Scoring + Music Production + Audio Engineering
for a recent folder of demos &/or to book a session, email loutandon@gmail.com
MATERIALITY OF SURRENDER, L.A. Dance Project, 2024
Composer, Sound Designer, Live Performer
Live-scored and pre-composed an original musical work for the performance piece directed by Kim Dall’armi, entitled MATERIALITY OF SURRENDER, at L.A. Dance Project on April 29th, 2024.
MATERIALITY OF SURRENDER was produced and premiered as MFA Thesis Performance in Choreography at Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance @calartsdance California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), 2024.

Credits:
A piece by Kim Dall’armi in collaboration with:
Dance: Annalise Gehling, Freeda Electra
Music: Tofana aka Julianna Johnston, Jacqueline Tsai, Lou Tandon
Voiceover: Bev Steel
Videodesign: Wei-Fang Chang
Costume: Danica Martino
Light: Emma McManus
Camera: Camila Vidal
Production Assistant + TD: Kianna Ruesga
Setdesign Assistant: Bonnie Kim
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Schematics of Attention, UCLA Broad Art Center, 2023
Composer & Sound Designer
Composed and produced the original score and sound design for a durational performance piece (~45 minutes) by Julianna Johnston, entitled Schematics of Attention, performed at UCLA Broad Art Center on 09 May 2023.
Credits:
Artist:
Julianna Johnston
Sound Design:
Lou Tandon
Performers:
Bailey Mahaffey
Robbie Button
Jessica Warshal
Sydney Richardson
Kalea Escobosa
Rachel Odebunmi
Lilah Horton
Aurora Mititelu
Antigoni Tsagkaropoulou
Jacqueline Tsai
Learn more here.
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Heart Over Mind - Alan Walker ft. Daya
Engineer, Vocals
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The Eyes of Argus, 2022
Composer, Sound Designer, Performer
Live scored a multimedia performance artwork featuring live dancers, created and directed by Julianna Johnston with additional research provided by Athena Wasborn. Performed the live score with electronics, original sound design based on provided research and real time effects processing inspired by the dancer’s movements, the changing media in front of me and the director’s cues. Score recut for documentation purposes.
Film shown at the Athens Digital Art Film Festival, Fall 2022.
Credits:
Artist:
Julianna Johnston
Cinematographer:
Rebecca Shapass
Sound Design:
Lou Tandon
Videographers:
Inbar Hagai
Jacqueline Tsai
Research Collaborator:
Athena Wasborn
Argus Dancer:
Kevin Ocampo
Io Dancers:
Anisha Baid
Abby Baldwin
Connor Berndt
Theo Bliss
Grace Lopez
Crescent Pilewski
Ava Shannon
Cole Sears
London Williams
Learn more here.
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Tofana - Preservatives
Producer, Mix Engineer
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Purgatory Hotties - Honey Land
Co-Producer
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Tofana - Acid Rain
Songwriter, Producer, Mix Engineer
Acid Rain by Tofana
Written by Jules Johnston, Jacqueline Tsai and Lou Tandon.
Produced, mixed and recorded by Lou Tandon.
Mastered by Jake Berntsen.
Purgatory Hotties - Goth Moth
Composer, Producer, Mix Engineer
Music written, produced and mixed by Jacqueline Tsai and Lou Tandon.
Animation by Lou Tandon.
Untitled (solo work) by Lou Tandon.
Music and mixed media visual by Lou Tandon.
