting of the Los Angeles Logic Pro Users Group organized by David Nahmani. David is the most knowledgable Logic user I have ever met, and he is doing terrific things for the Logic Pro Audio community in LosAngeles.

There are many things on the burners for me. I am looking to Winter to have time to start on some new projects including a DEUSoNICA pod cast, a new music ensemble, and some potential collaborations with media artists I am meeting at D|MA.

Drew Schnurr

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