When I was a freshman at Stanford, there was this amazing professor at the electronic music department who had literally changed the sound of music by developing FM synthesis, the engine of the DX7 and other synths you hear on almost every 80s and 90s pop recording. He graciously let me take his experimental electronic music course that was intended for upperclassmen and grad students. I had an idea for a “found sounds” piece — basically Footprint — that had a dramatic narrative I could hear in my head, and I wanted to produce it. But there were no Digital Audio Workstations at the time, barely any field recordings, and I just couldn’t devote the time to completing it. For several decades I’ve wanted to, but it’s not a “commercial” thing so I never did in my life as a professional musician… until now.