The dream of home can be a nightmare. It’s possible that it’s a place that never existed at all . . . Still, Joyce holds out hope that there’s space for her somewhere, if only in the collective imagination of those marginalized in their homeland.
More info here on Joyce’s debut album “Dream of Home”
I’ll be sharing a blog post weekly on each track off my album “Dream of Home” starting with the title track today. The posts will give a detailed look at the trajectory of each song and discuss what I learned. ...
I've received numerous messages about where one can find a gayageum teacher in Los Angeles so I figured I'd write it up for inquiring minds. ...
"Little Bird" speaks to the experience of leaving your homeland then returning, full of hope and sweet memories, forgetting that there was a reason you left. ...
Even though the melody and words of "Motherless Child" are drawn from an era of slavery and colonization, the song sadly continues to be salient in our modern society. Here's a bit on the compositional process for my choral arrangement of the song. ...
This post turned into one about Koreanness so I'll write a part II on the arranging and recording process behind "Nililiya." ...
Here's part two on "Nililiya": the arrangement, traditional 굿거리 rhythm, the spirit of the song, and more. ...
“Ruby” in the title refers to the ruby slippers from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the quintessential American tale featuring Judy Garland. The “6” is for my shoe size and also the meter that the song begins in. ...
Mix references, detuned drums, and did you know autotune is a person? ...
On Korean beauty standards, trail mix, soulful singing, being "so Korean," and gayageum music. Also Craisins and jujubes! ...
Life, Liberty, and Filial Piety. Inspiration for and arrangement of the "merry-go-round in a junkyard" song. ...