The title, Itara is the Sanskrit word for "another," which is the root of the English "iter", related to the concept of repetition. The inspiration to choose this title came in part from reading Derrida's essay Signature, Event, Context and my fascination with his idea that signs become signs only because they can be repeated. In composing Itara, I wanted to focus on the superior sound quality from a music technologist's perspective, the sensuality of the sound from an artist's perspective, and the mastery of the technique from a sound designer's perspective. The piece also marks my further...