When I recorded Contra la Puerta, I never really thought out doing the material live. Mostly because I haven't really seen any electronic music performed live in an interesting way.
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I've had a lot of highs in my life and a lot of lows, some pivotal experiences, and in ways I feel like I've already lived a couple of lives.
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But that's something that I like about scoring film: it makes me reach out of the parameters of my self, it requires me to do things musically that I wouldn't normally do left to my own devices.
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And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.
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And I don't know where I'm heading. I mean, I've got a pretty good idea of what I want in life.
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But Contra la Puerta was done mostly in the opposite way, starting with sounds and melodies.
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If the finest hour is now, then I'll always be in it.
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I grew up outside of DC, New York state, and Connecticut.
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And I think that I'd be a natural for scoring horror movies.