Music Video Project
The Stylus Symphony
by Emmy-award-winning Composer
Stephen Webber

I'm currently working on a music video for the Stylus Symphony, composed by Berklee professor Stephen Webber.

The Stylus Symphony is a ground-breaking composition that combines the traditional instruments of a symphony orchestra with turntable scratching and rap, bringing together classical and hip-hop in a very cool way.

I started this project when Stephen told me about his plan to make a CD of the symphony by recording individual musicians and mixing them all together. This is common in a lot of music production, but unusual for a symphony orchestra — but then, a symphony doesn't usually include a turntablist either. :)

I thought it would be fun to video the recording sessions and mix them all together into a music video, much like the audio recording was being made. I've been videotaping the sessions, as well as interviews with the musicians to get their impressions of being a part of this project. Most of them have had very little to do with anything "hip hop" in their musical careers, so they have some great insights.

I've included some screen shots of the raw video files below. This doesn't show any of the editing gymnastics that will make the music video really rock, but it does give you an idea of the talent that will be on the recording. We're hoping to finish the project in late 2010.

At the very bottom is a highlights video of the premiere performance of the Stylus Symphony at the Berklee Performing Arts Center in 2007.

Stylus Symphony Music Video Musicians

...and, of course,...

Stylus Symphony Highlights Video

Premiere Performance, Berklee Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA