Cascade by Signa

This summer, while hiking in the Eastern Sierra, I took a field recording of a waterfall. I then used a series of EQ bands to bring out the melodic tones hidden in the water. Next, I recorded that tonally rich waterfall onto a cassette tape, so that I could play it using my Lofiatron - an instrument which allows me to tune the contents of a cassette tape to five different pitches by altering the playback speed of the tape. This process turned a waterfall into a playable instrument. I used the playable waterfall as a canvas, and composed a piece of music that floats above it. Cascade is the end result!

John Mark Nelson is a producer + songwriter from Saint Paul, MN. At a young age, he received national attention for his self-produced works, which were followed by extensive national and international touring. In recent years, Nelson moved to Los Angeles, where he has continued to generate a high volume of recorded works, and produce and write for many acclaimed artists.

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