Downloadable

Welcome to the downloadables page. All digital file formats used here are as follows: Audio files are unencrypted MP3 files (192 kbps or better), Video files are MPEG format (suitable for iTunes and similar applications), and Music Scores are delivered in unencrypted PDF format (transposed parts are available separately, by request).

If Ever (an Ocean) Relinquished, Soundtrack
If Ever (an Ocean) Relinquished, Soundtrack
Score to Alex Ketley's dance work, realized in three sections, written for mixed ensemble of three pitched percussion instruments, B-flat Bass Clarinet and String Quartet.
Price: $1.25

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Souls Entwined (Decade Mix)
Souls Entwined (Decade Mix)
We found an ignored B-Side track the other day, recorded during the Palm Desert sessions in 1999. This is a free shortened mix. (Rev. 2009)
Price: $0.00

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The Scarecrow Dancing
The Scarecrow Dancing
The Scarecrow Dancing is written for a mixed ensemble of three pitched percussion instruments, B-flat Bass Clarinet and Violin.
Price: $1.25

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A Fact of Modern Life
A Fact of Modern Life
Processed violin and voice. 2004, (rev 2009).
Price: $1.25

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The Friendship Gardens I
The Friendship Gardens I
The Friendship Gardens is a composition in two parts, written for string quartet and bowed piano.
Price: $1.25

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The Friendship Gardens II
The Friendship Gardens II
The Friendship Gardens is a composition in two parts, written for string quartet and bowed piano.
Price: $1.25

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Time, Through Windows (Soundtrack)
Time, Through Windows (Soundtrack)
Time, Through Windows explores the perception of time, using the passage from spring to winter as a metaphor for the artists' fathers' cycle of life--from child to elder. Six audio tracks, 36:02.
Price: $5.95

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At the Fast End of the Fast-Slow Continuum (Soundtrack)
At the Fast End of the Fast-Slow Continuum (Soundtrack)
The piece was created in support of the International Day of Climate Action (24/10/2009), in evidence of current conditions contributing to global warming. Soundtrack Only (no video).
Price: $1.75

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Standing Waves in Shoaling Water (Soundtrack)
Standing Waves in Shoaling Water (Soundtrack)
Voice, world-band radio, tape recorders, and bell. Soundtrack Only (no video). Written in memory of those lost to the 2004 Tsunami, December 26, 2004
Price: $1.75

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Dreaming Out Louder (CD+bonus track)
Dreaming Out Louder (CD+bonus track)
Dreaming Out Louder, Emigre 1998. (10 tracks + bonus. MP3 audio/192kbps)
Price: $10.00

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Palm Desert
Palm Desert
From Palm Desert, 1999 (Emigre)
Price: $1.25

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Slow Burn
Slow Burn
From Dreaming Out Louder, 1998 (Emigre), track 7
Price: $1.25

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Take My Money
Take My Money
From Dreaming Out Louder, 1998 (Emigre), track 10
Price: $1.25

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Through The Woods (2009)
Through The Woods (2009)
Recording of the 1983 vibraphone quartet, performed on the Armonica.
Price: $1.25

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Curriculum Vitae

Education

M.F.A. 2008 Interdisciplinary Arts & Media, Columbia College Chicago
B.M. 1985 Music in Composition, Northern Illinois University
M.M. candidate 1986-86 Music in Composition, Northern Illinois University

Professional Experience

2008-Present —Chair, Visual Communications Department, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois
Promoted in spring 2008 to manage and lead 525-student department comprised of five program tracks: Video & Animation, Graphic Design, Multimedia & Web Design, Advertising Design, and Advertising Communications. Duties include class scheduling, budgeting, full-time and adjunct faculty management (interviewing, training, mentoring, hiring, assessing), maintaining regulatory compliance standards, managing faculty advisors, advising, and leading one of four school student persistence teams to proactively manage the student drop budget. Long-term projects include committee involvement, community outreach (scholarship, internship, and student contest opportunities) and program development. Undergraduate-level instruction: Senior Design Project, Graphic Design III, and Web Design III. Led department through Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) reaccreditation visit, receiving zero citations.

2007-2008 —Program Chair, Graphic Design, Advertising Design, Advertising Communications, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois
Daily management of three program tracks within the Visual Communications Department, including class scheduling, full-time and adjunct faculty management (interviewing, hiring and conducting performance appraisal, etc.), maintaining regulatory compliance standards, curriculum development, and managing departmental budget. Undergraduate-level instruction: Streaming Media, Portfolio Development, Professional Practices, and Junior Portfolio.

