Description:

Cooper Baker is a student pursuing an MFA in Experimental Sound at Cal Arts. He talks about his background. He started as a classical violinist hoping to be a symphonic performer and teach private lessons. However, Baker explains that it was not fulfilling his creative self. Therefore, he transferred into experimental music. Baker shares that at first, it was difficult to feel that he had made the right decision. The experimental music world is small and not taken seriously by the mainstream audience. Also in this segment, he discusses how the classical world is a massive network of connections. On the other hand, experimental music is harder to get into. However, Baker shares that he got into experimental music using the same chain of connections.