Never a dull moment in Tod Machover's life! Last week, Gary Grice aka GZA/The Genius, a founding member of rap supergroup the Wu-Tang Clan, paid Tod a visit at the Media Lab. Turns out that GZA is a science/tech groupie! Two days later, Tod was visiting the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. There, he had a chance encounter with …
All about the CD “…but not simpler…”
"Machover’s controlled venturesomeness in terms of rhythm, tempo, and dynamics makes the music so scintillating that “Fireworks” would have been a likelier title for this work..." - Phil Muse This is your one-stop-shop for performing organizations interested in Tod Machover's music on the CD "...but not simpler..." (Bridge Records 2011). This collection of Tod Machover's music …
Tod Machover’s UC Santa Barbara series
This Thursday, December 8, Tod Machover will launch a four-lecture seminar series at the University of California Santa Barbara, where he is Distinguished Fellow at the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind. Full details of the talks are now available here. Here's the schedule: Dec 8, 2011. Hyperinstruments: From Yo-Yo Ma to Guitar …
Collaborating for a more creative society
The new movie "Anonymous" shows that our culture is more obsessed than ever with celebrity and genius, and that we look for transcendent heroes capable of leading us through the darkness. On the other end, masses of people meet online as "friends" to share intimacies or to solve problems collectively. The truth is that the …
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Music brings Alzheimer’s patients back into life
Wow, watch this trailer for "Alive Inside", a documentary currently in production about how music reaches people even at advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease. Next time you visit someone with Alzheimer's, bring an iPod loaded with beautiful music.
Music connects teens with Alzheimer patients
Here's a cool article and video from Adam Boulanger's visit last week to Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, PA. Twenty-one students from the school are being trained to teach Alzheimer's patients to use a music composition tool. They are part of a collaborative research study with the M.I.T. Media Lab, the Cleveland Clinic and …
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Blast from the past – Brain Opera
You never know what you'll stumble across on the Internet. This week's buried treasure come to light is this video clip from a presentation Tod Machover gave in 1996 at Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria. Visitors to the famous electronic arts festival had an opportunity to explore the interactive installation and take in a live …
Superb review of Death and the Powers
Kudos to Jen Gunnels of The New York Review of Science Fiction for her outstanding article about Death and the Powers. This is a comprehensive review that discusses, with knowledge and insight, every aspect of the production, from the libretto, music and performances, to the art direction, stage technology, lighting and sound. Reading it made us want …
Machover CD “…but not simpler…” released today!!
Tod Machover's latest album, "...but not simpler...", goes on sale today over Amazon and iTunes. Check out Tod's official website for audio clips, photos, video and links related to the music on the CD. '…but not simpler…,' Machover writes, 'sounds like modern life, with glimpses of equilibrium that feel straightforward and well-earned, but hopefully not …
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Happy Halloween! (Photos)
Tod sends Halloween greetings from the fair city of Montreal, where he was paying a weekend visit to catch up with friends and check out the new concert hall. Took in an afternoon concert with the Montreal Symphony under the baton of maestro Kent Nagano. Did you know that Tod and Kent go back to …
Opera of the Future 