2006-2007 — Full-time Faculty/Advisor, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate-level instruction: Portfolio Development for Visual Communications, Junior Portfolio, Digital Prepress I & II, Web Design I & II, Advertising Design. Academic advising, focusing on retention and scholastic performance.

2003-2006 — Part-time Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate and graduate-level instruction: Advanced Digital Prepress, Interface/Interaction: Designing Experiences, Interface and Structure: Web Design. Six-time graduate critique panelist.

2003-2006 — Adjunct Instructor, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate-level instruction: Portfolio Development, Digital Prepress, Web Design, Electronic Illustration, Layout for Electronic Media, Internship Advisor. Active participant in curriculum development.

1985-1986 — Teaching Graduate Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Instructor of record, Electronic Music Composition, fall and spring semesters.

Exhibitions, Screenings, Performances

(*solo shows indicated by asterisk)

2008
Breaking Away, Screening, Gallery 37 Center for the Arts—CenterSpace Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, , Media Installation, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

2007
Connected Images, , Screening, La Lumiere School, Michigan City, Indiana

2006
*Sculptural Images, , Media Installation, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
IMAGe Unit, Screening and Performance, Hot House, Chicago, Illinois

2005
Dramatic Images, Enriqué Baba, Performance, Prop Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
Movement Images, Performance, Hamlin Park Studio Theater, Chicago, Illinois

2001
*Itchy Pet, , Internet Radio Simulcast, MP3.com/Itchypet.com

1999
Itchy Pet, , ItchyPet.com/UncleBuzz.com

1995
*Every Good Boy, Farewell, Performance, Double Door, Chicago, Illinois

1994
Every Good Boy/Cracker, Performance, Metro, Chicago, Illinois
*Every Good Boy, Radio Simulcast Performance, CFXJ, Toronto, Ontario
*Every Good Boy, Double Door, Performance, Chicago, Illinois
*Every Good Boy, Radio Simulcast Performance, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Every Good Boy/Red Red Meat, Performance, Metro, Chicago, Illinois

1993
Every Good Boy/Uptighty, Performance, Czar Bar, Chicago, Illinois
*Every Good Boy, WHPK Radio Interview and Radio Simulcast Performance, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Every Good Boy/Shrimp Boat, Performance, Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois

1992
*Every Good Boy, Performance, Metro, Chicago, Illinois

1987
*Strange Badness 2, Installation and Performance, Punto Cinco, DeKalb, Illinois

1986
*Strange Badness, Installation and Performance, Punto Cinco, DeKalb, Illinois

Bibliography

(Reviews/Articles/Interviews)

1996
Jonathan Brandmeier, Interview, WLUP Radio, Chicago, June 4, 1996

1993
David Rothschild, Home Front, Chicago Tribune, Friday, July 9, 1993
Every Good Boy, Interview, WHPK Radio, University of Chicago, July 31, 1993

1992
L. Basil O’Connor, Alternative Press, July 1992
David Shirly, Option, July 1992
Deborah Orr, Jackpot, College Music Journal, April 10, 1992

1991
Lang Thompson, Reviews, Option, March/April 1991, Page 97

1990
Rudy Vanderlans, Sound Design, Émigré, Issue 16, 1990, pages 22-24

Published Works

(Commissioned Media Works)

2001
Joshua Tree. Contribution: Music composition, performance (in collaboration). Émigré.

1999
Palm Desert. Contribution: Music composition, performance (in collaboration), audio remixing and mastering. Émigré.

1998
Dreaming Out Louder. Contribution: Music composition, performance (voice, alto saxophone, computers), lyrics, production. Émigré.

1993
Get Your La-La’s Out! Contribution: Music composition, performance (voice, guitars, computers), lyrics, co-production. Minty Fresh.

1992
Baling Wire and Bubble Gum. Contribution: Music composition, performance, lyrics, co-production. Émigré.

1989
Social Graces. Contribution: Music composition and performance, lyrics, co-production. Émigré

Technical Skills

Operation of Standard Definition (SD), High-Speed, and Hi-Definition (HD) video cameras; Linear & non-linear video capture & editing (Final Cut Studio, Adobe Premier); Motion graphics (Adobe After Effects, Motion); DVD Authoring (DVD Studio Pro); Audio recording, production and mastering (Pro Tools, Logic, Soundtrack Pro, Max/MSP, Reason); Highly proficient in Mac & PC graphic design and layout applications, including QuarkXPress, Adobe CS3 Suite. Fluent using (x)HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to design/create web based applications.

