Callan Milani
Boosh Stoodios - Director
Boosh Stoodios creates high-quality music productions for children aged 8-12.
Our programming gives young audiences the tools to connect with sound and music.
Welcome to my portfolio! Below you will find a variety of work centered around music and visual storytelling.
If you wish to contact me, email me at milankalani@gmail.com
Sound and Silence
An Interstellar Musical
Every Silence has a Sound
Created, Directed, Produced, Written, Illustrated, Edited, Voice Acted by Callan Milani
Performed and recored with musicians from the San Diego Symphony, Boise Philharmonic and National Repertory Orchestra
Silence
On a tropical bubble planet in the Niente Nebula,
a quiet bubble child learns to be heard.
Sound
A rowdy musician from the Crash Cluster
promotes his interstellar musical.
Music is Sound and Silence.
Experience Sound and Silence: An Interstellar Musical with Brass Quintet, String Quartet, or Woodwind Quintet.
Brass Quintet
Sound and Silence for Brass Quintet features music from:
Malcom Arnold Quintet No.1 for Brass
Kevin McKee Escape
String Quartet
Sound and Silence for String Quartet features music from:
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Ludwig Van Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E minor
Woodwind Quintet
Sound and Silence for Woodwind Quintet features music from:
David Maslanka Quintet for Winds No. 3
Paquito D'Rivera Aires Tropicales
What People Say
“I’m so thankful that Sound and Silence found its way to us. As an advocate for putting the ‘A’ (Arts) into the popular and trendy ‘STEM,’ I'm a strong believer that Sound and Silence is a powerful artistic presentation; an amazing tool for building a love of music and fine art in the minds of children.”
— Crystal Noe, Children’s Librarian
Little Tokyo Branch Library
"Your performance of Sound and Silence very nearly brought tears to my eyes."
— Marla Frazee, Children's Literature Author and Illustrator
Two Time Caldecott Honors Recipient
“Sound and Silence is a game changer for helping young listeners understand how music works. The use of fun characters, animations, incredible musical examples, and the adaptability of the program to fit just about any situation has made it a great way to connect with students just beginning their own musical adventure.”
— Dan Howard, Director of Operations & Education
National Repertory Orchestra
"Sound and Silence is entertaining, informative, innovative, and creative. I believe that it offers a fresh and modern approach to music which will enable children to understand and connect with it through engaging stories."
— Dr. Mallory Thompson, Professor of Music and Director of Bands
Northwestern University
"Callan’s approach focuses on activating the listener's imagination while staying grounded in learning the fundamental building blocks of music. Through Sound and Silence Callan builds a universe for us to learn how to listen to the music and each other."
— Laura Reynolds, VP of Impact and Innovation
San Diego Symphony
Sound and Silence
Shatter the Symphony!
Build the orchestra from the ground up, but first, shatter it!
Directed, Produced, Written, Illustrated, Edited by Callan Milani
Performed and recorded with the Boise Philharmonic
Sound and Silence perform with orchestra and
SHATTER it!
In January 2022, Sound and Silence was performed by the musicians of the Boise Philharmonic for 200 educators and 12,000 children across the state of Idaho.
Pup n’ Swine
A tale of mud, mystery, and mayhem!
Created, Directed, Produced, Written, Edited, and Composed by Callan Milani
Performed with Skinny Lips and the Sound Malfunction and the Colburn Conservatory of Music
Illustration by Kiernan Sjursen-Lien
Happy the Puppy’s dream to harvest truffles is served, but down the line, the Three Little Pigs have no appetite for menu change. Pup n’ Swine is the Big Bad Wolf’s origin story that features the leitmotif: a recurring melody associated with people, places, or ideas. Using the musical knowledge from Sound and Silence, listeners identify Happy the Puppy and The Three Little Pigs through musical themes as Happy transforms into the Big Bad Wolf.
The hunt for the truffles begins with a teaser!
Callan Milani … Director, Producer, Writer, Music Supervisor, Music Editor, Composer, Recruiter, and Performer
Steven Caron … Composer
Anthony Parnther … Voice Over
Kiernan Sjursen-Lien … Animator, Character Design
Aevery Huens … Animator, Storyboard Artist
Daniel Lawlor, Jake Kraft, Steven Warren … Trombone
Experience Pup n’ Swine with trombone.
Act I
Happy the Truffle Hunter is not popular with his new neighbors, The Three Little Pigs.
Act II
Happy’s forced retirement from the truffle business brings more mayhem!
Act III
A new scent fills Happy’s nostrils… REVENGE!
Themes
Each character begins with a theme.
Each theme is a leitmotif: a recurring melody associated with people, places, or ideas.
Listen for Happy the Truffle Hunter and The Three Little Pigs through their individual musical themes.
The Colburn Conservatory premiered Pup n’ Swine for Orchestra and Trombone Quartet in 2015.
The Lesson
A trombone lesson gone wrong… really wrong.
Created, Directed, Produced, Written, Storyboarded, Edited, and Composed by Callan Milani
Illustration by Levi Prewitt.
At the doorstep of The Lesson, Robin knocks and leaves his world behind. This Choose-Your-Own-Adventure illustrated musical follows Robin through from the threshold to The Outer Limits, a world with cyborgs, pirates, and adventure! The Lesson plays with audiation, the connection between music and the imagination, for audiences 10-14.
Robin
With no strength or strengths, Robin is your classic nerd struggling to do good. Robin’s lesson is a cautionary tale, but also a lesson for us all in the warrior’s way: fight to outwit his internal resistance.
Lord Kai
Half robot and half pedagogue, Lord Kai seized control of the Outer Limits with his mind controlling gameboy, but fills the band room with prisoners for fun.
Sawyer
A land-locked pirate and amateur flautist, Sawyer‘s 10 A.M. flute lesson turns into an arduous duet with Robin.
Choose Your Own Adventure
We invite the crowd to decide Robin’s musical destiny.
Through 3 possible paths, Robin discovers out what kind of hero he will be.
The Stygian Sea
The Stygian Sea is unlike any body of water. The pitch black currents are home to sea monsters, tidal waves, and the scurviest pirate, Rough Sailin’ Sid.
The Bosque
The Bosque has no difference between the forest and the trees, but creatures hide in the shadows especially the frappe loving crown jewel, Kween.
The Summit of Spikes
The Summit of Spikes is a jagged range of frozen flat irons. The blizzard infested lands are sewn by the ramen yielding abominable snowman, Himiblámidon.
Boss Mode!
Meet your match!
Rough Sailin’ Sid
The Captain of Poseidon’s Cry and leader of the Scum Crew, Rough Sailin’ Sid sails the Stygian Sea without adult supervision.
Kween
She lives in darkness, inspirational quotes, and posters of her favorite rock starsss, Kween sips frappés by day and controls The Bosque by night.
Himiblámidon
A relative of the abominable snowman, Himiblámidon loves to cook ramen in his massive snow cave overlooking his kingdom, the Summit of Spikes.
Callan Milani - Director, Producer, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Music Supervisor, Music Editor, Composer, Recruiter
Levi Prewitt - Illustrator
Steven Caron - Composer
Thank You!
I hope the sounds and stories brought you joy!
If you wish to contact me, please email me at milankalani@gmail.com