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(Added January 15, 2024) My PERSONAL CREATED ART FOLDER can be accessed here. The abstract art in this folder was featured in my talk at the Special Session in Mathematics and the Arts at AMS' Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco, CA on January 6, 2024; and is also cited in my ongoing applications to Philosophy PhD programs. I will write more details about this on some later date when I get the chance.
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This page is still under construction.
I had been deeply influenced by music for a big part of my life, but I only recognized my own musical and songwriting abilities sometime last year (2022). Since then, I have been trying to self-teach piano and vocals, with a long-term goal to publish a concept album at some point in my life (for which I have written about 4-5 songs so far).
I have posted here some videos of when I initially discovered I can create tunes by just following mathematical patterns in pressing the keys. I called the first tune I created in this manner "The Autism Tune".
I am still not good enough to actually play premeditated songs---whatever tune I create is usually created in the moment, by pressing keys mathematically (for lack of a better term; perhaps "intuitively" is the more common term attributed to this style of creating music) without me knowing how it would go until I finish it.
(Comment added January 20, 2024) This is similar to how I now make abstract art (see folder linked on the top of this page for a sample of my abstract art). I am in the process of writing a philosophical paper about mathematics and aesthetics that is inspired by ethical questions about education in contemporary society that I was led to when reflecting on my own creative process.
Because of my interest in creating music, I have also gotten into the software aspects of music production. click on the image below to check out an occasionally updated playlist containing the instrumental tracks I have produced, mostly out of my piano practices:
Before COVID happened, I used to be an avid concert goer. Here is a list of some of the shows I attended during the time I was a PhD student (my own attempts at music now are influenced by a lot of these artists):
Young The Giant, and Coin - River Center Arena - Baton Rouge, LA - April 17, 2015.
Damien Rice - Revention Music Center - Houston, TX - August 14, 2015.
Kevin Devine, and Particle Devotion - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - October 8, 2016.
Oh Wonder, Shakey Graves, Saint Motel, Cage The Elephant, and Tool - Voodoo Festival - New Orleans, LA - October 29, 2016.
Earthless, and Ruby The Hatchet - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - December 9, 2016.
Band of Horses - House of Blues - Houston, TX - December 15, 2016.
Blue October - Aztec Theatre - San Antonio, TX - December 31, 2016.
10 Years - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA - January 26, 2017.
Pain of Salvation - Scout Bar - Houston, TX - February 14, 2017.
The High Divers, Particle Devotion, and Sean Bruce - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - March 11, 2017.
Conor Oberst, and The Felice Brothers - Civic Theatre - New Orleans, LA - March 18, 2017.
Andy Hull, and Dustin Kensrue - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA - March 28, 2017.
Why?, and Eskimeaux - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - April 6, 2017.
Bastille, and Mondo Cozmo - Champions Square - New Orleans, LA - April 7, 2017.
Spoon, and Tennis - Varsity Theatre- Baton Rouge, LA - April 29, 2017.
Deerhunter - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - May 10, 2017.
Mono, and Holy Sons - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - May 11, 2017.
Shonen Knife - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - May 14, 2017.
Muse, and 30 Seconds to Mars - Austin360 Amphitheater - Austin, TX - June 10, 2017.
Tears for Fears, and Hall & Oates - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, NV - July 21, 2017.
Good Charlotte - Fremont Street Experience - Las Vegas, NV - July 22, 2017.
Pulse Rate Zero - Proof Rooftop Lounge - Houston, TX - August 3, 2017.
Hans Zimmer - Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA - August 11, 2017.
The B-52s, and The Sh-Booms - Pershing Sqaure - Los Angeles, CA - August 12, 2017.
The xx - Champions Square - New Orleans, LA - October 19, 2017.
Conor Oberst, and Tim Kasher - Varsity Theatre- Baton Rouge, LA - October 25, 2017.
Foo Fighters, Brand New, The Black Angels, and Prophets of Rage - Voodoo Festival - New Orleans, LA - October 27-28, 2017.
Saint Motel, and Gibbz - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX - November 3, 2017.
Girlpool, Palm, and Lala Lala - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - November 10, 2017.
Kishi Bashi, and Tall Tall Trees - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - December 1, 2017.
Devin Townsend, and Clutch - Varsity Theatre- Baton Rouge, LA - December 8, 2017.
Of Montreal, and Christina Schneiders Genius Grant - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - December 15, 2017.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Scottrade Center - St. Louis, MO - December 26, 2017.
The New Mastersounds, and Khris Royal & Dark Matter - Joy Theater- New Orleans, LA - December 30, 2017.
Dubya, Hydra Plane, and Alabaster Stag - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - January 13, 2018.
Emancipator Ensemble - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA - February 15, 2018.
Sorry Ghost, Oleskies, and Screaming Under Water - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - February 22, 2018.
Low - Low Key Arts - Hot Springs, AR - March 10, 2018.
Erika Wennerstrom, and Molly Taylor - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - March 21, 2018.
Shinedown, and Starset - River Center Arena - Baton Rouge, LA - April 18, 2018.
Particle Devotion - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA - April 19, 2018.
Blue October - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA - May 10, 2018.
Zikina - Storrs Center - Storrs, CT - June 7, 2018.
The Smashing Pumpkins - Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, PA - July 28, 2018.
Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, and The Cult - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA - August 5, 2018.
De Lux, Mystery Friends, and Traps PS - Union Stage - Washington, D.C. - August 6, 2018.
Wine Teeth, and Step Sisters - The Golden Pony - Harrisonburg, VA - August 8, 2018.
The Sword, and UME - Phase 2 - Lynchburg, VA - August 11, 2018.
Red Baraat - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC - August 13, 2018.
Evanescence, and Lindsey Stirling - Champions Square - New Orleans, LA - August 22, 2018.
Wumbo, RiaRosa, and Quarx - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA - August 23, 2018.
John Gros and Soul Project - Tiptina's - New Orleans LA - August 31, 2018.
Dubya, _thesmoothcat & The 9th Life, and Riverside Blues - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA - September 6, 2018.
Sir Sly, Lvvrs, and BurnHouse - Texas Club - Baton Rouge, LA - September 7, 2018.
Mary Gauthier, and Clay Parker & Jodi James - Manship Theatre - Baton Rouge LA - September 21, 2018.
Russian Circles, and Gouge Away - MidCity Ballroom - Baton Rouge LA - February 19, 2019.
Nothing More, Of Mice & Men, Badflower, and Palisades - The Truman - Kansas City, MO - March 1, 2019.
Taylor Phelan, Ryne Norman, and Cody Lovaas - Exit/In - Nashville, TN - May 19, 2019.
Mono, and Emma Ruth Rundle- Union Stage - Washington, D.C. - May 23, 2019.
Train, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Allen Stone - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 26, 2019.
Badflower - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA - October 20, 2019.
Tool - Smoothie King Center - New Orleans, LA - February 1, 2020.
You may find some concert videos (among certain other videos) on my sporadically updated YouTube channel.
Photography
This page will be updated with some of my photography work eventually.