Sheldon Kessel Music

Artist's Statement

Greetings. This is the home for my music compositional activities beyond popular music activites of my alter-ego Octathorpe® or my band Milkbar.

I am interested in electronic, electro-acoustic, and small ensemble pieces including solo instrument works. Beyond instrumentation, I am interested in rhythmic density above all. In my work, rhythm plays the leading role with melody and harmony playing supporting roles to the rhythm. I am also interested in collage - blending sound and style from opposing musical worlds to create something new and unexpected.

Here are some examples

Fulfilled Discontent - for two marimbas and a snare drum (MIDI Recording) ...will be released on ERMmedia's Masterworks of the New Era Volume 18 ...When ERM gets around to it

Birth and Death - Electronic ...six minutes through a life.

Eine Kleine Klavierstucke - Solo Piano (MIDI Recording) ...tonal atonality?

Voice Proces #2 - for solo voice with digital delay ...one in a series of three.

We're Sorry - Electronic ...please try your call again.

Frustrations - Piano Duet ...premiered summer 2000 at Music2000 festival in Cincinnati (but this is a MIDI recording)

some other Sheldon Kessel music places -

American Composer's Forum profile

Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the US

Certain Sheldon Kessel music is registered with ASCAP

Sheldon Kessel

News & Links

There is now a separate section of SheldonKessel.com devoted to all things Octathorpe!

Octathorpe on Myspace

...and MILKBAR has disbanded, but their debut album is available in all the online stores!