How To Listen to Music With Your Whole Body

 

Each year, some of the world’s most visionary artists, scientists, musicians, software developers, and designers meet at the invitation-only TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference to share ideas that will shape the future of the world. Topics range from everything from quatum physics and philosophy to design and music. Below is two of the hundreds of video clips that document the discussions that occured during the conference. Some clips, if not all, are truely inspiring. But my favorites for the hour is Golan Levin’s performance of “Scribble, and Evelyn Glennie’s presentation of a new way of listening to music:

Per the TED: Technology Entertainment Design Conference site:

Golan Levin: The truly soft side of software

After sweetly confessing that he never meant to be a performance artist, Golan Levin explains that his art is all about the quest to find a personal way to use a computer. His performance of a work called “Scribble” demonstrates what he’s talking about: His customized software allows him to manipulate, change and direct both audio and abstract animated graphics, blending the two to astonishing effect. A sneak preview of a more recent work, “Messa di Voce,” emphasizes the potential of his dazzling experimentation.

 

Per the TED: Technology Entertainment Design Conference site:

Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body

 

 

Each year, some of the world’s most visionary artists, scientists, musicians, software developers, and designers meet at the invitation-only TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference to share ideas that will shape the future of the world. Topics range from everything from quatum physics and philosophy to design and music. Below is two of the hundreds of video clips that document the discussions that occured during the conference. Some clips, if not all, are truely inspiring. But my favorites for the hour is Golan Levin’s performance of “Scribble, and Evelyn Glennie’s presentation of a new way of listening to music:Per the TED: Technology Entertainment Design Conference site:

Golan Levin: The truly soft side of software

After sweetly confessing that he never meant to be a performance artist, Golan Levin explains that his art is all about the quest to find a personal way to use a computer. His performance of a work called “Scribble” demonstrates what he’s talking about: His customized software allows him to manipulate, change and direct both audio and abstract animated graphics, blending the two to astonishing effect. A sneak preview of a more recent work, “Messa di Voce,” emphasizes the potential of his dazzling experimentation.

 

Per the TED: Technology Entertainment Design Conference site:

Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body