Matt McCorkle

Matt McCorkle is an American sound artist, sound designer and audio engineer based out of New York City.[1][2][3][4][5]

McCorkle's microphone suit used in recording natural elements for his soundscapes.

McCorkle is a founding member of the musical collective cdza.[6]

Music production

McCorkle has worked with numerous mainstream artists including John Legend, A.R. Rahman, Fabolous, Angel Taylor and Laura Izibor.[7][8] He created a mobile recording studio to work with artists such as Sublime with Rome, LMFAO, We The Kings, Less Than Jake, New Found Glory, Jonathan Batiste and Tinie Tempah.[9][10]

Sound art and installations

McCorkle blends augmented audio, audio scripting, ambisonics and field recordings to create a unique soundscape style derived from natural elements. His work has been shown internationally.[11][12][13][14] McCorkle is known for his use of web audio scripting to create interactive audio applications that feature his creations.[15][16][17][18]

Benefit recordings

McCorkle has engaged in benefit recordings to celebrate prestigious organizations and their efforts to support the musical community. Such an event took place in the summer of 2011 to honor From The Top[19] and their new Center for the Development of Arts Leaders (CDAL) Boston with the track "And The Sound is Music." Another benefit recording was in early 2011 to celebrate Wingspan Arts [20] and their extraordinary outreach program with the track "Blackbird (Fly Into The Light)."

In 2013, McCorkle put on a big band gala in the ballroom of The Hallmark (Battery Park City's senior residence).[21] The goal of the evening was to recreate the zeitgeist of the early 1930s big band era for the center's residents while raising money for Alzheimer's research. The night was recorded and released as a digital download on Bandcamp. All ticket and record sales were benefited the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.

References

  1. ^ Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, Kasia (October 4, 2011). "A History of Lyrics That Aren't Lyrics". The Atlantic. The Atlantic. Retrieved October 4, 2011. With the help of a friend who is incredible at sound engineering, Matt McCorkle at Equal Sonics, I went into the studio with my horribly-sung spec video on how everything will be arranged.
  2. ^ Berkowitz, Joe. "HOW CDZA COMBINES HIGH BROW MUSIC SKILLS AND WEB MARKETING SAVVY TO CREATE YOUTUBE HITS". Staff Writer. Fast Company. Retrieved June 12, 2012. We're in a talent pool in this city," McCorkle says. "NYC just oozes with musical talent, and to harness it and put it out in this type of way is just fascinating.
  3. ^ "The Deep Listener". Serpentine Galleries Augmented Architecture.
  4. ^ "The Deep Listener". e-flux. July 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Suebsaeng, Asawin (July 22, 2013). "Behind the Scenes With CDZA, the YouTube Musical-Comedy Stars". Mother Jones.
  6. ^ Kalish, Jon (December 3, 2013). "Classical Pranksters Don't Just Play Music: They Play With It". NPR.
  7. ^ "Tainted Blue Equips Penthouse Studio with Euphonix". Avid Corp. Retrieved May 20, 2010. The staff of Tainted Blue (left to right) Matthew McCorkle (In-House Engineer), Jillian Kelleher (Dir. of Business Develop.), R. Sax (Studio Manager/Booker/Technician), Andrew Koss (Owner/Producer)
  8. ^ "Matt McCorkle IMDb". IMDb.
  9. ^ David, Weiss (December 19, 2011). "Recording LMFAO at the MLB Fan Cave". SonicScoop.
  10. ^ "Matthew McCorkle". Discogs.
  11. ^ "COS x Serpentine Park Nights". Serpentine Galleries. July 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "Living Distance". Sundance Institute.
  13. ^ "Developer Portrait Matt McCorkle". Sennheiser.
  14. ^ "Experimental and Weird Webby Nomination". The Webby Awards.
  15. ^ Nijhuis, Michelle (March 13, 2018). "Listening To The Weather". The Last Word On Nothing.
  16. ^ Dorn, Lori (December 15, 2017). "An Interactive Soundboard Celebrating the New Year With 'Auld Lang Syne' Arranged in Four Part Harmony". The Laughing Squid.
  17. ^ "HalloweenSoundboard: A Sweet Website To Make Your Own Halloween Music". Geekologie. October 20, 2017.
  18. ^ Six, Nicholas (October 31, 2017). "Halloween : concoctez votre ambiance sonore". Le Monde.
  19. ^ fttgreenroom. ""And the Sound is Music" – An Alumni Project". From The Top. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  20. ^ "Matt McCorkle holds Blackbird Charity Session for Wingspan Arts". News Feed. Tainted Blue Studio. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  21. ^ Glassman, Thea. "Stepping Back in Time: Hallmark Seniors Dance to Big Band Tunes | Tribeca Trib Online". www.tribecatrib.com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.