Illinois State University Portfolio, 2024-Present

Reggie Redbird

CTK 240 - Sound Design 1: Beginning Digital Audio:

Introduction to digital audio and aesthetic principles of sound.

  • Underscoring - ambient music behind a short clip of Alan Watts speaking

  • Recomposing - restructured Man Man song "Big Trouble" to horns only

  • Sound Samples Narrative - sound story of a rushed weekday morning

CTK 301 - Web Design and Development:

Theory, technical skills, and design concepts for the creation of standard compliant websites.

CTK 345 - Sequencing and Digital Audio:

Study of music synthesis through MIDI sequencers, digital sound editing and recording, and the integration of digital audio and MIDI.

CTK 203 - Foundations: Recording and Sampling

This course covers the aesthetics and technical skills required for the recording and sampling of instruments and the human voice.

  • Foley Sound Effects Narrative - "A Single Firework"

  • Foley Sound Effects Narrative - "An Unsuccessful Getaway"

  • Foley Sound Effects Narrative - "Illegal Fireworks on a Slow Night in a Small Town"

CTK 232 - Computer Programming For Creatives

Text-based, object-oriented, computer programming concepts for areas including interactive design, user interfaces, data visualization, and gaming.

ISU Horticulture Center 20th Anniversary & Atuminal Festival 2025

Sponsored by the 2025 Grant Walsh Artist in Residence Program to compose a new piece of music to represent the ISU Horticulture Center and celebrate its 20th anniversary.