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My latest project is a very fun avant-pop duo called ::OCTOBUSE:: OCTOBUSE with myself and Mark Corrin (a.k.a. Shirokuma) of Manchester, England. We released our first EP on the first of the year with Valentine Records. Very exciting! You can listen and download said EP here: http://valentinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/octobuse-whip-it and also find us here: facebook.com/octobuse and here: www.octobuse.com. MUCH more music to be released this year! Please follow us and spread the OCTO-love!!

Bio: I've been writing, playing, and recording for nearly 20 years. Have worked professionally with sound and/or music for 10 years, off and on, now completely focused on making a living at it. Have also won awards for my theatrical sound design work. I love all kinds of sound and music, and write in various styles, with a common thread being perhaps playfulness with a touch (or hearty scoops) of 'danger'... be it in my lyrical subject matter, harmonic choices, textures... where and however it manifests. Sometimes my music is light and lovely, sometimes traditional, but often it lands slightly to the darkside. Frequently progressive/modern, 'avant-garde', thick and rich, raw, sometimes comedic. Whether vocal or instrumental, it often tells a story. I use whatever works to create my music. From traditional chamber ensemble music (i.e. oboe, cello, violin, piano) to sampled kitchen utensil percussion-driven jazz to hip-hop horror-pop built on sound effects, synths, and classical instrumentation.

I had no formal training in music or sound engineering when I began, teaching myself as I went and then eventually I attended school for music, sound, film, and theater, 4.5 years total in college. Various awards + 2 fellowships in theatrical sound design. Then in June 2012 I received a Professional Music certificate from Portland CC.

I can create music for anything that needs it, though I'm especially interested in working with producers, directors, choreographers, and other composers who are interested in creating new works in collaboration.

Mita Lupa   Mita Lupa, Portland, United States

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  • My personal faves 20 tracks, 53.24 Mita Lupa on August 02, 2011 10:26

    1. 1. Towards Yonder Castle 1.59 807 plays
    2. 2. At Large 3.51 671 plays
    3. 3. Fire Flight 3.24 410 plays
    4. 4. They Dance! 3.33 202 plays
    5. 5. They Love 2.48 134 plays
    6. 6. The Old Goat Takes His Hat Off Before Mocking Your Reflection 3.05 259 plays
    7. 7. Birds of a Feather 1.46 308 plays
    8. 8. Waltzee 3.11 234 plays
    9. 9. Conversation #1 in C Minor 0.53 204 plays
    10. 10. Wayfarer's Lament (Dance of the Shadow Elves) 1.37 212 plays
    11. 11. You undErstand the Sun ~ WiP 2.49 277 plays
    12. 12. 2:45 (4-track, '96) 2.49 207 plays
    13. 13. Share The Wealth (4-track 1996) 1.13 270 plays
    14. 14. Big Spider 2.27 272 plays
    15. 15. Wood (4-track 1997) 2.00 222 plays
    16. 16. Limbo (rough cut/demo) '04 3.29 149 plays
    17. 17. Overflow (rough cut/demo) '00 4.12 156 plays
    18. 18. String Bikini 2.26 229 plays
    19. 19. Starseed Mystery 3.36 373 plays
    20. 20. Boy Gone Fishin' (4-track '93) 2.09 73 plays
    1. 1. At Large 3.51 671 plays
    2. 2. Limbo (rough cut/demo) '04 3.29 149 plays
    3. 3. You undErstand the Sun ~ WiP 2.49 277 plays
    4. 4. Big Spider 2.27 272 plays
    5. 5. Share The Wealth (4-track 1996) 1.13 270 plays
    6. 6. Wood (4-track 1997) 2.00 222 plays
    7. 7. String Bikini 2.26 229 plays
    8. 8. Starseed Mystery 3.36 373 plays
    9. 9. Crazy Maze 3.02 364 plays
    10. 10. Overflow (rough cut/demo) '00 4.12 156 plays
    11. 11. 2:45 (4-track, '96) 2.49 207 plays
    12. 12. Boy Gone Fishin' (4-track '93) 2.09 73 plays
    13. 13. With All I Am (4-track, '98) 1.34 92 plays
    1. 1. Towards Yonder Castle 1.59 807 plays
    2. 2. Fire Flight 3.24 410 plays
    3. 3. 'Made in Taiwan' theme music 0.13 91 plays
    4. 4. They Dance! 3.33 202 plays
    5. 5. They Love 2.48 134 plays
    6. 6. Birds of a Feather 1.46 308 plays
    7. 7. Conversation #1 in C Minor 0.53 204 plays
    8. 8. The Old Goat Takes His Hat Off Before Mocking Your Reflection 3.05 259 plays
    9. 9. Waltzee 3.11 234 plays
    10. 10. Orange and Pink - Stranger Project 1 MIX 1 2.23 182 plays
    11. 11. Wayfarer's Lament (Dance of the Shadow Elves) 1.37 212 plays
    12. 12. Song for the Leonids 5.14 168 plays
    13. 13. Newt Dreams (Waterdance) 2.13 108 plays
    14. 14. Eulogy 3.36 103 plays
    15. 15. Maple Syrup on the Prarie 2.36 84 plays
    16. 16. MITA LUPA - 'Suspension' play - sound design sample 2.07 40 plays
    17. 17. The Gathering 6.09 98 plays
  • Towards Yonder Castle Artwork

    Towards Yonder Castle

    Mita Lupa on August 01, 2011 08:27
  • At Large Artwork

    At Large

    Mita Lupa on April 28, 2011 08:20

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