Tomorrow! So happy to be presenting alongside @silvanacardell on our work creating TERRA: Bodies and Territories. Come join us in person at WCU or via Zoom for a talk on creating art in the wilds of the @schuylkillcenterart . Thanks to @wcu_sustainability for hosting us!
Excited to announce a new release from my singer/songwriter journey, available on all streaming platforms, featuring collaborations with friends and family, including Alfred Goodrich (producer, multi-instrumentals, featured & backing vocals), Devin Arne (co-writer, producer, multi-instrumentals), Devin Greenwood (producer), Christopher Maggio and Phillip Crook (co-writers), and amazing performances by drummers Josh Orlando, Chris Hanning, and Liam Turnage, saxophonist Jonathan Ragonese, guitarist Mike Brenner, and fiddle player Val Vuolo.
ROBERT MAGGIO: SHINE YOUR LIGHT
1. Shine Your Light
2. Can’t Find the Words
3. Home is the Place
4. Something We Never Said Before
5. Dance With You All Night
Track 1 written by Devin Arne and Robert Maggio
Tracks 2,3,4 written by Robert Maggio (ASCAP)
Track 5 written by Phillip Crook, Christopher Maggio, and Robert Maggio
Devin Arne: guitars and synths 1
Mike Brenner: slide guitar 3,5
Alfred James Goodrich: featured vocals 1 backing vocals 1,2,3,5 cello 2 electric bass 2,3,5 guitar 5
Chris Hanning: drums 1
Robert Maggio: lead vocals, samples and synths (all tracks)
Josh Orlando: drums 3,5
Jonathan Ragonese: soprano saxophone 3
Liam Turnage: percussion 1
Valerie Vuolo: fiddle 5
Tracks 1,2,3,5 recorded, mixed, produced and engineered by Alfred James Goodrich at Silvertone Studios in Ardmore, PA
Track 4 recorded, mixed, produced and engineered by Devin Greenwood at The Honey Jar in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lursson Mastering Los Angeles, CA
The Spring is heating up the Montco MIX ROOM!
Today, Liam Turnage and instructors from West Chester University explored and mixed in our state of the art studio, under the guidance of Director, David Ivory.
#MC3SRT
The Spring is heating up the Montco MIX ROOM!
Today, Haley Phares and instructors from West Chester University explored and mixed in our state of the art studio, under the guidance of Director, David Ivory.
#MC3SRT
It was a pleasure sharing about my work as composer, sound designer, and sound engineer for Terra: Bodies and Territories this morning in the Music Composition & History Seminar at WCU. This project was one of collaboration, discovery, and deep engagement and listening to nature.
What began with a sustainability research grant for field recording equipment became a year-long journey of co-creation with choreographer Silvana Cardell.
The compositional process took us through fascinating territory: removing all traditional instruments to focus purely on transformed field recordings, then gradually reintroducing them for specific dramatic moments. Using granular synthesis and swarm algorithms, bird calls became sustained harmonies while wind patterns transformed into rhythmic foundations that felt alive and responsive.
The forest itself became our collaborator through hydrophones, contact mics, and an off-grid sound system designed to integrate with, not dominate, the natural environment.
Six performances across three weekends (including rain dates!) taught us that when you listen deeply enough to a place, it will teach you how to move and create music in ways you did not know you were capable of.
@silvanacardell@schuylkillcenterart
As progress on mega-models like GPT seems to plateau, we might see a shift back to focused, domain-specific AI systems.
In music, David Cope was decades ahead of this curve. His pioneering software could analyze the compositional patterns of masters like Bach and Mozart, then generate new pieces so convincingly in their style that even experts were fooled.
His Experiments in Musical Intelligence (EMI) system didn't just mimic, it learned the deep structural rules that make music work.
While today's AI can write a pop song or classical piece on command, Cope showed us something more profound: AI that truly understands the grammar of musical genius.
Maybe the next breakthrough isn't another generalist model, but going deep rather than wide.
#AI #Music #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #DavidCope #TechTrends @wcupressermusiclibrary
“the forest is not a blank slate, but a living, dynamic environment filled with layers of sound: biological, geological, and human-made...
My process involves layering field recordings to create percussive propulsion and rhythmic, melodic loops.”
-Devin Arne @devinarne
TERRA: Bodies & Territories is a work of experimental dance theater choreographed by Silvana Cardell, performed in the forest at the Schuylkill Center, with a multi-generational ensemble of dancers.
Click the link in our bio to purchase tickets for the performances on June 13, 14, 15 and 20, 21, 22.
Major support for TERRA has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (@pewcenterarts ), with additional support from Georgian Court University, and the 2025 Creative Sector Flex Fund, a program by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Photos by @taprootphotography
Enjoy this preview of the final scene in TERRA: Bodies & Territories, directed and choreographed by Silvana Cardell. The soundscape, composed by Devin Arne, reinterprets a chant from @lastesis — watch and listen closely as breath and movement become protest, presence, and power.
🎟️ Don’t miss out! Click the link in our bio to grab tickets for one (or more!) of the performances on June 13, 14, 15 or 20, 21, 22.
Major support for TERRA has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage , with additional support from Georgian Court University, and the 2025 Creative Sector Flex Fund, a program by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
🎵: Devin Arne, Composer and Sound Designer
🎥: Paula Meninato
Dancers: Tamar Gurthez, Germaine Ingram, Patricia Dominguez and Lilly McGonigle
