Jason Vitelli

With three literate singer-songwriter releases to his credit, it might seem paradoxical that Brooklyn-based Jason Vitelli’s newest project presents his music without lyrics. But as he notes, 1. Ambient Corridors is an inaugural instrumental collection that signifies a return to his roots. ​ In 2003, after his composition and scoring studies, Jason created music for student films, documentaries, and short films, all while working in tandem with an accomplished film composer. Much of the music on this project is selected from this previous period, refined and given new life, as he explains. “A return to form; re-establishing work I’d done years ago and building upon it.” While his “turn of the century” electronic palette might have been sparer than what the current software libraries offer, his imagination and compositional aptitude -- revealed in the orchestration, original sampling, and sound design – were finely tuned. Across a span of 12 tracks, acoustic instruments such as cello, viola, piano, electric guitar, and varied woodwinds – alongside Jason’s electronic manipulation of found objects instill an impressionistic aural journey. “I am drawn to the combination of synthetic and real elements,” he says. “Interaction between human and programmed performances can create something entirely new.”