Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Visiting Artists: KarmetiK Machine Orchestra (Feb 3, 2010)
Global music forms meet the digital surge of the 21st century as the KarmetiK Machine Orchestra, directed by Ajay Kapur, convenes an international lineup of musicmakers, engineers and digital artists who use custom-built robotic instruments and new and expressive interfaces in live music performance. The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra features appearances by North Indian sarodist Ustad Aashish Khan, electronic artist Curtis Bahn, Balinese gamelan master I Nyoman Wenten, vocal synthesizer Perry Cook, and innovators from the CalArts Music Technology Program. With a theatrical set designed by Michael Darling.
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Huge thanks to the Machine Orchestra crew for sharing their work with us today!
ReplyDeleteA very different project, but connected in spirit is "Playing the Building" by David Byrne, whom you may recognize from the Talking Heads. Worth a look...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6cvCafcPGQ#t=00m04s