Trey: Covering David Bowie's "Changes"

Enthralled by music, Trey is continuing his previous explorations into sound.  He aspires to enroll in a sound production program and experience the music industry first-hand, and he has begun this year by facilitating such work with Kildonan's own Michael Klvana (a keyboard tuner, keyboard tech, sound engineer, and programmer with decades of experience in the music industry).  The two are regularly working together to produce a "cover" (an altered form of a song that is often modernized and translated into another music genre) of David Bowie (@DavidBowieReal)'s 1971 hit, "Changes."  Trey is responsible for studying the song, of course, but he is also tasked with locating musicians on-campus and recording them in the studio.

As he conducts this work, Trey is developing innovative scheduling skills, an understanding of music theory, and proficient knowledge of ProTools (@AvidProTools).  This program, says Klvana, is basically "a recording studio in a computer."  According to avid.com, ProTools is the "most powerful digital audio workstation .... From all-new audio and video engines and turbocharged '64-bit' performance, to expanded metering and new HD video workflows, [it] enables you to take on the most demanding sessions and maximize your creativity—without holding anything back."

How will Trey alter Bowie's song? The IP faculty watches excitedly as this passionate musician works on..

For more information on ProTools and its parent company, Avid, please click on the following link:  http:/​/​www.avid.com/​US/​products/​pro-tools-software.  For more information on David Bowie, follow this next URL:  http://www.davidbowie.com/bio.  Finally, to listen to Bowie's original, please consult the video below:

(Says Klvana, "We use an interface to plug in our microphones and musical instruments.  Here's [above is] a photo of one of the bass guitars that we use.")