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Tag Archives: UC Santa Cruz

Compositions, Large Ensemble

Expand the Hive (2008) for orchestra

Video April 17, 2014 nickvasallo
UC Santa CruzUCSC

Composer, Professor, Guitarist, Martial Artist

https://nickvasallo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Nick-Vasallo-op97-Surrounding-the-Earth-Part-1-44.1khz.mp3
YouTube Video VVVsTjdqMnlKdHdkR0h4MUFJcGRUbHVBLmNEM3F4R3lOVjNF Rainbow City Orchestra Summer Strings Final Concert August 24, 2025, Rainbow City Performing Arts (https://rainbowcity.org/) and the Seattle Public Library (https://www.spl.org/)
Rainbow City Orchestra Summer Strings Final Concert August 24, 2025, Rainbow City Performing Arts (https://rainbowcity.org/) and the Seattle Public Library (https://www.spl.org/)
Shred II. Long Deaf Hate performed by Rainbow City Orchestra, Seattle, WA 08-24-2025
Custom Custom Decal: https://www.ebay.com/str/guitardecadence

More info on the build: https://www.squier-talk.com/threads/squier-mustang-to-burgundy-1969-competition-mustang-build.206345/
Squier Mustang Classic Vibes to Fender 1969 Burgundy Competition Mustang Kurt Cobain CONVERSION
Vasallo Custom “Fender Jaguar” Kurt Cobain guitar variation Built-In Speaker Amp
REVIEW: Kurt Cobain Signature Fender Jaguar Clone guitar from China
Vasallo Custom "VIKING" Mini Strat MOD 25.5” and 24” Scale necks Tom Delonge Custom Builds for DVC
Vasallo Custom "VIKING" Mini Strat MOD 25.5” and 24” Scale necks Tom Delonge Custom Builds for DVC
Vasallo Custom Squier Mini Player with quad-rail humbucker, Boss BRS40 speaker, and MAH3 amp harness
FOR SALE: https://www.ebay.com/itm/196335373309
Custom Mini Jaguar Jazzmaster like Fender JM-Champ with Built In Speaker Amp
I've always wanted an Olympic white Mustang and got a great deal on this Glarry MS-60.

- Modified Mustang Red Pearl Pickguard
- Mustang Control Plate
- Single rail neck pickup
- Jaguar white On/On switch
- Dual rail bridge pickup
- MAH3 3W amp harness
- Squier Mini Strat neck
- battery box
- Custom headstock decal
- Top loading bridge
- Herdio 4" Waterproof speaker
Vasallo Custom Glarry Harley Benton Ktaxton MUSTANG Modification Conversion Internal MAH3 AMP Build
"...every note of violence and anger actually being a call for the intermittent moments of peace. An album with a very relevant message." --- George Harris, Jazz Weekly

https://nickvasallo.bandcamp.com/
APOPHANY coming March 18, 2022 from Neuma Records
UCSC Distinguished Graduate Student Award 2020 - Nick Vasallo
"Stories from the Stage" Podcast by Matt Zebley "Compositional Processes"w/ Dr. Nick Vasallo
Book 1: Remnants of an Early Solar System (2010) 12 min.
1.1 Oceanic Impact
1.2 Dark Matter
1.3 A Beautiful World
1.4 The Event Horizon

The first book of Fractals is called "Remnants of an Early Solar System." There are four chapters and each chapter is based on a different aspect of the universe that I find fascinating. All the chapters flow into one another and must be listened to chronologically, for each chapter contains genetic code to the previous one, and as a result all the chapters are related.

1.1 Oceanic Impacts - is about the collisions Earth has endured from comets throughout its existence. Huge comets have impacted in our waters and permanently changed some of the underwater chemistry. Comets are highly unpredictable, some say that near-Earth objects only appear 9 months before they can be seen on a trajectory for Earth, therefore - me must find them before they find us...

1.2 Dark Matter - is undetectable, but whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter. I thought of writing this piece when I learned the Japanese concept of ma, which means "the silence between the sounds."

1.3 A Beautiful World - growth, formation, and genesis in nature are the most beautiful things to witness...look up "fractal art" to see this simulated.

1.4 The Event Horizon - The defining feature of a black hole is the appearance of an event horizon—a boundary in spacetime through which matter and light can only pass inward towards the mass of the black hole. Nothing, including light, can escape from inside the event horizon. The event horizon is referred to as such because if an event occurs within the boundary, light from that event cannot reach an outside observer, making it impossible to determine if such an event occurred.
Nick Vasallo - Fractals Book 1: Remnants of an Early Solar System
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