Alex Smith
Welcome to the channel! It features my original music for percussion, drums, and music technology, and a variety of other performances of music by some great friends and composers. You can check out some of my work in musicology, ethnomusicology, and ecomusicology as it relates to instrument craft, sustainability, global consumption, the marimba, and the gyil from Ghana. You can also check out some of my students' work in music, percussion, music technology, and marching band from the University of Central Missouri; I think they are all pretty awesome.
I hope you will subscribe to the channel! And, please also check out my website and social media.
Ode to my VW Golf by Alex Smith || Ableton, Drum Triggers, Live Looping, Live Processing, Binklooper
Canopy: Re-Ejected | 2024 UCM Marching Percussion
Bird | Mvmnt II - Song for Tartuffe | by Alex Smith with Without Borders
Sensory Perc Drum Triggers, Envelope Follower, and Midi Tools in Ableton | Tech Performance Tutorial
Live Processing in Ableton Live | Music Tech Performance Tutorial
Live Looping, Drum Sequencing, and Midi Mapping in Ableton Live | Music Tech Performance Tutorial
Original Drum Racks and Simpler in Ableton Live | Music Tech Performance Tutorial
Mini Composition Project Exploring Zoom Soundtrap
WD4D | 2023 UCM Marching Percussion
2023 UCM Marching Percussion Performance Piece
Milk Jason | Eurorack and Drumset
Bird | Mvmnt I - A Bird for Everyone | by Alex Smith with Without Borders
Friggin' Good Eggplants: How the West was Drum
Saving the Songwood: Global Consumption Sustainability and Value (Final Version)
2019 Performance Piece (UCM Marching Percussion 2019)
Women and Fuelwood in Saru
Canopy (UCM Marching Percussion 2021)
Rosewood and Gyil Spirituality
William K. Dumenu Interview - Exploitation of African Rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus)
"Wind in the Bamboo Grove" by Keiko Abe; performed by Alex Smith
Alternative Gyil Key Materials (Prono for Rosewood)
Marimba Resonator Upgrade - Demo Performance and Construction Steps
The Gyil and the Birifor Funeral
Gyil Carvers in Accra for a Global Market
Tree and Bush Usage in Birifor Communities (ft. Tijan Dorwana)
Rosewood Gyil Keys (Lera, Liga, Nera) (ft. Tijan Dorwana and SK Kakraba)