Tod just came across this gallery of photos from a pro shoot of his studio done several summers ago. The image files are large and copyrighted, so we won’t re-post them here, but you can go take a look by clicking on the link below: http://bear.photoshelter.com/gallery/G0000KPNd2fBoXOg The photos were taken for this GoodLife magazine story about rescuing …
Tod Machover posted today: New interview with UK journalist Kate Russell in advance of the b.TWEEN event she’s hosting in London at the British Film Institute as well as online on July 21st, to explore real and virtual immersive experiences of the future. Some funky video taken from our Skype chat, but the interview covers some …
Here are some stories from yesterday’s panel on “Technology and its Transformation of Creativity” at the Cannes Lions: McCann and MRM panel discuss how technology is transforming creativity “Machover said the advertising community needs to take risks in the competitive social environment. He said: “The world is changing so fast are there are many people competing for your …
Check out the updated official Death and the Powers website. We appreciate feedback! Tod is on a whirlwind trip to Europe this week, giving talks and meeting with collaborators. He’s in Prague today (June 19), where he’ll be speaking about the production design and technology of Death and the Powers to audiences attending the Quadrennial of …
Hypercellos to Guitar Hero to Robotic Opera and Beyond mardi 28 juin 2011 12h-13h Ircam – salle Stravinsky en anglais This presentation will trace the development of music research work over the past 20 years in Tod Machover’s Opera of the Future Group at the MIT Media Lab. The musical concepts behind technologies for enhanced …
Tod Machover delivered a lecture earlier this year for the Library of Congress “Music and the Brain” series. In this interview, Tod talks about his interest in developing technology to bring musical experiences to all kinds of people. He describes how hyperinstruments were originally developed for work commissioned by virtuosi like Yo-yo Ma. This approach evolved …
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PBS NewsHour – Former Poet Laureate Pinsky: Poetry ‘Too Fundamental, Large’ to Need Advocate Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky is one of the rare “public poets” who enjoys sharing and performing poetry in settings as wildly diverse as The Colbert Report, The Simpsons and the musical performance stage. Pinsky has performed his poetry with jazz …
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The British radio program “The Sound Bath” (on MyWordRadio), dedicated to the exploration and appreciation of the human voice, interviewed composer Tod Machover about his newest opera Death and the Powers. Interviewer Angelina Kalahari, a classical opera singer herself, leads a fascinating and original conversation about how the composer approaches writing for the human voice …
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Archinect just published an extensive interview with composer Tod Machover about the process and thinking that went into the creation of MIT’s Festival of Art, Science and Technology (FAST). This article provides a great deal of fascinating insight into how this festival came to be. If you’re in Boston this weekend, don’t miss FAST Light, …
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Opera of the Future 