Music Selection Ideas
Dancer/choreographer Bree Hafen has written an excellent article about the role that music plays in her dance life on her blog. It's called The Mystery of Music Decoded. I think the best part of Bree's article is how she explains how much care she takes
Music Selection Ideas
Song choice for a dance routine is often undertaken with the greatest of care. The song instantly sets the mood for choreography that accompanies it. Many dancers enjoy dancing with songs that they are already familiar with, and thus popular songs are often a great choice for dance. While Led
Miscellaneous
I had the great pleasure of editing the music of a number of soloists at Cedar City, Utah's On Stage Dance Studios last year in the January to March time frame. I'm happy to report that dance parents at On Stage Dance Studios have already begun
Audio Editing Tips
Most group music is probably now finished for the season. Perhaps a few solos still need to be created. In any case, with the bulk of the primary music editing season behind us, now is a great time to fix any glitches that might exist in the music you are
Miscellaneous
It has been such a great pleasure creating so many fantastic edits and remixes for dance studios, teachers, and parents. In addition, we've done music edits for the winners of the Dance Mom of the Year contest that was held earlier this spring on DanceMom.com. Here'
Audio Editing Tips
Here's a tip that will make all of your music edits (or cuts) much, much easier. I just got an emergency assignment to edit a popular remix/dubstep song down to the routine length of 2:30. The dance teacher just couldn't make it happen. This
Congratulations/Results
The following dance routine titled "All You Need Is Love" - was an Elite Senior jazz/character routine performed at the 2012 StarPower Springfield, Massachusetts Regional competition. Choreography by Lesley Lambert. Audio design/remix by Morriss Partee, Squirrel Trench Audio. Story & audio concept inspired by Cirque Du Soleil/
Miscellaneous
Besides delivering structurally-sound remixes of single songs, perhaps my favorite music editing project is a creative custom remix. These come in many forms. I just finished a remix of four Britney Spears songs for a large competitive group at a studio in Georgia, and I'm about to
Audio Editing Tips
I realize that there are many people coming to this site who may not be aware of what can be done to music to get it into shape for a dance routine. So here are just a few of the things that can be changed or re-shaped in getting
Miscellaneous
For you dance teachers and studio owners, it's an exciting time of year. The kids are back in school, and the 2012-13 dance season is about to get underway in earnest. Are you tired of trying to cut music, spending hours upon hours to try to get
Congratulations/Results
Just got a link to a video from Kim Houli, dance studio owner of Dance for Joy in Brielle, NJ. This is a video of the opening recital production number for which I did the music remix last fall. It was truly a pleasure to make this music, and an
Polls
There are more dance competitions to choose from these days than ever before. If you are a dance studio owner, how do you pick which ones to attend? Which ones are well-run and have the most fair scoring? Squirrel Trench Audio is jumping into the void by presenting a