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mendel (he/him)
@mendel.mendellee.com
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NOLA-based composer
former collegiate music educator (prim marching band)
versipel.org ED - rhythmx.org Board VP
hobbyist of video/tabletop games, poker, data, and cooking
-- while not all new music is for everyone, there exists new music for everyone --
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making up a recipe tonight that is primarily a bunch of stuff that needs used in the fridge
silver cooking pan with meat and vegetables in it of green and pink in a white-yellow broth
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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happy #caturday everybody
black cat resting head on grey open laptop
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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i love the food culture of New Orleans, but god damn i forgot how much i missed high quality korean food from the PNW

This ghost pepper ramen I got in pdx was absolutely amazing
white bowl filled with an orange broth. some red, beige, and light green ingredients are visible on the surface
October 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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first evening of the CWUNMF now over, great stuff so far.

now off to see what the late night poker scene is here in small town Central Washington
a concert stage with many individuals dressed in black holding French horns
October 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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while in Iowa for a wedding, I was able to stop by @raygunsite.com in Iowa City and picked up a few things.

(Didn't get the opossum postcard, but my partner did get the t-shirt version.)

Thanks raygun!
white baby bib with a "2 out of 5 stars" visual representation. It then says: "I like that they feed me by hand. The dish wasn't really my favorite, tho. And the staff wasn't very enthusiastic either. But I'll be back becaues I live there & can't really leave on my own" three corkboard coasters with words on them. The left one says "I don't always drink liquids, but when I do, I like to put something underneath the can or glass to prevent it from staining my table." The middle one says, "Words on a coaster." the right one says, "Resist gender norms" A black background postcard. The top says "Raygun's Guide to Midwestern Marsupials" and is followed by twelve pictures of opossums in various poses with the word "opossum" underneath each one
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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If the second floor is coming soon, HOW DOES THE THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR EXIST
a building directory sign. The second floor says "Coming Soon"
September 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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still working on an animation for my own logo, but i also decided to do one for my new music festival. This is still a WIP, and I'm undecided if I want dedicated audio or just use audio from any video this would attach to
September 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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i woke up this morning with the sudden urge to create a 5s animated version of my logo like i did for my nF logo
September 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Words cannot properly express how overwhelming it feels and how grateful I am for the level of support from my staff, performers, and audience in the aftermath of our first iteration of Batture Contemporary. There is a lot more to come this season and next, and I can't wait to share it.
Name tag on a lanyard. The name tag reads "Batture Contemporary 2025 - Mendel Lee". The name tag background has red and light blue elements to it, a segment of a map of New Orleans A concert stage with nine people on it - a pianist, flutist, clarinetist, cellist, violist, two violinists, a percussionist, and a conductor. The conductor has his hands in a position raised up over his head. There are a few people in the audience. Two sheets of paper on a music stand. The first has numbers on it in two rows and text that gives directions as to how that creates music. The second is split into three sections of text that gives direction to the performers what music they should perform per section
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Batture Comtemporary is around the corner! I'm excited to have the opening concert by Quartetto Bbrigado include the world premiere of my newest sax quartet, "The Great Boil Escape".

#composition #newmusic #newmusicneworleans
"The Great Boil Escape" for saxophone quartet by Mendel Lee - World Premiere Performance by Quartetto Obrigado - September 18, 2025 - 7:00pm - New Marigny Theatre and YouTube livestream
September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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backlighting here sucks, sorry. Our tall cat tree was against a different wall initially, but Nightwing wasn't using it much. it was clear how much she liked looking out our windows, so we moved the cat tree next to one in our living, and now she practically lives on it

hbd!
black cat standing on a part of a tall cat tree staring out of a tall window
August 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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what exactly does "sunshine" taste like?
"sunshine" flavored seltzer water (la Croix) 12 pack with yellow and light blue images on it
August 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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slow but steady progress
notated music that uses some modern graphic notation elements
August 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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can we talk for a second how Dorico 6's "cutaways" feature is a game changer? #composition #notation
music score which utilizes a more modern notation of blank space for empty bars music score that uses a more modernized version of blank space for empty bars and shows "signposts" that give user control of where the empty space begins and ends
August 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Pleased to announce that my marimba duet "Polarities" has been accepted into the Central Washington University New Music Festival!

