C.A.E. - Improvisation No. 1 Recorded in West Hartford on October 6th, 2020. Selected improvisations from the 2020 - 2021 instagram video series featuring composer and performer, Christie Echols on double bass, vocals, electronic, or other various extended techniques. Each improvisation is done with intent to invoke a certain mood or feeling.

C.A.E. - Improvisation No. 3 Recorded in West Hartford on October 8th, 2020. Selected improvisations from the 2020 - 2021 instagram video series featuring composer and performer, Christie Echols on double bass, vocals, electronic, or other various extended techniques. Each improvisation is done with intent to invoke a certain mood or feeling. Notes on C.A.E. Improvisation No. 3 Letting the voice respond and lead the double bass I offer this improvisation to anyone who feels a heavy weight upon their shoulders. Let this release you from that weight.

C.A.E. - Improvisation No. 9 Recorded in West Hartford on November 2nd, 2020. Selected improvisations from the 2020 - 2021 instagram video series featuring performer and composer, Christie Echols on double bass, vocals, electronic, or other various extended techniques. Each improvisation is done with intent to invoke a certain mood or feeling. Notes on C.A.E. Improvisation No. 9 Using styrofoam to create an organic distortion sound on the double bass this improvisation is influenced by daily uneasiness and anxiety.

C.A.E. - Improvisation No. 11 Recorded in West Hartford on January 7th, 2020. Selected improvisations from the 2020 - 2021 instagram video series featuring composer and performer, Christie Echols on double bass, vocals, electronic, or other various extended techniques. Each improvisation is done with intent to invoke a certain mood or feeling. Notes on C.A.E. Improvisation No. 11 Using short melodic phrases this improv focuses on letting the mind wander and sit with a thought until it becomes complete in all forms.

C.A.E. - Improvisation No. 12 for Prepared Double Bass Recorded in West Hartford on January 12th, 2021. Selected improvisations from the 2020 - 2021 instagram video series featuring composer and performer, Christie Echols on double bass, vocals, electronic, or other various extended techniques. Each improvisation is done with intent to invoke a certain mood or feeling. Notes on C.A.E. Improvisation No. 12 for Prepared Double Bass Striving for creating unfamiliar sounds and textures from the double bass this improvisation utilizes different sizes of bells, styrofoam, and a drumstick to create a new sound world from the double bass.

C.A.E. - Improvisation No.13 for Double Bass and Electronics Recorded in West Hartford on February 12th, 2021. Selected improvisations from the 2020 - 2021 instagram video series featuring composer and performer, Christie Echols on double bass, vocals, electronic, or other various extended techniques. Each improvisation is done with intent to invoke a certain mood or feeling. Notes on C.A.E. Improvisation No. 13 For the last improvisation in this series it features Electro-Harmonix Canyon delay and the Blurst Modulated Filter pedals. A second recording from this improvisation layered on top and manipulated in Logic to add more dimension to the electronics. Creating a sound world that leaves the listener on edge of not being able to predict when the next jarring hit of the bass will come from.