Professional Organizations

2001-2008
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)

2008
CAA (College Art Association)

2000-2007
Graphic Artists Guild

2004-2006
American Graphics Institute

Professional Service

2008-Present
Founding Member, Portfolio Center Task Force, IADT-Chicago
Outreach Organizer, Navteq/IADT Video Contest and Scholarship, IADT-Chicago
Committee Member, Curriculum Redesign: Game Production, Career Education Corporation

2007-present
Member, Student Success Committee, IADT-Chicago
Reporting Manager, Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP), IADT-Chicago
Committee Member, Imagine Fashion Show, IADT-Chicago
Member, Orientation Sub-Committee, IADT-Chicago

2005-present
Portfolio Scholarship Panelist, IADT-Chicago

2001-Present
Publisher & Managing Editor, Burning Word Magazine (www.burningword.com)

2005-2006
IMAGe Unit Student Organization Representative, Columbia College Chicago

Professional Practice

2001-Present
Principal, Deerly Creative, Chicago, Illinois

1999-2001
Senior Web Designer, Newcity Communications, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

1997-1999
Web Designer, Spectrum Communications, Elk Grove Village, Illinois

1992-2001
Art Director, Bapes & Associates, Oak Park, Illinois

1990-1992
Graphic Designer, Northwestern Printing House, Chicago, Illinois

1988-1989
Junior Designer, Kym Abrams Design, Chicago, Illinois

(last updated: 06/09)

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Studio

Erik Deerly is an artist, composer and educator. This website serves as a personal journal, portfolio, and repository of various binaries. It also functions as a forum to supplement courses Erik teaches. Parts of this website are private, and have been labeled as such. If you need access to private sections or student login information please get in touch.

Videography

Time, Through Windows

Video DVD in Six Parts

All About Time

Video DVD

Standing Waves in Shoaling Water

Video DVD
IMAGe Unit, Columbia College Chicago

 

Discography

If Ever (an Ocean) Relinquished

Video
DanceWorks Chicago

The Friendship Gardens

Number of Tracks: 2

A Fact of Modern Life

Number of Tracks: 1

Joshua Tree

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 8

Palm Desert

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 4

Dreaming Out Louder

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 10

GET YER LA – LA’s OUT! The Minty Fresh Singles Anthology I

Label: Minty Fresh
Number of Tracks: 19

Wait ‘Til Your Father Gets Home

Label: Minty Fresh
Number of Tracks: 2

Emigre Music No. 1

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 16

Baling Wire & Bubble Gum

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 9

Social Graces

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 10

(last updated: 1/2010)

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Discography of Published Works

Time, Through Windows

Label: erikdeerlycom
Number of Tracks: 6, Video DVD

Standing Waves in Shoaling Water

Label: IMAGe Unit, Columbia College Chicago
Video DVD

Joshua Tree

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 8

Palm Desert

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 4

Dreaming Out Louder

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 10

GET YER LA – LA’s OUT! The Minty Fresh Singles Anthology I

Label: Minty Fresh
Number of Tracks: 19

Wait ‘Til Your Father Gets Home

Label: Minty Fresh
Number of Tracks: 2

Emigre Music No. 1

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 16

Baling Wire & Bubble Gum

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 9

Social Graces

Label: Émigré
Number of Tracks: 10

(last updated: 12/09)

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About

Erik Deerly has worked as a performing and visual artist for over twenty years. He teaches in the School of Design Studies at the International Academy of Design & Technology-Chicago and serves as Chair of the Visual Communications Department. Concurrent positions include Principal, Deerly Creative, a Chicago based sound and new media design venture; Publisher & Managing Editor, Burning Word Magazine (First place national interactive design awards, 2002, South by Southwest).

Publications include: Émigré, Option, and College Music Journal. Recordings: Joshua Tree; Palm Desert; Dreaming Out Louder; Get Your La-La’s Out!; Baling Wire and Bubble Gum; Social Graces. Prior to joining the IADT-Chicago full time faculty in 2006, he taught visual communications courses for three years each at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the International Academy of Design & Technology-Chicago. Erik holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media from Columbia College Chicago and a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Northern Illinois University. Erik is a member of CAA and AIGA.

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