Looking forward to returning to CWUNMF this October and reconnecting with their outstanding percussion studio.
August 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Nightwing did end up doing some cute stuff on camera before and after this, but this particular moment when she realized I was filming her was amazing

#caturday #catsofbluesky
August 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Nightwing giving no f**ks about the fact that it is storming outside
black cat relaxing on a beige-yellow towel on a couch
August 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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A quick shoutout to the Call For Scores Winners for the inaugural Batture Contemporary, a new Louisiana-focused new music festival. Congratulations!

www.batturecontemporary.com/2025-call-fo...
a 4x3 grid of photos comprising mostly of headshots. from top to bottom and left to right: a light-skinned man with a beard and mustache wearing a full brimmed hat. a dark-skinned man wearing a grey sweater and a black and white scarf a light-skinned man with a mostly white hair, beard, and mustache wearing large-rimmed glasses a medium-dark-skinned man wearing a white vest clasping his hands together a light-skinned woman with long brown hair a light-skinned man wearing a plaid shirt sitting backwards on a chair with his hands crossed over the back of the chair a dark-skinned man with an afro-style haircut wearing a black athletic shirt with a Nike 'swoosh' logo a light-skinned man with bald hair and a neatly-trimed beard and mustache a light-skinned man with short brown hair wearing a dress shirt and suit with medium-frame glasses smiling a light-skinned man with long brown hair wearing a dark henley shirt with medium-frame glasses and a mustache and beard a light-skinned man wearing a dark dress shirt and blue suit jacket with square-ish framed glasses and a mustache and beard a sillouette of a man standing on one foot atop a large piece of construction equipment
August 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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If you see this, post a pic from your device without context
a corner of a board game board with one cube on 139 and another cube on 141. a partial view of a personal game board with various cubes on it representing resources and production of resources
August 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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YouTube web page has this "Ask for videos any way you like" prompt on their home page.

I tried asking "Show me videos that have less than 10 views" and this was the result.

So clearly not *any* way I like
YouTube video preview page. View counts are highlighted in red circles and are (in order from left to right and top to bottom): 2k views, 300k views, 11k views, 189k views, 374 views, 3M views
July 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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A Newsweek article "remembering the 20th anniversary of Katrina" talked about trying to track down "the tastiest jumbo"

gg, Newsweek, gg
news article snippet for which "the tastiest jumbo" is highlighted because it should read "the tastiest gumbo". Full text: A visitor in New Orleans might frolic around the French Quarter, revel in Mardi Gras culture or get lost in a blues performance. When trying to tack down the tastiest jumbo, it is easy to forget the trauma that meanders the Mississippi. But for residents, there is no getting away from the impacts of Hurricane Katrina, which still haunts the city two decades on.
July 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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a family member recently asked, "What sort of candidate should run on the Democratic ticket? Which way should the Democratic party go? Socialist, Progressive, Centrist, Liberal, etc.?"

This was my response:
What I really want for president regardless of political ideology is someone that is committed to putting in more safeguards that prevents any future president from being able to successfully force feed their agenda whether it's something that I personally agree with or not. Progressive and socialist policies are what I lean towards, but I think it's more important to prioritize the protection of our democratic foundations and the balance of power that's supposed to occur between the various branches of power-holders. Otherwise we're just creating a see-saw of power struggles that will have collateral damage across the entire political spectrum
July 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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stolen from @raudvik.bsky.social
I'll be doing RNG to determine which ?s to answer
Get to know me - 1 like=1 answer: 1. Do you have any nicknames 2. What is a coplment you've never forgotten 3. Is there something you want to tell someone, but won't? 4. Do you believe in soulmates? Why or why not? 5. Biggest turn on? 6. What was your first job? 7. What was the last song you sang? 8. What is one of your most treasured memories? 9. What has overwhelmed you recently? 10. Someone gave you $100, what are you spending it on? 11. What makes you feel appreciated? 12. Do you have trust issues? 13. Best concert you've ever been to? 14. Do you care what other people think of you? 15. What are your main hobbies? 16. Describe your dream home 17. What is your strongest held belief(s)? 18. If you could get on a plane tomorrow, where would you go? 19. What is your most attractive feature? 20. Do you believe in aliens? 21. Biggest turn off? 22. What has made you laugh the most lately? 23. Favorite animal? 24. What lyrics are currently stuck in your head? 25. Is ther e someone you wish you could forgive? 26. Name 3-5 ways to win your heart. 27. Favorite comfort show? 28. Name one thing that always makes you angry. 29. Favorite type of weather? 30. What are you currently looking forward to?
July 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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black cat with eyes very closed relaxing on a couch next to a pair of legs
July 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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one of the weirdest ways I've ever used #MaxMSP was to create a patch that randomized whenever I wanted to go from long-haired to short-haired
a graphical interface of boxes, buttons, and wires. A big button chooses a number based on the "target range". If that random number matches the "target number", a message pops up saying "Time to Chop!" Otherwise, it says, "Hair, you live another month!"
July 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM