Spheres and Splinters (2010) by Tod Machover Commissioned by Faster Than Sound for Aldeburgh Music Premiered 2010 November 12 (Britten Studio, Snape, U.K.); November 13 (Kings Place, London, U.K.) Peter Gregson, Hypercello UnitedVisualArtists, interactive visuals Ben Bloomberg, ambisonic and audio technology Peter Torpey (MIT Media Lab), interactive music software Spheres and Splinters is a new …
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I Sing the Body Electric December 7, 7:30 pm Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA. Composer Tod Machover and poet Robert Pinsky talk about making art in the age of new technology. Hailed as “America’s most wired composer,” Machover is transforming classical music and opera, mixing cocktails of music, dance, theater, and high-tech …
Tod Machover on his recent New Music New Media residency in Aldeburgh, England: "Testing UVA's LED light towers during rehearsal for my new "Spheres and Splinters" at Kings Place, London. During the show, the towers were never bright green.....but this does give a sense of their potential. Only video - or being there:) - can …
Oh cool! Here's an interview with Tod Machover for the King's Place podcast series. Tod spoke with the interviewer via phone from his MIT Media Lab office. Tod describes the idea behind the new work he will be presenting at the upcoming November 13 concert at King's Place London. He will be premiering "Spheres and …
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Yesterday's Sunday Times of London ran a feature story about Tod Machover and his upcoming Spheres and Splinters project with Aldeburgh New Music New Media. "You may not have heard of Tod Machover, but he has probably changed your life, and will probably do it again," the article begins, alluding to the ripple effects Tod's …
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This week's Classical Music Magazine features the "Spheres and Splinters" collaborative work that composer Tod Machover, cellist Peter Gregson, sound designer Ben Bloomerberg and artist collective UVA (UnitedVisualArtists) will be working on during their residency at TEDx Aldeburgh and Aldeburgh's New Music New Media. Here is the article (click to enlarge):
The Chinese magazine Lifeweek produced a special issue on MIT in its October 11, 2010 issue. The Media Lab was prominently featured, and included an article about Tod Machover's work. Here's a translation of the title and abstract (thanks Google Translator!): Tod Machover: Music Liberator Machover is a genius inventor Professor. Twenty-five years at the …
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Tod Machover is spending the next week and a half in the Aldeburgh, a small English seaside town noted for its association with Benjamin Britten and year-round music events. Tod will be leading the New Music New Media course for emerging professional composers and musicians. Working with Peter Gregson, Ben Bloomberg and United Visual Artists, …
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We came across this article in a Taiwanese publication featuring Tod Machover's work: 音樂鬼才Tod Machover勾勒未來聽覺世界 不懂音樂 也能作曲 (If some kind person would like to provide an abstract or translation in English, we'd be grateful!)
Ground-breaking audio technologies play a crucial role in Death and the Powers, as we learn in this excellent article posted by Duran Audio. The writer interviewed Theatre Sound Designer and Consultant Chris Full, who has been working closely with composer Tod Machover and his M.I.T. Media Lab team on the project. “Tod and I first …
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Opera of the Future 