Look What I Made - DIY indie music podcast with Kevin Pike

Experience the unique world of Kevin Pike Music. Experiments in DIY recording. Jazz, Funk, Rock, Classical, Third Stream and more. Composer Kevin Pike picks one song per episode and explains how it came about and what instrumentation he used in the arrangement.

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Episodes

Episode 83 - TRASH-80

This is a completely new version of my 1999 song microjazz. Slowed down the tempo to make it funky and added computer sound effects from the Radio Shack TRS-80

Dec 30, 2016•14 min

Episode 82 - Peace of Mind

a song I wrote in the mid-nineties, featuring household percussion (scissors, rubber band and key ring)

Nov 20, 2016•7 min

Episode 81 - That Big Ol Chunka Funk is Back

funky new version of Big Ol Chunka Funk with more saxophone parts and solos

Sep 14, 2016•14 min

Episode 80 - Bring It On Home (redux)

laid-back soul jazz featuring alto and baritone sax

Aug 03, 2016•16 min

Episode 79 - Home Away from Home

free improvisation featuring alto sax and drums over a bass ostinato

May 03, 2016•12 min

Episode 78 - More

I go deep in the vault to find a fun indie pop song I recorded in the mid-nineties

Apr 25, 2016•12 min

Episode 77 - The Sound of Things

This contemporary symphony uses 12 original compositions as source material for a 4-movement collage suite.

Apr 11, 2016•28 min

Episode 76 - Out of the Plains

This is a recomposition of a free jazz improvisation featuring hurdy gurdy, saxophones and drums.

Mar 13, 2016•15 min

Episode 75 - Magic

This piece combines saxophone, music box and fireworks with 2 kids and 2 adults playing handheld percussion instruments. It's about the truly magical events you experience in life.

Mar 01, 2016•8 min

Episode 74 - Green Sky

This piece evokes the power of a storm in the great plains, complete with tornado sirens, rain, thunder and wind.

Feb 06, 2016•12 min

Episode 73 - A Walk in the Nonlinear Matrix

A piece about the ever-changing landscape due to population sprawl, combining field recordings of a residential neighborhood with traditional instruments

Feb 02, 2016•12 min