DARA OS is an Electronic Ensemble that is part of the Digital Audio Recording Arts (DARA) program at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, United States. DARA OS 2015 include: Taylor Palomar-Barajas - vocals Jeff Glasscock - Guitar and Beatbox Gabe Jaskowiak - Push/Ableton Live Skyler Crank - Push/Ableton Live Jake Taheny - Push/Ableton Live Alex Isabelli - Drums / Aerodrums Jack Murray - Korg and Kaoss pad Thomas Uraski III - Live video Ableton, MAX for Live, Rokvid Will Irle - Sound Video - Reis DeSantis Directors: Alby Odum & Jeff Jaskowiak Tools utilized: Ableton Live, Push Controller, Rokvid Max for Live, Aerodrums, Guitars, Voices, and imagination. The goal of the Digital Audio Recording Arts program at The Univeristy of St. Francis, USF, is to produce musically sophisticated and sensitive professionals who have sufficient technical knowledge to excel in the technology based production industry, helping to define quality using both musical and technical criteria. The USF DARA student will acquire the knowledge, principles and practices of engineering methodology and creative music production techniques to permit them to adapt quickly and effectively to the rapidly changing world of music creation, production and distribution. Put simply, DARA students will study the architecture of 21st century Music Production using Audio Loops, MIDI composition and Traditional Audio capturing, editing, mixing and mastering using our excellent facilities which include, state of the art Digital Audio Workstations with a myriad of embedded plug-ins and virtual instruments, our extensive microphones selection, tracking room, booths and control room and editing suite, as well as gaining a comprehensive understanding of the architecture of Music which include Melodic, Harmonic, Rhythmic, Key, Modal, Composition, and Orchestration.