SoundClick artist: Loren Lieberman - Composer for large-scale performance work, ballet and opera. Have written music for classical theatr

Loren Lieberman is a native of Denver, Colorado, now living on the West Coast in California, where he is best known for his work as an actor in Classical and Shakespearean Theatre.

He has a degree from Sonoma State University in Theatre Arts, and has been an Honor's Music Composition Student at the College of Marin, Santa Rosa Junior College, and at Sonoma State University. He has won an award for composition from the Redwood Empire Music Association. He has recently completed an opera based on the Classical Tragedy by Sophocles, "Ajax," and is currently working on his second opera, based on the novel, "Cancer Ward," by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

His interest in languages has shaped much of his artistic temperment, and he is self taught in Russian and Sanskrit, and has begun to study Arabic.

Why this name?

Loren Lieberman is my legal name, and is the only name I have ever used, including for the stage. "Masaru Yonemitsu," is the Japanese name my mother bestowed upon me, in the hopes that someday, I would write music. It is my intention to someday publish my music, using this name. Until then, it has no legal basis, and its use is purely informal.

Do you play live?

I am living at this moment, in Santa Barbara CA. I love to travel, and to travel "on the spur of the moment," however.

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

It is wonderful for me to be able to post my work, and make it available to friends and strangers alike. I write for large scale performance work, (read -- orchestra), almost exclusively now. Because I am unknown, with little chance of getting my work performed, I give a lot of thought to writing an opera exclusively for computer graphics production, that is, a "Virtual Opera Production." One area which needs further technological development, in order to see this type of production to fruition, is synthetic singing voice production, particularly for chorus.

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

A quote from my least favorite movie, goes, "Labels are for jelly jars." (That's a quote from "Krakatoa: East of Java.") I'm actually more interested in signing a contract with a Video Graphics Company, than, I am, with a Major Recording Label. I'd certainly have to think about it, for at least three seconds. Since Yamaha is associated with research relating to Synthetic Singing Voice Production, I'd probably take less time than that to consider, if they were to offer a contract. Figure about two seconds.

Band History:

I began writing music fairly late in my life. I started writing for orchestra only recently, and consider it a continuous experience of learning, exploration, and discovery.

Your influences?

I'm going to have to inject the name of Leonard Bernstein, after years of talking about Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Prokovief. Examining the way I write now, I'd have to say that there are four measures from, "Dance at the Gym," from "West Side Story," which may have influenced my approach to music composition more than any other music. Having said that, Stravinsky's influence lurks underneath, like the depths of the ocean under the surface of the seas.

Favorite spot?

A camp site, on the beach, or in the mountains, with BBQ grill loaded with roasting food, and plenty of shade, and liquid refreshment. .

Equipment used:

I have a MacBook, with Finale software. I use synthetic voice patches for all my vocal writing, but Finale does have the ability to add vocal tracks, in either MP3, WAVE, or AIFF. Imagine hearing my music, not with a synthetic voice part, but your voice! If you have the ability to make a vocal file in either of those formats, find a composition that interests you, or your group, and I will email you score and parts, with relevant audio files Record your vocal part, and email it to me, and I will drop it into the composition. You let me use the audio file to promote my music, and I will let you use the recording to promote yourself, or even sell! The best way to contact me is through my Gmail, adhikapokoya@gmail.com.

Anything else...?

Add me as a friend here, Myspace, Facebook, or one of my Russian web sites, at VKontakte.ru or my.mail.ru.

I am "Loren Lieberman," at Facebook. I am "adhikapokoya," everywhere else.

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