For five days in April, jazz music echoed through the Meany Hall Studio Theatre.听听
But the sounds of collaboration didn鈥檛 end there.听听
In between playing, students and faculty engaged in listening sessions and conversations about the recording process. That was the format for this year鈥檚 , held annually through the 天美影视传媒 School of Music.听
Typically, the project brings in guest artists to work with students and put on public performances. This year, the event had a different focus as recording engineer offered students an in-depth experience focused on the performance and engineering sides of recording. The new format allowed students and faculty to gain experience with UW鈥檚 new mobile recording system. While teaching fundamental recording and audio skills, Boucher also worked with students and faculty to document new works and experiment with techniques.听
鈥淵ou become a better musician by becoming a better recording engineer,鈥� Boucher said, 鈥渁nd vice versa.鈥�听
Boucher has credits as an engineer, mixer and producer. He鈥檚 worked with a variety pop and rock musicians, including Andrew Bird, Madison Cunningham and Rufus Wainwright. He has also worked on motion picture soundtracks, earning engineering credits on 鈥淔rozen鈥� and 鈥淓ncanto,鈥� among others.听
, associate professor of jazz studies, is the faculty advisor for the Improvised Music Project. The program, which will return to its original format in 2023, is open to any students and faculty members across the School of Music.听
鈥淩ecording is about our ability to listen deeply and listen to greater levels of detail and respect that detail,鈥� Poor said. 鈥淵ou get this other perspective that you can鈥檛 naturally have when you鈥檙e playing by yourself.鈥�听
听For more information, contact Poor at tedpoor@uw.edu.听
