Kavi Kashmiri Ahmed

kashmiri

Student of Music Technology at Brooklyn College

bio

  • Electroacoustic Performance, 2025

    10.21.25

    Hello! My name is Kavi Ahmed, a senior at Brooklyn College’s Conservatory of Music pursuing a degree in Music Technology.

    I’m a novice, musically and artistically. Originally a movie buff, I passively pursued Film as my major before realizing that fear of failure shouldn’t deter me from my real interest of audio. Now, I’m trying to absorb as much knowledge about sound as possible – the mechanics of sound, the movement of the industry, and the language of creativity.

    Stay tuned for future efforts!

    (or don’t)

    -K

Electroacoustic I – 3261
Electroacoustic II – 3262
Final Live Performance for Electroacoustic II
Capstone Project 2026

CAPSTONE PROJECT

SUMMARY:

I am very new to music, and haven’t had a lot of experience getting my hands dirty
outside of DAWs. This past year, I’ve picked up so much gear in an attempt to connect a bit
more with music, hoping the tactile feedback of sitting with a device and learning how to use it
will help facilitate both artistic creativity and experience with music technology.

To put this gear to use, I am planning on creating a Visual EP by filming myself using analog synthesizers, drum machines, and effects pedals (as well as the assistance of a DAW on my laptop) to create a series of sequencing “jams”.
I will be using the following pieces of gear: KORG Volca Key and Volca Drum
Synthesizers, Behringer TD-3-MO analog bass synth, Zoom G2.1u Multi-Effects pedal, Arturia
MiniLab MIDI controller and MiniFreak synthesizer, a Behringer UMC404HD interface (a
supplementary Arturia MiniFuse may be used if I can aggregate devices). If a collaboration is
done, the guest instrument I’d most like to work with is guitar.

Inspiring Project Slides
Annotated Bibliography
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  1. Stockhausen, Karlheinz, and Jerome Kohl. “Electroacoustic Performance Practice.” Perspectives of New Music, vol. 34, no. 1, 1996, pp. 74–105. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/833486. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
  1. Muro, Don. “Sonic Options: Some Basics of Synthesizer Performance.” Music Educators Journal, vol. 74, no. 4, 1987, pp. 44–60. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3397962. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
  1. Terrell, Michael, and Mark Sandler. “An Offline, Automatic Mixing Method for Live Music, Incorporating Multiple Sources, Loudspeakers, and Room Effects.” Computer Music Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, 2012, pp. 37–54. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23254182. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
  1. Kirchner, Joann. “Managing Musical Performance Anxiety.” American Music Teacher, vol. 54, no. 3, 2004, pp. 31–33. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43546444. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
  1. Prechtl, Anthony, et al. “A MIDI Sequencer That Widens Access to the Compositional Possibilities of Novel Tunings.” Computer Music Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 42–54. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41413925. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
  1. ZAGORSKI-THOMAS, SIMON. “The Stadium in Your Bedroom: Functional Staging, Authenticity and the Audience-Led Aesthetic in Record Production.” Popular Music, vol. 29, no. 2, 2010, pp. 251–66. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40926921. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
  1. Gresham-Lancaster, Scot, and Peter Sinclair. “Sonification and Acoustic Environments.” Leonardo Music Journal, vol. 22, 2012, pp. 67–71. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23343813. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
  1. “What Is an Analog Bass Synthesizer and Sequencer?” Donner Music – US, 24 Feb. 2023, https://us.donnermusic.com/blogs/buying-guides/what-is-an-analog-bass-synthesizer-and-sequencer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.

Lazar, Tal. “Cinematography Basics: Live Concerts, Music Videos, and Film.” Berklee Online Take Note, 25 May 2023, https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/cinematography-basics-live-concert-music-videos-film/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

Kavi Kashmiri Ahmed